Pretoria - Youth development, economic participation, transformation and education are set to come under the spotlight when President Jacob Zuma convenes the inaugural meeting of the Presidential Youth Working Group this morning.
Pretoria – The Department of Correctional Services has confirmed that Oscar Pistorius will be released on parole in August this year.
Pretoria - The Department of Water and Sanitation will this weekend conduct a 10-day planned maintenance outage of the Heyshope system, which will interrupt the normal water supply to the communities in Mkhondo Local Municipality.
Pretoria – South Africa’s oceans have the potential to unlock the country’s economic development opportunities, said Deputy Minister of Environmental Affairs, Barbara Thomson.
Pretoria – Gauteng Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) MEC Jacob Mamabolo has welcomed the release of the Auditor-General’s forensic report on the allegations of maladministration and corruption in the Westonaria Local Municipality (WLM).
Pretoria – Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant says the triple challenges of unemployment, poverty and inequality calls for innovative and decisive ways to address them.
Pretoria - Government says it's not concerned about rumours that some leaders may stay away from the 25th African Union (AU) Summit taking place in Johannesburg and Pretoria, as a sign of a boycott, in the wake of attacks on foreign nationals in some parts of the country.
Pretoria – The National Department of Health says manufacturers of medical supplies have reported that they have already implemented remedial measures to address the shortage of medical supplies to public and private healthcare facilities.
Pretoria – Delegates attending the African Union Summit in South Africa have been urged to use the meeting to deepen the continent’s economic integration and unity at a time when the vision of Agenda 2063 is taking shape.
Pretoria - South Africa has agreed to resume the importing of chicken from the United States into the country, the Department of Trade and Industry (dti) said.
Pretoria - Government and Brand SA have arranged media tours as part of the build-up to South Africa’s hosting of the 25th African Union Summit.
Pretoria - The Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has called on aspirant famers to apply for participation in the Nguni cattle breeding project.
Pretoria - There is currently no load shedding taking place as the power utility Eskom has adequate generating capacity to meet the demand in electricity.
Pretoria – Eskom says it will implement stage 1 load shedding this evening due to a shortage of generation capacity resulting from technical faults at some of its units.
Pretoria – Soshanguve Grade 7 learner, Karabo Seathlolo, says it is his wish that people who abuse children are arrested and stay in jail for a very long time.
