Skip to main content
Search SAnews

South Africa

Plan to stop million vehicles on course

150 views

Pretoria - Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele is confident that by the end of October law enforcement authorities will have exceeded their target of stopping one million vehicles a month.

Mpuma schools invited to join Land Care programme

186 views

Mbombela - The Department of Agriculture, Rural Development and Land Administration in Mpumalanga wants pupils to grow vegetables in its unused open fields, especially at rural schools.

CCMA facilitation process in Amplats retrenchments postponed

158 views

Pretoria – The Commission for Conciliation Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) has postponed the planned facilitation process between itself, Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) and the respective unions around possible retrenchments.

Matrics to sit for History today

113 views

Pretoria - Matrics will write their first History paper today, as the year's final examinations get into full swing.

New muscle for Limpopo traffic officials

252 views

Polokwane - The Limpopo Department of Roads and Transport has launched a R7 million automated number plate recognition system in Polokwane on Tuesday.

Changes to private security to improve safety

158 views

Pretoria - Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa says the proposed amendments to the laws governing the private security sector seek to improve the manner in which the industry functions.

'Mini budget' tabled today

152 views

Pretoria - Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan will this afternoon present the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) before Parliament.

Toll free number to report unsupervised learners

213 views

Pretoria - Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has urged community members to inform the department through a toll free number when learners are at school without supervision.

Home Affairs welcomes adoption of Bills

121 views

Pretoria - Home Affairs Minister Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has welcomed the adoption of two Bills by the National Assembly - the South African Citizenship Amendment and Births and Deaths Registration Amendment Bills.

WHO approves new rapid TB test

300 views

Pretoria - The South African Medical Research Council (MRC) has welcomed the new rapid test for tuberculosis (TB), which can provide an accurate diagnosis in less than two hours.

Govt signs wage offer

155 views

Pretoria - The Acting Director-General for the Department of Public Service and Administration, Kenny Govender, today signed off the draft wage offer for implementation on behalf of government.

Call for nominations for MDDA board

104 views

Pretoria - The public has been called to nominate members to sit on the Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA) board.

Durban sets sights on 2020 Olympics

140 views

Durban - With the tagline, the warmest place to be, Durban emerged as the only candidate from South Africa bidding to host the 2020 Olympics.