Summit to resolve energy crisis underway
Johannesburg - The National Stakeholder Summit on Electricity is currently underway to find solutions to the current energy emergency in the country and agreement regarding the proposed electricity hikes by Eskom.
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Calm returns to Alexandra, Diepsloot
Johannesburg - Police have described the situation in both Alexandra and Diepsloot as calm, following the outbreak of violent attacks on foreigners this week.
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Physically challenged man to get a RDP house
Mutale - A severely physically challenged young Limpopo man is to take ownership of a new home, as part of the Department of Local Government and Housing rolling out its programme to deliver houses to the indigent.
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Labour dept to increase labour inspectors
Parliament - This year will see more labour inspectors being employed in the provinces to beef up adherence to the country's labour regulations.
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South Africans urged to work hard to make 2010 a success
Sun City - South Africans must work hard and contribute towards preparations for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, says Local Organising Committee Chief Executive Officer Danny Jordaan.
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Higher education receives an additional R246m
Cape Town - The higher education sector has received an additional R246 910 million to improve access and quality to education for the 2008/09 financial year.
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Gauteng seeks solutions to skills, capacity challenges
Johannesburg - Senior managers from the Gauteng Provincial Government, including provincial municipalities, are attending a two-day conference to explore various ways of responding to challenges of skills development and capacity of the state.
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PE Councillor for Housing clarifies media report
Port Elizabeth - Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality Councillor for Housing and Land Eldridge Jerry says allegations contained in a recent media report around the awarding of certain contracts are false.
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SARS shifts income tax focus to employers
Johannesburg - The South African Revenue Services (SARS) on Thursday announced that the responsibility of completing and submitting Personal Income Tax (PIT) forms would shift to the employer for the 2008 Tax Season.
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Striking municipal workers resume work
Pretoria - Striking municipal workers in Tshwane resumed work on Thursday after the Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality and the South African Municipal Worker's Union (Samwu) reached an agreement to end the strike.
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Task team to probe causes of attacks on foreign nationals
Cape Town - An inter-departmental task team is being urgently set up to investigate the causes underlying the recent attacks on foreign nationals in Alexandra township and elsewhere, Government Spokesman Themba Maseko said Thursday.
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Four years after winning the bid, SA has made great strides
Sun City - South Africa has made major progress in terms of preparations towards the 2010 FIFA World Cup since the country won the bid to host the event four years ago, says national Chairperson for 2010 Local Organising Committee, Dr Irvin Khoza.
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Qualifying age for social grants might be lowered
Cape Town - Men who are older than 60, will soon be able to apply for government's old age grant, if the new Social Assistance Amendment Bill is passed.
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Understanding Racism (Part 1)
15.05.2008
The King is dead, long live the King!
This is the untenable situation we find ourselves in, with the legal dismantling of apartheid but with its all-pervasive tentacles strangling our society today.
Essop Pahad, Minister in the Office of the Presidency, analyses in this, the first in a three-part series.
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