Ladysmith - As South Africa forges on with its infrastructure build, electricity remains a key developmental goal with government aiming to electrify every household in the country, President Jacob Zuma said on Saturday.
Pretoria - National Treasury says it disagrees with rating agency Standard and Poor's (S&P) assessment, which downgraded South Africa's outlook from stable to negative.
Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has extended his good wishes to the national women's soccer squad, Banyana Banyana, ahead of their final Confederation of African Football (CAF) African Women's Championships in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea on Sunday.
Thohoyandou - Correctional Services Deputy Minister Dr Ngoako Ramathlodi on Saturday called on communities to play an active role in the rehabilitation and reintegration of offenders back into society.
Pretoria - The 20-year jail sentence imposed on minibus taxi driver Jacob Humphreys is a warning to all those who disregard the rules of the road around level crossings, says Metrorail.
Pretoria - The former Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Lindiwe Sisulu has noted with serious concern the incorrect and misleading information submitted by the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans on her official travel using the South African Air Force Reserve Squadron.
Pretoria - Government has welcomed the 40-year prison sentence that was handed down to Thai national, Chumlong Lemtongthai, for rhino poaching.
Pretoria - The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform recently donated Macbooks and other ICT equipment to Gaopotlake High in Mokgalwaneng as part of a project to bring the best available technology and practical skills to schools.
Pretoria - The 9th seating of the Human Resource Development Council of South Africa (HRDCSA) chaired by Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe was held on Friday at the Sefako Mapogo Makgatho Presidential Guest House.
Pretoria - International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana Mashabane will travel to Moscow, the Russian Federation for the 11th Session of South Africa-Russia Joint Intergovernmental Committee on Trade and Economic Cooperation (ITEC).
Pretoria - While South Africa has a progressive legislative environment, many rural women, children, and people with disabilities are still marginalised with limited access to opportunities, resources, environments and the technical support to afford them independence, dignity and self-sufficiency.
Secunda - Deputy Minister for Performance Monitoring and Evaluation, Obed Bapela, has urged the youth of Secunda to take full advantage of government's massive infrastructure development drive earmarked for their area.
Turffontein - Gauteng Premier Nomvula Mokonyane has encouraged South Africans to go for regular HIV testing, saying this should be a norm in society.
Pretoria - South Africa says its close economic relationship with Uganda is set to be strengthened following the first Joint Commission of Cooperation (JCC) meeting in Pretoria on Friday.
Johannesburg - Government says it will use the two-day Communal Property Association (CPA) workshop to explore ways in which communal land located in rural areas can benefit those who live on it by unlocking the underlying mineral wealth.
