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Anti-graft net widens against corrupt officials
10th September 2014 Minister in the Presidency for Planning, Performance, Monitoring, Evaluation and Administration, Jeff Radebe, says government aims to achieve over... →
Local government to get basics right
9th September 2014 President Jacob Zuma is expected to convene a Presidential Local Government Summit to agree on an urgent action plan to strengthen local government... →
SA, SKA partners developing a new African network of telescopes
8th September 2014 Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor says the partnerships with the eight other African nations that will host remote stations of the... →
Mixed housing plan for dolomite areas
8th September 2014 Gauteng MEC of Human Settlements and Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Jacob Mamabolo says a mixed housing plan will be ideal for... →
Government, media must work together – Deputy Minister
8th September 2014 Deputy Minister in The Presidency for Planning, Performance, Monitoring, Evaluation and Administration, Buti Manamela, says there is room for media... →
High-level UK delegation to cement ties with SA
5th September 2014 A high-level UK delegation will arrive in the country next week for a visit that will focus on strengthening commercial opportunities, science and... →
Innovating to close the equality gap
5th September 2014 Innovation, alongside resources and institutional support, is the game changer in an environment that is proving to have no easy answers in... →
NPA prosecutions independent – Minister
5th September 2014 The Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, Michael Masutha, says prosecutions of the National Prosecuting Authority are independent. “In as... →
Improvements in pillars of WEF index a good sign
5th September 2014 South Africa’s improvement of seven pillars in the 2014/15 World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Competitiveness Index is an indication of the... →
Land tenure summit all about implementation
5th September 2014 Farm workers will be prioritised as beneficiaries of the tenure reform, says Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform (RDLR), Gugile Nkwinti.... →
President Zuma meets with NPA boss
5th September 2014 President Jacob Zuma has again held a meeting with the National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP), Mxolisi Nxasana. The meeting, which was... →
'Your pensions are safe' – Minister
5th September 2014 Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene has called on South Africans to refrain from cashing in their provident fund savings when they resign or change... →
SA's mortality rate declines
4th September 2014 While the number of overall deaths in South Africa is on the decline, Tuberculosis continues to be the number one cause of death in the country,... →
AU to hold emergency meeting on Ebola
4th September 2014 The African Union (AU) Executive Council will meet in Addis Ababa on September 8 to adopt a common position and define appropriate strategies to... →
New agency to manage state property
4th September 2014 The establishment of the State Property Management Agency, which will oversee the management of government’s massive property portfolio, has been... →
Govt fast-tracking implementation of NDP
4th September 2014 Cabinet, while encouraged by the positive economic growth recorded in the second quarter of the year, says the pace of economic expansion remains... →
SADC's 'decisive action' over Lesotho welcomed
4th September 2014 The “decisive actions” taken by the Southern African Development Community (SADC) organ on Peace and Security to deal with the political crisis in... →
Sefa disburses R800m to SMMEs
3rd September 2014 The Small Enterprise Finance Agency (Sefa) has funded over 40 000 small and medium enterprises over the past year, said Sefa CEO Thakhani Makhuva.... →
Mooi Mpofana municipality dissolved
3rd September 2014 Mooi Mpofana municipality in Mooi River has been dissolved and its seven councillors have been relieved of their duties. The KwaZulu-Natal MEC for... →
Basic Conditions Amendment Act effective
3rd September 2014 The Basic Conditions Amendment Act of 2013 and its Administrative Regulations published on 29 August 2014 came into effect on 1 September 2014. The... →
New state-of-the-art hospitals to be built in SA
3rd September 2014 About 43 new state-of-the-art hospitals are expected to be built across South Africa within the next five years. Over and above, 216 new clinics... →
SADC to send facilitator, observer team to Lesotho
2nd September 2014 The Southern African Development Community (SADC) will send a facilitator to the Kingdom of Lesotho to work with that country’s coalition... →
Parliament's ad hoc Committee on Nkandla postponed
29th August 2014 The ad hoc Committee, established to consider President Jacob Zuma’s response to Parliament over security upgrades to his Nkandla home, has been... →
Tell your story of growing up in SA
29th August 2014 Government is to launch a campaign to encourage South Africans from all walks of life to share their personal stories on what it was like growing... →
Development comes to Diepsloot
29th August 2014 The Minister of Economic Development Ebrahim Patel and Small Business Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu will on Friday launch an initiative that is... →
Procedures for travel to Ebola countries
29th August 2014 South African Airways (SAA) has introduced new procedures for travel to and from Ebola virus high risk areas with passengers required to seek... →
Deputy President responds to NCOP questions
27th August 2014 Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa has not considered suspending its diplomatic relations with Israel amid heightened tensions in... →
Government ready to monitor safe shale gas exploration
27th August 2014 Government says it is ready to regulate and monitor companies that have expressed an interest in exploring shale gas in the country. Thibedi... →
Women empowerment key for Africa to develop
25th August 2014 Home Affairs Deputy Minister Fatima Chohan says the underrepresentation of women in social, political and economic spheres must be addressed if... →
Cape Town transport goes green
25th August 2014 The City of Cape Town has taken public transport to the next level with the launch of its first green transport facility. The Wallacedene taxi rank... →
SA signs new Benguela Current pact
22nd August 2014 South Africa has signed and adopted the new Benguela Current Commission (BCC) with Angola and Namibia, which will see the three countries work... →
No sweet deal as Govt mulls sugar tax
22nd August 2014 The Gauteng MEC for Health, Qedani Mahlangu, says making sweetened soft drinks costly could sway people to drink fresh water – an important step in... →
MomConnect to link mothers to vital healthcare
22nd August 2014 A new cellphone based application, MomConnect, is expected to register all pregnant women in the country for a “sms” service which provides... →
Small enterprises set to grow economy – Zuma
22nd August 2014 President Jacob Zuma says supporting small enterprises and broad based economic empowerment will be a key strategy in growing the economy to create... →
Temporary passports to be discontinued
21st August 2014 The Department of Home Affairs has announced that it will discontinue the issuing of Temporary Passports as from September 1, 2014. A Temporary... →
Government won't nationalise pension funds
21st August 2014 Government on Thursday once again reassured South Africans that it has no plans to nationalise people’s hard earned pension funds. “There is no... →
Cabinet commends investment in enterprise development
21st August 2014 Cabinet has welcomed the launch of the Enterprise Development Academy by Minister of Small Business Development, Lindiwe Zulu. The academy,... →
Cabinet welcomes SARB move on Abil
21st August 2014 Cabinet has welcomed plans by the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) to restructure African Bank Limited (Abil). “Cabinet welcomes the plans by the... →
Minister, Public Protector to work together
21st August 2014 Minister of Communications Faith Muthambi and Public Protector Thuli Madonsela have agreed on a way forward in addressing the investigation into... →
SA banks are healthy, robust – SARB
20th August 2014 The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) considers the local banking sector to be healthy and robust and does not agree with the decision of rating... →
1.5m housing opportunities unlocked
20th August 2014 The 100 days target of creating 1.5-million housing opportunities is set to build houses for the poor and open the housing market for those who... →
