Pretoria - Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini has welcomed the decision of the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) to overrule a North Gauteng High Court decision that the awarding of the tender by the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) to Cash Paymaster Services (CPS) was “illegal and invalid”.
Pretoria – The Presidency has confirmed that former President Nelson Mandela was admitted to hospital just before midnight on Wednesday evening, due to the “recurrence of his lung infection”.
Pretoria - The Western Cape government is making all its provincial roads safer during this Easter long weekend through joint operations comprising municipal and provincial traffic officers, national police unit and members of the South African Police Service (SAPS).
Pretoria – The season for recreational fishing of West Coast rock lobster will close on Monday at 4pm, says the City of Cape Town.
Pretoria - Home Affairs Minister Naledi Pandor is today set to visit the Beitbridge border post in Limpopo as the Easter weekend kicks off.
Pretoria - The fight against rhino poaching was given a shot in the arm this week with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between South Africa and China on cooperation in the fields of wetland and desert ecosystems and wildlife conservation.
Durban – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (Brics) can help forge a new funding model in Africa where regional projects spanning a number of countries are favoured for finance, said President Jacob Zuma.
Durban – Among the Brics bloc countries, South Africa spends the highest percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on education (6.8%), followed by Brazil at 4.3%.
Pretoria - The petrol price is set to increase by between 10 and 12 cents in Gauteng and by between 8 and 10 cents at the coast as of next week, the Department of Energy announced today.
Polokwane - More than nine million pilgrims are expected to descend on Limpopo ahead of the Easter weekend.
Pretoria - Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport, Ismail Vadi, on Wednesday unveiled a new public transport licensing and registration office in central Johannesburg.
Pretoria – The Deputy Minister of Health, Dr Gwen Ramokgopa, on Wednesday visited facilities in Duduza, Ekurhuleni, to assess the state of healthcare provided in the district.
Pretoria – More than one million homes have been built in Gauteng since the advent of democracy in 1994, says Local Government and Housing MEC Ntombi Mekgwe.
Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has expressed his deepest condolences to the Mpondo royal family and the Mpondo people on the death of His Majesty, King Justice Mpondombini Sigcau.
Mbombela - Mpumalanga’s Community Safety, Security and Liaison Department has launched its road safety campaign ahead of the Easter weekend.
