Pretoria – The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Lechesa Tsenoli, has expressed concern over the 2011/12 Audit Outcomes of Municipalities report - recently released by the Auditor-General Terence Nombembe.
Johannesburg - As part of the annual celebrations for Women’s Month this August, the Department of Science and Technology (DST) has honoured the country’s female scientists for their innovation in combating violence against women in society.
Zebediela – Days of being squashed in a tiny mud building will soon be a thing of the past for 42 children staying at Pontsho Disability Centre in Khureng village, who will soon be accommodated in a new building with all the resources to meet their disability needs.
Durban - An additional 150 new schools will be delivered to communities by 2015, Deputy Minister of Basic Education (DBE) Enver Surty said today.
Pretoria – Minister Nathi Mthethwa says the police will continue to mount operations and increase their presence in various areas around KwaNongoma, in a bid to target various hotspots, including hostels.
Cape Town – The Minister of Energy Ben Martins today applauded South Africa’s state-owned oil and gas company PetroSA in the launch of a R15-million geoscience collaboration visualisation and technology centre which will prove a boost to gas exploration and drilling.
Pretoria – The Western Cape government is hopeful to re-open the schools that were closed in Manenberg - following gang violence in the area.
Pretoria - The Gauteng Department of Infrastructure Development has launched a new e-Maintenance Pilot Project at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital.
Pretoria – More than 50 000 tickets for the Nelson Mandela Sport and Culture Day, to be held at the FNB Stadium, on Saturday have been sold already.
Pretoria – The chairperson of the Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) on the Marikana Tragedy, Minister in the Presidency Collins Chabane, has called for calm, reconciliation and unity as the country marks the first anniversary of the Marikana tragedy, which took place on August 16, 2012.
KwaDukuza – In a first government initiative of its kind, the KwaZulu-Natal provincial government has pumped R19.5 million into the development of the North Coast Vineyards.
Johannesburg – The City of Johannesburg has honoured the women who participated in the renowned 1956 march by conferring the Freedom of the City to the brave heroines who played a role in shaping the course of South Africa’s liberation struggle.
Mbombela - Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande's office has allayed fears that the newly named University of Mpumalanga will not open on time.
Pretoria - Gauteng Education MEC Barbara Creecy has urged girl learners to take up careers in science and technology as the field holds a position of great importance in the economy.
Pretoria - A trust to support the educational needs of the children of South African Police Service members, who die in the line of duty, has been officially unveiled.
