Cape Town - Minister of Police Nathi Mthethwa told Parliament on Tuesday that police had done all its power to avert any bloodshed at the Lonmin Marikana Mine in the North West last week.
Pretoria - Police crime statistics for the period 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2012 showed a 3.1% decrease in murders, says Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa.
Pretoria - Despite the decrease in sexual offences and rapes indicated in the crime statistics for the 2011/2012 financial year, the figures for these crimes remained unacceptably highly.
Johannesburg - Dismissed Gautrain bus drivers on Tuesday refused to sign a compromised settlement with their employer, Mega Express, facilitated by the Gauteng Legislature.
Johannesburg - The South African Paralympic team was treated to a heroes' send-off from hundreds of supporters at Johannesburg's OR Tambo International Airport as they departed for the 2012 London Paralympic Games on Tuesday.
Pretoria - Cabinet has endorsed the decision by President Jacob Zuma to appoint a judicial Commission of Inquiry to investigate the Marikana tragedy.
Cape Town - Murder declined by 3.1% between April 1 last year and March 31 this year, along with declines in a number of other crimes such as attempted murder, assault and common assault, sexual offences and rape, the Minister of Police, Nathi Mthethwa said on Thursday.
Johannesburg - The Constitutional Court on Thursday ruled in favour of Government and the SA National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) in a court case that had led to the delay of the implementation of e-tolling on Gauteng's freeways.
Pretoria - Cabinet has noted the imminence of two key international fora which will provide South Africa with an opportunity to advance the developmental agenda of Africa and the South.
Johannesburg - Today's Constitutional Court ruling upholding government's appeal against a temporary restraint on the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project established a fundamental principle about how far courts could - or could not - go in directing government operations.
Pretoria - Cabinet has noted the Constitutional Court decision to reserve its judgement on government's application to set aside the Gauteng North Court decision on the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project (GFIP).
Pretoria - Trade union federation Cosatu says it regrets the ruling by the Constitutional Court on Thursday in favour of Government and the SA National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) in a court case that had led to the delay of the implementation of e-tolling on Gauteng's freeways.
Pretoria - Cabinet has approved the revised Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) Codes of Good Practice, 2012 for public comment.
Pretoria - Organised crimes such as carjacking, cash-in-transit heists and bank robberies have decreased, according to the 2011/2012 crime statistics released by Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa on Thursday.
Pretoria - The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries will launch the National Arbor Week in Galeshewe, Kimberly, on 1 September, Cabinet spokesperson Jimmy Manyi announced on Wednesday.
