The IFP in KwaZulu-Natal has lambasted the ANC-led government for failing to deliver on its job creation promises. "Twenty years into democracy we can't say we have a good story to tell as people don't have jobs and are living in poverty. Fact is, many…
Pretoria – The Presidency has confirmed that 67 South Africans have been killed and scores others injured after a building at the Synagogue Church of All Nations collapsed on Friday, 12 September, in Lagos, in the Federal Republic of Nigeria. President Jacob Zuma has expressed…
I had agreed to meet with representatives of SANTACO to address some key issues outlined in a memorandum that I had received following the meeting request. The meeting took place on Friday 12 August 2014. Yesterday morning, taxi drivers embarked on their own violent and…
The IFP in KwaZulu-Natal calls on the MEC for Education, Peggy Nkonyeni, to conduct an urgent investigation into the claims that learners in Mnyakanya High School in Nkandla, next to President Zuma's home, were forced by the school principal and local Inkosi to pay goats…
Pretoria - Officials from the South African Mission in Lagos, in Nigeria, are still liaising with rescue workers and government authorities to establish whether any South African citizens are affected by the collapsed church building there. The popular Lagos-based Synagogue Church Guest House building at…
The Inkatha Freedom Party in KwaZulu-Natal has publically denounced the installation of electronic bingo terminals (EBTs) at shopping malls in the province of KwaZulu-Natal. "We are of the view that this move will add to the number of social ills that already plague our communities…
PRETORIA - On 12 September 2014, the Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) of the NPA obtained an order in the North Gauteng High Court freezing a cash amount of US$9.34 million (about R102 million). The case relates to cash which was brought into the country on…
Pretoria – An investigation into National Police Commissioner, General Riah Phiyega, has found no reasonable prospects to prosecute her. The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) investigated a complaint against General Phiyega of defeating the ends of justice. The Executive Director of IPID referred the docket…
Pretoria - The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) says it is disappointed that it could not secure a conviction on the original charge of premeditated murder, negligent discharge of a firearm and possession of ammunition in the Oscar Pistorius trial. “From the very beginning, the prosecutors…
By Minister in the Presidency for Planning, Performance, Monitoring, Evaluation and Administration, Jeff Radebe The news that Cabinet has approved the tabling to Parliament of the Expropriation Bill 2014, has set off a flurry of discussion. This is a natural reaction in South Africa where…