Pretoria - More than 380 awaiting-trial detainees, who were in custody in correctional centres for more than two years, are no longer in remand detention, the Department of Correctional Services (DSC) said on Thursday.
Pretoria - The City of Ekurhuleni will this morning host the commemoration of the 21st anniversary of the assassination of former SA Communist Party (SACP) leader, Chris Hani, at the Thomas Nkobi Memorial Park in Boksburg.
Pretoria – The marking of the 2013 National Senior Certificate (NSC) Supplementary Examination scripts have been concluded, the Basic Education Department announced on Thursday.
Pretoria - Speaker of Parliament Max Sisulu has established an ad hoc committee which will consider submissions by President Jacob Zuma to the Public Protector’s Nkandla report.
Pretoria - North West Premier Thandi Modise has appealed for calm after a teenager was allegedly shot dead by a tavern owner during violent protests in Christiana near Bloemhof on Wednesday afternoon.
Pretoria - South Africa’s employed people are most likely to stay in their jobs, Statistics South Africa said on Wednesday.
Pretoria - Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe this afternoon led a government delegation in a meeting with leaders and representatives of the religious sector.
Pretoria – The Deputy Minister of Women, Children and People with Disabilities, Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu, says education is a weapon to fight poverty.
Mbombela - Motorists using the N4 highway have been urged to be patient when travelling over the Easter weekend.
Pretoria - South African and Mozambique will next week sign a Memorandum of Understanding in the field of Biodiversity, Conservation and Management, which will help in the fight against rhino poaching.
Pretoria – Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant says despite the fact that South Africa has come a long way in the last 20 years of democracy, more needs to be done to change attitudes to end discrimination in the workplace.
Pretoria - The Eskom Pension and Provident Fund has committed R100 million to the development of 20 000 new affordable homes, through an investment in global private equity funder, International Housing Solutions.
Pretoria - Forty learners from disadvantaged backgrounds in Polokwane have been chosen to further their education at tertiary level, thanks to bursaries from the municipality.
Pretoria – Government says it welcomes the closure of the Petite Bumper Day-care centre in Rosettenville, following allegations that the owner had bound and gagged a toddler with tape.
Pretoria - Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa has urged South Africans to use water sparingly and with utmost care.
