Cape Town - Schools are "the bedrock" on which democracy is built, and which will determine whether democracy will work or not, Western Cape Premier Helen Zille said on Wednesday. … [Read more...]
Car reward for Calvin Mawere
Middelburg - Mpumalanga's top matric pupil has been given a brand new car for his efforts. Calvin Mawere, 17, of Bushbuckridge High School, who is also ranked among the top 10 achievers nationwide, got distinctions for all eight of his … [Read more...]
Second Term on UN Security Council
Pretoria- South Africa, on December 31, 2012, concluded its second term as an elected member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) said the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco). … [Read more...]
Zuma wishes nation well
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...]