Pretoria - The South African business sector says it fully supports the National Development Plan (NDP), a policy blueprint for eliminating poverty and reducing inequality in South Africa by 2030.
Pretoria – Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga says her department will pilot African languages in 10 schools per district next year.
Johannesburg – Municipal mayors have been challenged to create effective partnerships with women and youth in their planning programmes, especially when it comes to the water and environmental sectors.
Pretoria - South Africa attaches considerable importance to its relationship with Vietnam as a staunch friend and ally, says International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane.
Pretoria - With the country commemorating Women's Month, the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development has expressed satisfaction at the courts’ determination in ensuring justice for all women and children.
Elukwatini – Home Affairs Minister Naledi Pandor on Tuesday sent a stern warning to corrupt officials in her department, saying they will not be tolerated.
Pretoria - With the growing need for fresh news from the continent, African press officers of the diplomatic community have agreed that more avenues should be explored to disseminate developmental news stories to the world, while allowing dialogue and engagement to take place.
Pretoria – Government has announced that 22 sexual offences courts are to be reintroduced by the end of the current 2013/14 financial year, with specially trained officials and equipment to reduce the chance of secondary trauma for victims.
Pretoria – The newly-launched Transnet Enterprise Development Hub will expand business opportunities for smaller enterprises and new business entrants.
Cape Town – South African women are dangerously overweight, with obesity among women having climbed from 27% of women in 2003 to 39% last year, a Human Science Research Council (HSRC) survey released on Tuesday revealed.
Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has decided not to replace Justice Francis Legodi, who resigned from the Arms Procurement Commission last week.
Pretoria - The North West provincial government will establish a special committee to oversee the implementation of resolutions adopted at the recent Provincial Social Cohesion and Moral Regeneration Summit, Premier Thandi Modise announced on Tuesday.
To most travellers, the gleaming facade of the departure terminal of an airport is a gateway to an exciting opportunity for leisure or business travel. For others it holds the promise of a new beginning. But for a growing number of women it is the prelude to a life behind bars.
Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has signed into law the Spatial and Land Use Management Act, which seeks to bridge the racial divide in spatial terms and to transform the settlement patterns of the country.
Pretoria - The National Council of Provinces (NCOP), in partnership with the South African Local Government Association (SALGA), is holding the second Local Government Week at the Old Assembly Chamber in Cape Town.
