Cabinet talks tough on taxi strikes
Pretoria - Though government is committed to addressing the taxi industry's concerns, violence against commuters as a means to show discontent will not be tolerated, Cabinet said on Thursday.
Pretoria - Though government is committed to addressing the taxi industry's concerns, violence against commuters as a means to show discontent will not be tolerated, Cabinet said on Thursday.
Pretoria - Its all systems go for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, says Performance Monitoring and Evaluation Minister Collins Chabane.
Pretoria - Cabinet has condemned violent service delivery protests and called on communities to behave responsibly as the latest wave hit Mamelodi in Pretoria this week.
Johannesburg - As football fever gains momentum in the country, the South African Disability Alliance (SADA) are demanding to be part of the 2010 FIFA World Cup legacy.
Cape Town - Correctional Services Minister, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, has acknowledged that overcrowding in South African prisons is a serious issue for her department, one that can not only be addressed through the building of new facilities.
Cape Town - Correctional Services Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has vowed to put the brakes on the department's wasteful spending - and one of her immediate plans is to appoint a Chief Financial Officer who will review the budget structure.
Cape Town - Correctional Services Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has hinted at the possible introduction of an exclusive educational facility for prisoners.
Pretoria - The Ministry of International Relations is undertaking international road shows aimed at building up football fever ahead of the 2010 Fifa World Cup.
Johannesburg - It's all systems go for the country's first ever HIV and AIDS campaign, which expects millions of South Africans to get tested for the disease.
Pretoria – Public hearings on wages in the taxi and hospitality industries, hosted by the Department of Labour, were held in the Mpumalanga region on Wednesday.
Pretoria - The Minister for Women, Children and Persons with Disabilities has described the appointment of a woman as CEO of SAA as a step in the right direction
Pretoria - The Reserve Bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has cut the repo rate by 50 basis points to 6.5 percent to the delight of many South Africans.
Pretoria – Police in Phalaborwa have arrested five suspected rhino poachers, who are believed to have been on their way to poach rhinos in the Kruger National Park.
Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has called on the developing world, to work together to find innovative ways to advance an alternative economic order that supports development.
Pretoria - South African correctional centres were designed for men, and are not appropriate for women's needs, says Correctional Services Deputy Minister, Hlengiwe Mkhize.