[Rod Baker] NEWSWATCH: Glitches in the voting on the POIB included a vote being recorded for a former MP who hasn't actually been in Parliament for a while, and a few who also weren't even there for the vote, reports Times Live. Read more >>
PRETORIA: There is no conflict between the National Development Plan (NDP) and the Industrial Policy Action Plan (IPAP), Trade and Industry (dti) Minister Rob Davies says. Read more >>
PRETORIA: The Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Jeff Radebe, has approved the appointment of Karen van Rensburg as the CEO of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA). Read more >>
[Issued by Africa Media Online] The output from one of South Africa's largest digitisation projects to date was made available to the public and researchers at an official hand-over of the African National Congress digital archive to President Zuma. Read more >>visit press office >>
Germany's Foreign Affairs Minister Guido Westerwelle praised South Africa on Monday (29 April) for its interventions in strife-torn countries on the African continent. Read more >>
[Rod Baker] NEWSWATCH: Glitches in the voting on the POIB included a vote being recorded for a former MP who hasn't actually been in Parliament for a while, and a few who also weren't even there for the vote, reports Times Live. Read more >>
[Linda Ensor] State-run SA Express suffered a R187m after-tax loss in 2010-11‚ twice as much as the previous year according to its annual report tabled in Parliament last week after a delay of about 18 months caused by the airline's efforts to sort out its accounts. Read more >>
A degree in commerce once held the key to a successful career in business. But two years after graduating with a BCom in financial risk management from Unisa, Nkola Kabamba can still not find a job. Read more >>
[Chris Bathembu] President Jacob Zuma began his major Freedom Day speech on Saturday by telling South Africans to look back with pride as a nation because the struggle for national liberation achieved its primary purpose. Read more >>
[Chris Bathembu] Tsholofelo Tau, born on 29 April 1994, will be exactly 20 years next year and will be eligible to vote for the first time in the general elections. Read more >>
Fed up with an unstable local bitumen supply, construction firms have begun to invest in securing their own supply of the material, which is an essential part of road construction and maintenance. Read more >>
[Rod Baker] NEWSWATCH: Communications Minister Dina Pule has blamed soccer legend Jomo Sono for what she alleges is a 'smear campaign' against her, reports City Press; meanwhile Stephen Grootes, writing for BD Live, suggests Pule might have reason to fear Zuma's next press conference. Mail & Guardian reports on the ANC's reaction to the DA's call for a redo on last week's POIB vote, and on IOL, Murray Williams asks whether porn is worse than many other industries? Read more >>
A group of 66,000 pensioners have instituted a civil claim to recover about R79bn they claim Transnet plundered from their pension funds, according to Sunday's (28 April) Rapport. Read more >>
[Helmo Preuss] Two conferences held in Cape Town this week highlighted the fact that about 90% of all trade between countries is shipped by sea. Read more >>
[Rod Baker] NEWSWATCH: As expected, the controversial Protection of State Information Bill has been passed in the National Assembly, but will probably face a challenge in the Constitutional Court, reports Mail & Guardian, while Rebecca Hodes, writing in Daily Maverick, takes ASASA to task over the Xpanda ad that critics reckon is racist. In IOL, Caxton non-executive chairman Paul Jenkins says that established news outlets are not stifling the smaller players. Read more >>
PRETORIA: Economic Development Minister Ebrahim Patel has welcomed the Gauteng Provincial Government's decision to absorb 300 unemployed graduates from FET colleges. Read more >>
[Sue Blaine] South Africa is the Brics member with the highest percentage of top companies that disclose their greenhouse gas emissions, according to an index of 300 large companies expected to be released today (29 April). Read more >>
[Nick Hedley] The local commercial property market continues to offer value for potential investors compared with the money and capital markets‚ according to Business Partners executive director Gerrie van Biljon. Read more >>
[Thabiso Mochiko] TopTV's application to show adult content channels has been given the nod by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA). Read more >>
Opposition parties were accused on Tuesday (23 April) of seeking to score political points from the death of South African soldiers in the Central African Republic (CAR). Read more >>
Water is a critical element to sustainable socio-economic development and the eradication of poverty, says Deputy Trade and Industry Minister Elizabeth Thabethe said. Read more >>
CAPE TOWN: The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) is expected to hand over 20 reports into substantial allegations of corruption and maladministration to President Jacob Zuma at the end of the month, with 16 others expected at the end of next month. Read more >>
Former National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) Menzi Simelane has been appointed special adviser to Public Service Minister Lindiwe Sisulu, it was reported on Sunday (28 April). Read more >>
A total of 21 big South African construction companies have admitted to the Competition Commission that they were involved in bid-rigging to a combined value of R26bn, Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Public Works heard this week. Read more >>
Communications Minister Dina Pule must provide evidence that the Sunday Times was involved in a smear and blackmail campaign against her, editor Phylicia Oppelt has said. Read more >>
[Rod Baker] NEWSWATCH: As expected, MPs have adopted the Protection of State Information Bill report, reports Mail & Guardian, and in BD Live, Allister Sparks recounts how the late Mervyn Rees helped change the course of SA history - by doing exactly what many critics of the POIB believe the bill is designed to stamp out. Read more >>
The suggestion that chief executives of construction companies should sign a contract to make them personally liable in cases of collusion has been slated by the industry as a step too far. Read more >>
JOHANNESBURG: The notion that corruption only takes place in government is one sided, as corruption is becoming a social problem Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said on Thursday, 25 April 2013. Read more >>
NEW YORK, USA: - Warlord military commanders in Ivory Coast are making hundreds of millions of dollars by plundering the country's exports of cocoa and other resources, according to a report by UN experts. Read more >>
South Africa will not redeploy troops to the Central African Republic (CAR), Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe said on Wednesday (24 April). Read more >>
The Ekurhuleni metropolitan council is hoping the Airports Cities world conference currently under way in Kempton Park will lessen the burden of unemployment, homelessness and poverty in the region. Read more >>
Suspended SABC head of news Phil Molefe was paid full benefits amounting to R2.2m while at home last year, it was reported on Thursday (25 April). Read more >>
PRETORIA: There is no conflict between the National Development Plan (NDP) and the Industrial Policy Action Plan (IPAP), Trade and Industry (dti) Minister Rob Davies says. 
PRETORIA: The Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Jeff Radebe, has approved the appointment of Karen van Rensburg as the CEO of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA). 
Germany's Foreign Affairs Minister Guido Westerwelle praised South Africa on Monday (29 April) for its interventions in strife-torn countries on the African continent. 
PetroSA's chairman Benny Mokaba has quit with immediate effect. 
A degree in commerce once held the key to a successful career in business. But two years after graduating with a BCom in financial risk management from Unisa, Nkola Kabamba can still not find a job. 
Fed up with an unstable local bitumen supply, construction firms have begun to invest in securing their own supply of the material, which is an essential part of road construction and maintenance. 
A group of 66,000 pensioners have instituted a civil claim to recover about R79bn they claim Transnet plundered from their pension funds, according to Sunday's (28 April) Rapport. 
Women and Men Against Child Abuse (WMACA) is appealing to the SA Nursing Council (SANC) to recognise forensic nurses and register them. 
PRETORIA: Economic Development Minister Ebrahim Patel has welcomed the Gauteng Provincial Government's decision to absorb 300 unemployed graduates from FET colleges. 
Opposition parties were accused on Tuesday (23 April) of seeking to score political points from the death of South African soldiers in the Central African Republic (CAR). 
Water is a critical element to sustainable socio-economic development and the eradication of poverty, says Deputy Trade and Industry Minister Elizabeth Thabethe said. 
CAPE TOWN: The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) is expected to hand over 20 reports into substantial allegations of corruption and maladministration to President Jacob Zuma at the end of the month, with 16 others expected at the end of next month. 
Former National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) Menzi Simelane has been appointed special adviser to Public Service Minister Lindiwe Sisulu, it was reported on Sunday (28 April). 
Communications Minister Dina Pule must provide evidence that the Sunday Times was involved in a smear and blackmail campaign against her, editor Phylicia Oppelt has said. 
The suggestion that chief executives of construction companies should sign a contract to make them personally liable in cases of collusion has been slated by the industry as a step too far. 
JOHANNESBURG: The notion that corruption only takes place in government is one sided, as corruption is becoming a social problem Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said on Thursday, 25 April 2013. 
The PetroSA board has commissioned a review of audits into spending‚ the parastatal said last week. 
NEW YORK, USA: - Warlord military commanders in Ivory Coast are making hundreds of millions of dollars by plundering the country's exports of cocoa and other resources, according to a report by UN experts. 
South Africa will not redeploy troops to the Central African Republic (CAR), Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe said on Wednesday (24 April). 
The Ekurhuleni metropolitan council is hoping the Airports Cities world conference currently under way in Kempton Park will lessen the burden of unemployment, homelessness and poverty in the region. 
Suspended SABC head of news Phil Molefe was paid full benefits amounting to R2.2m while at home last year, it was reported on Thursday (25 April). 
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