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Registration opens for 2016 school year

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Pretoria – Hundreds of parents braved the chilly morning to be the first in line at schools around Gauteng to book a space for their children at schools close to their residential areas and places of work for the 2016 academic year.

Smart ID card applications to be piloted at banks

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Cape Town – The Department of Home Affairs says it is ready to pilot eChannel, its new innovative system that will allow citizens to apply for their smart ID cards from the comfort of their homes.

Constitution shelters us all

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The recent attack on foreign nationals in Durban and Johannesburg go against the very ethos on which our great nation was founded and must be strongly condemned by all South Africans.

Equalizing the playing field

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It is no secret that the education system in South Africa has a long history of discrimination and inequality.

Durban and surrounding townships calm

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Pretoria – The intensity of the unrest stemming from attacks on foreign nationals in KwaZulu-Natal over recent weeks appears to have abated, says the KwaZulu-Natal South African Police Service (SAPS).

Minister Muthambi to table 5-year strategic plan

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Cape Town - Communications Minister Faith Muthambi will this morning table a five-year Strategic Plan and the Annual Performance Plan (APP) of her departments to the Portfolio Committee on Communications in Parliament.

Student wellness programme launched in Ulundi

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Pretoria - Over 4 000 students at Mthashana Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) College in Ulundi are set to benefit from a general health and wellness programme.

Defence Minister calls for restraint

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Pretoria - Defence and Military Veterans Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has urged South Africans to desist from attacking foreign nationals living in the country.