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08/09/2010 07:24
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Local govt 'needs skilled workers'
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Turning around local government to provide effective service delivery will require skilled, responsible and accountable workers, Cooperative Governance Minister Sicelo Shiceka says, adding that making local government administration more professional had become critical to ensure a stable and functioning system.
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08/09/2010 07:24
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Universities 'key to Africa's development'
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African universities are key to remaking the continent, former president Thabo Mbeki says, adding Africa will overcome the challenges of poverty and underdevelopment not because of its wealth in natural resources, but because of its intellectual ability properly to manage and utilise these resources.
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06/09/2010 13:04
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SA second at World Surfing Masters
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Team South Africa finished second to Australia and picked up six medals - three gold, one silver and two bronze - at the 2010 ISA World Masters Surfing Championship at Santa Catalina in Panama.
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07/09/2010 10:35
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Acid mine drainage: experts called in
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A team of experts is expected to assess the extent of acid mine drainage in South Africa and report back to a special inter-ministerial committee appointed by Water Affairs Minister Bulelwa Sonjica.
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07/09/2010 09:38
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Call to unite during Heritage Month
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Arts and Culture Minister Lulu Xingwana has urged South Africans to use Heritage Month to deepen the country's humanity and unity, as they did during the 2010 Fifa World Cup.
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07/09/2010 11:45
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Centre for SA's future football stars
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South African youngster Andile "Ace" Khumalo recently became a professional footballer for local premier league team Amazulu - a move that's inspired more than 50 other young footballers to follow in his footsteps.
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07/09/2010 11:27
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Hopeville: a journey of restoration
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New South African film Hopeville spreads the message that even one person, when they have the courage to take action, can make a big difference in many lives.
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07/09/2010 10:26
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Superstar V8s to howl at Kyalami again
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For petrolheads, there are few sounds as beautiful and thrilling as the throaty growl of a V8 engine. That's why Kyalami will be the place to be in November when the International Superstars Series returns to South Africa for the seventh and final round of the 2010 Series.
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07/09/2010 08:58
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Public service strike suspended
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South African civil servants have suspended their three-week-old strike while workers at the country's public schools, hospitals and courts decide whether to accept the government's latest wage offer.
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07/09/2010 07:24
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State to act on steel pricing
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The South African government is intent on using policy tools to achieve competitive steel pricing to benefit downstream industries, says Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies, though without specifying what form this intervention will take.
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