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SA should be proud of fallen soldiers - Zuma

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Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma says South Africans should be proud of the soldiers who were killed in the Central African Republic (CAR) last week during clashes with rebels.

Gauteng Education clarifies independent schools aid

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Pretoria - The Gauteng Department of Education on Tuesday clarified media reports that 22 independent schools, which receive a subsidy from the department, are being investigated by the South African Police Service.

Minister calls on joint operations to fight crime

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Pretoria - Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa says the National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (Natjoints), which is used to coordinate major events in South Africa, should be modelled to assist in the general fight against crime.

Madiba continues to receive treatment

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Pretoria - Former President Nelson Mandela has spent his spent his sixth night in hospital, where doctors are treating him for a recurring lung infection.

Zuma mourns soldiers killed in helicopter crash

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma, as the Commander-in-Chief of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), has expressed his sincere condolences to the families of the five soldiers who died in a helicopter crash at the Kruger National Park.

Aquaculture programme to stimulate investment, growth

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Pretoria - Investment and growth in the aquaculture sector will be stimulated following the recent launch of the Aquaculture Development and Enhancement Programme (ADEP) by Trade and Industry Minister Dr Rob Davies.

Makwetla to visit wounded soldiers

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Pretoria – Defence and Military Veterans Deputy Minister, Thabang Makwetla, is today expected to visit soldiers wounded in the Central African Republic (CAR) during clashes with the rebels over the past weekend.

Dlamini applauds Supreme Court of Appeal ruling

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Pretoria - Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini has welcomed the decision of the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) to overrule a North Gauteng High Court decision that the awarding of the tender by the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) to Cash Paymaster Services (CPS) was “illegal and invalid”.

Madiba hospitalised for lung infection

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Pretoria – The Presidency has confirmed that former President Nelson Mandela was admitted to hospital just before midnight on Wednesday evening, due to the “recurrence of his lung infection”.

W Cape puts plan in place to make roads safer

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Pretoria - The Western Cape government is making all its provincial roads safer during this Easter long weekend through joint operations comprising municipal and provincial traffic officers, national police unit and members of the South African Police Service (SAPS).