Pretoria – Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu says the potential of shale gas exploration and exploitation provides an opportunity for South Africa to begin exploring the production of its own fuel and marks the beginning of the reindustrialisation of the economy.
Pretoria – Cabinet has called on Gauteng road users to abide by the law, demonstrate good citizenship and make their contribution to a better South Africa by registering for e-tags and paying for use of the country's world-class roads.
Pretoria – The Correctional Services Department took over the management of the privately run maximum security Mangaung prison outside Bloemfontein, on Wednesday.
Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has urged labour and business to work on any unresolved labour disputes so that the economy can return to full production.
Cape Town – BMW does not plan to leave South Africa, the Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Rob Davies, said today shortly before an expected meeting this afternoon with the German car manufacturer.
Pretoria - Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe and the Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden, Jan Björklund, will on Friday convene the 8th South Africa-Sweden Bi-National Commission (BNC) in Pretoria.
Pretoria - Autopax, a subsidiary bus company of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA), has teamed up with the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) to improve passenger safety.
Pretoria – The Gauteng Department of Health has noted a significant decrease in the number of babies abandoned in its hospitals.
Pretoria - The Department of Transport has welcomed a Supreme Court of Appeal verdict on the matter of the challenge regarding the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project (GFIP).
White River - The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) will launch an informal sector scheme, which will give grants to the country’s informal sector, dti Director General Lionel October said on Wednesday.
Pretoria – Government says its programme to publicly roll out infrastructure programmes continues in earnest, following the launch of the infrastructure programme in 2012 by President Jacob Zuma.
Johannesburg - Government says it is forging ahead with its plans to expand the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system to link areas such as Alexandra and Ivory Park with Sandton and Rosebank.
White River - Although there has been progress on policy and the development of support infrastructure for SMMEs, more still needs to be done, says Trade and Industry Deputy Minister Elizabeth Thabethe.
Johannesburg – The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) on Wednesday unveiled an elaborate election plan that includes a voter registration campaign to attract as many South Africans as possible to participate in next year’s general elections.
Pretoria – The Department of Social Development has received a clean audit report for the fiscal year 2012/13.
