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Zuma calls for meaningful debate on land restoration

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Cape Town - Correcting the effects of the Natives Land Act of 1913 is a critical cog in the wheel of the state, as well as a crucial component in the National Development Plan (NDP), according to President Jacob Zuma.

KZN winning war on fraud, corruption

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Pietermaritzburg – KwaZulu-Natal Premier, Dr Zweli Mkhize, says the province is on a war path against fraud, corruption and malfeasance in the public service.

KZN matrics to spend holidays at learner camps

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Pietermaritzburg - MEC for Education in KwaZulu-Natal, Senzo Mchunu, has launched a Matric Intervention Programme, namely Learner Camps, to support all matric learners to prepare for the end of the year examinations.

Asylum applications to be processed more efficiently

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Pretoria - Home Affairs Minister Naledi Pandor today reconfirmed her department’s intention to ensure that applications for asylum in South Africa are adjudicated more efficiently while providing effective and humane administrative assistance to genuine refugees.

BEE will help boost economic growth: Davies

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Cape Town – Black economic empowerment (BEE) is not only a political and social necessity in redressing the wrongs of the past, but will also help broaden economic participation which will contribute significantly to economic growth, the Minister of Trade and Industry Rob Davies said today.

Native Land Act must benefit Khoi, San communities

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Pretoria - The direct descendants of the Khoi and San communities must benefit from the new cut-off date for lodging a land claim as part of reversing the legacy of the 1913 Native Land Act.

S Africans celebrate Africa Public Service Day

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Cullinan – Africa Public Service Day (APSD) should be celebrated every day to encourage public servants to serve people speedily and on time, says Thokozile Memele, a resident from Refilwe location, who attended the APSD event today.

Skills centre gives Ennerdale youth a second chance

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Johannesburg - Government funded skills development centre in Ennerdale is giving young people a second chance to turn their lives around through different skills training and job placements.

SA-Benin to establish Chamber of Commerce

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Pretoria - South Africa and Benin have agreed to the establishment of a SA-Benin Chamber of Commerce which will promote the economic viability of both countries, the Department of Trade and Industry (dti) said.

Premier wishes Khune a Happy Birthday

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Pretoria - North West Premier Thandi Modise has extended birthday wishes to Bafana Bafana and Kaizer Chiefs Captain Itumeleng Khune.

Denel working to repatriate S Africans killed in Mogadishu

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Pretoria - Arms manufacture company Denel says arrangements have been made to repatriate the bodies of the two South Africans who lost their lives in a bomb attack on the United Nations compound in the Somali capital Mogadishu.

Eskom wins reporting award

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Pretoria - Eskom has been named the overall winner of the 2013 Nkonki State Owned Companies (SOC) Integrated Reporting Awards for a second year running.

Progress in preventing TB in HIV positive people

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Pretoria - As the 6th South African Aids Conference got into full swing in Durban, the Gauteng Health Department announced that it has already given Isoniazid preventative prophylaxis [TB preventive therapy] to 9 000 HIV positive people in the 2012/13 financial year.