Police Minister Bheki Cele says those who are charged with the responsibility of dealing with corruption, must rise and do their work. “I am tired of police officers who do not serve the people. Every energy we have must be used to fight corruption,” he said on Friday. The Minister was speaking at the launch […]
President Cyril Ramaphosa arrived in Nouakchott, the capital city Mauritania on Saturday ahead of the 31st African Union Heads of State Summit taking place there. The theme of the two-day Summit is: “Winning the Fight against Corruption: A Sustainable Path to Africa’s Transformation”. As in every year, the Heads of State Summit was preceded by […]
Our Host and Premier of Limpopo Province, Mr Stan Mathabatha, The Minister of Health, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, Minister of Higher Education and Training, Ms Naledi Pandor, Deputy Ministers, MECs, Premiers, and Mayors present, Deputy Chair of SANAC, Ms Steve Letsike, Leaders of the SANAC Sectors in our midst, Good morning and a warm welcome to […]
PRETORIA, 29 June 2018 – The South African Revenue Service (SARS) will remove drop boxes for the submission of income tax returns and other paper documents, in its drive to encourage taxpayers to use eFiling for all tax transactions where possible. As of 01 July 2018, SARS will also no longer provide certain printed forms […]
Families of the 134 Life Esidimeni victims have received compensation from the Gauteng Provincial Government. “The Office of the Premier paid a total sum of R159.46 million to all the 134 claimants who were part of the alternative dispute resolution process,” said the Office of Gauteng Premier David Makhura. The payments were concluded by 13 […]
Some of the group of South Africans who were stranded in Changchun, China after being scammed by a travel agent have returned home. According to the SA Embassy in Beijing, 51 young South Africans were enticed by an agent to travel to China on a study visa while planning to work as English teachers. The […]
North West Premier-elect Professor Job Mokgoro is expected to be sworn into office today. The swearing in is expected to take place at the North West Provincial Legislature where the Speaker Sussana Dantjie will convene a special house sitting. “The purpose is to fill the vacancy opened when former Premier Supra Mahumapelo resigned as Premier […]
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Senzeni Zokwana has warned BRICS Agriculture Ministers that they are racing against time to make a meaningful impact against hunger, food security and climate change. “Whilst our pace is commendable in this regard, but we must not rest on our laurels and be complacent about the mammoth tasks lying ahead,” […]
Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi says the Medical Schemes Amendment Bill and the National Health Insurance Amendment Bill will introduce measures that will lift a financial burden from beneficiaries who are subjected to high healthcare costs. He said this when he briefed media in Hatfield on Thursday. Motsoaledi said the cost of private healthcare is […]
Social grants continue to alleviate poverty for most South African households, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) said on Thursday. “There is a lot of other evidence that suggests that social grants have significantly contributed towards alleviating poverty and when we look at the patterns in household food security, we do think it does relate to […]
