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...]
More rhinos are killed
November 19, 2012 By
Pretoria - The North West provincial government is considering asking the South African National Defence Force to assist in overcoming the scourge of rhino poaching, Premier Thandi Modise says. … [Read more...]
SA, Ireland seek closer economic ties
November 16, 2012 By
Cape Town - Ireland is emerging from its economic slump and views Africa as a continent that will become an economic giant in years to come, says Joe Costello TD, Minister of State for Trade and Development in Ireland. … [Read more...]
Judgement on Dalai Lama matter reserved
November 13, 2012 By
Pretoria - The Home Affairs Ministry has noted the decision of the Supreme Court of Appeal, on Monday, to reserve judgement on the appeal brought by the IFP and COPE on the matter of the Dalai Lama. … [Read more...]
Fruits of Liberation
October 25, 2012 By
“The people in our townships, rural areas and squatter camps are bitter [that] democracy has not delivered the fruits that they see a tiny elite enjoying,” says a disenchanted longstanding leader of the South African liberation movement, … [Read more...]
Food security linked to land reform
October 23, 2012 By
Pretoria - Government cannot talk about improving food security without referring to land reform, President Jacob Zuma told members of the African Farmers Association of South Africa (AFASA) at a gala dinner on Monday. … [Read more...]
SA, Indonesia to enhance trade
October 17, 2012 By
Pretoria - South Africa and Indonesia have agreed to enhance bilateral relations and will conduct a joint study to explore trade opportunities, says Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies. … [Read more...]
YMCA World Hoop Challenge
October 1, 2012 By
Five continents, 96 cities, one day all with one aim, to mobilise 5 million people during a global celebration of shooting hoops in an attempt to create a Guinness World Record on 13 October with the YMCA World Challenge Hoop Springs … [Read more...]
