Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has wished the nation well ahead of the New Year, saying much progress had been made in the past year in the endeavour to build a better South Africa. … [Read more...]
Birth Registration Campaign
December 31, 2012 By
Pretoria - Minister of Home Affairs, Naledi Pandor, will on 1 January 2013 lead the department's campaign for the registration of New Year's Day child births at the Bonteheuwel Maternity Clinic in Cape Town. … [Read more...]
Fish stocks on the decline
December 28, 2012 By
Pretoria - South African stocks of wild fish are on the decline, a report by the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) has shown. "The 2012 Status Report confirms that South African stocks show no exception to global … [Read more...]
Peace through Media
December 22, 2012 By
Dakar - The 2nd High Level Media Workshop on the African Union Peace and Security Architecture (APSA) started today in Dakar, Senegal, on the theme “Promoting the culture of Peace through Media”. … [Read more...]
New waste tyre management plan
December 20, 2012 By
Pretoria - The Department of Environmental Affairs says a new REDISA Integrated Waste Tyre Management Plan (IIWTMP) has been published for immediate implementation. … [Read more...]
Govt dismisses reports on NDP
December 12, 2012 By
Pretoria - Government says it has noted the “reckless” statements made by the chief economist at Pan African Investment and Research, Iraj Abedian, which were published by the Business Report regarding the alleged “absence of buy-in” of the … [Read more...]
SA signs deal to save rhino
December 10, 2012 By
Ha Noi - The governments of South Africa and Vietnam today signed a landmark agreement that authorities hope will help quash the alarming scourge of rhino poaching that has been seen in the North West, Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces. … [Read more...]
Create jobs, buy local
November 27, 2012 By
Johannesburg - Promotion of locally manufactured goods was critical to South Africa’s growth and job creation, Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe said on Monday. “All of us have a vested interest in promoting our country as an investment … [Read more...]
Home Affairs on track with smart card IDs
November 22, 2012 By
Pretoria - The Home Affairs Department has issued 100 pilot ID Smart Cards in the first two quarters of this year, Director General Mkuseli Apleni said on Thursday. The department also used the pilot programme to test the functionality … [Read more...]
Offenders to revamp, furnish schools
November 20, 2012 By
Pretoria - Offender labour will soon be utilised more often to revamp and furnish schools in South Africa, the Correctional Services Minister, Sibusiso Ndebele, has announced. … [Read more...]
