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Provinces

Housing ‘well on track’
23/5/2013 16:08

The province’s cooperative governance and traditional affairs MEC, Olly Mlamleli, believes her department is well on track in providing decent housing for the needy communities in the province.

Northern Cape opposition in protest
23/5/2013 14:37

Two Northern Cape opposition parties have stayed away from a provincial budget sitting in Kimberley because it was being attended by two MECs accused of fraud

Cosas outraged at the alleged student beating

Five of KZN's most wanted arrested

Bigger bin strategy to deal with rat infestation

Joburg residents pay up
23/5/2013 14:02

Johannesburg residents must expect more woes after the announcement of rate increases.

Gauteng

No extention for registration of children
23/5/2013 14:24

The Gauteng department of education said parents who have not registered their children for the 2014 academic year will not get an extention.

Joburg residents pay up
23/5/2013 14:02

Johannesburg residents must expect more woes after the announcement of rate increases.

City focus on financial stability

Use more clinics: Papo

KwaZulu-Natal

Crumbling and collapsing, man wants his house fixed
23/5/2013 15:23

After a year of pleading with the city to fix his dilapidated house, 70-year-old Mandlakasi Zincume believes that there is now light at the end of the tunnel.

Five of KZN's most wanted arrested
23/5/2013 11:42

Five of the most wanted criminals in KwaZulu-Natal were arrested on Thursday, police said.

Major changes at annual Ugu Jazz Festival

KZN job applicant was breadwinner: mother

Western Cape

Annual festival calling all dancers
23/5/2013 15:45

Organisers of the annual Baxter Dance Festival are calling for entries from dance studios, schools, companies, groups and independent dance-makers for its gathering this year.

Kirstenbosch wins its 33rd gold
23/5/2013 15:26

Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden has won its 33rd gold medal for its exhibition at the annual Royal Horticultural Society’s Chelsea Flower Show in London

Former Western Cape tax official jailed

Limpopo

Two major dams near completion
21/5/2013 12:54

The De Hoop Dam in Limpopo is close to completion and water is now flowing into the impoundment, Water Affairs Minister Edna Molewa said

ANCYL mourns Mbuli’s death
21/5/2013 12:27

The ANCYL in Limpopo has added its voice to the wave of condolences following the sudden death of SABC television anchor and radio presenter Vuyo Mbuli, who died on Saturday.

ANC praises Limpopo drug bust

Mpumalanga

IFP takes Mpumalanga ward seat from ANC
23/5/2013 13:49

The IFP has narrowly won a ward seat from the ANC in Albert Luthuli (Elukwatini/Carolina) municipality in a Mpumalanga by-election

Waterless residents thanked
21/5/2013 12:35

Disgruntled residents in the Dr JS Moroka local municipality have praised the provincial cabinet’s visit headed by Premier David Mabuza at the weekend.

Zuma outraged at circumcision deaths

DA slams ‘whites only’ dance

Northern Cape

Northern Cape opposition in protest
23/5/2013 14:37

Two Northern Cape opposition parties have stayed away from a provincial budget sitting in Kimberley because it was being attended by two MECs accused of fraud

Vendors now have a voice
20/5/2013 15:05

It is important to send a clear message to all tiers of government, business and society, that the informal economy was as important a role player as its formal business cousin, Rosheda Muller, newly elected deputy president of the South African Informal Traders Alliance

Northern Cape hitchhiker jailed

Motorist dies in Northern Cape crash

Eastern Cape

Cosas outraged at the alleged student beating
23/5/2013 12:29

The Congress of South African Students (Cosas) in the Eastern Cape has called on the provincial department of education to deal decisively with all teachers that are still using corporal punishment.

Mpofu attackers’ case postponed
22/5/2013 15:35

Adv Dali Mpofu’s case of robbery and assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm has been postponed to July 30 by East London Magistrate’s Court

Eastern Cape universities march against women violence

NPA may proceed for freezing of bishop’s assets

North West

North West seeks name change
23/5/2013 12:20

North West province needs a name change, premier Thandi Modise said on Thursday.

Province’s name change debate starts
23/5/2013 12:12

Premier Thandi Modise has all but endorsed Moses Kotane as the possible name replacement for North West when she tabled her budget speech in the provincial legislature on Thursday.

Marikana mob justice case postponed

MEC teams with debt collectors

Free State

Housing ‘well on track’
23/5/2013 16:08

The province’s cooperative governance and traditional affairs MEC, Olly Mlamleli, believes her department is well on track in providing decent housing for the needy communities in the province.

Free Sate contractor used sewage water
22/5/2013 15:43

Labour inspectors have clamped down on a Free State contractor using sewage water to suppress dust while building a new road, an official said on Wednesday.

Bid to end bucket system

Minister agrees on truce

Other Provinces News

City focus on financial stability
23/5/2013 16:56

Financial stability remains a focus of the City of Tshwane as it aims to have R400 million in the bank by the end of June.

Housing ‘well on track’
23/5/2013 16:08

The province’s cooperative governance and traditional affairs MEC, Olly Mlamleli, believes her department is well on track in providing decent housing for the needy communities in the province.

Northern Cape opposition in protest
23/5/2013 14:37

Two Northern Cape opposition parties have stayed away from a provincial budget sitting in Kimberley because it was being attended by two MECs accused of fraud

Marikana mob justice case postponed
23/5/2013 14:22

A case against four men arrested for alleged murder and public violence in Wonderkop, Marikana, has been postponed by the Ga-Rankuwa Magistrate's court, North West police said on Thursday.

No extention for registration of children
23/5/2013 14:24

The Gauteng department of education said parents who have not registered their children for the 2014 academic year will not get an extention.

Joburg residents pay up
23/5/2013 14:02

Johannesburg residents must expect more woes after the announcement of rate increases.

KZN job applicant was breadwinner: mother
23/5/2013 13:12

A man who died after participating in a KwaZulu-Natal Road Traffic Inspectorate recruitment process fitness test was his family's breadwinner, a commission of inquiry heard in Pietermaritzburg on Thursday.

Off-duty prison officer shot
23/5/2013 12:59

An off-duty correctional services officer was shot dead in Cape Town in the early hours of Thursday, Western Cape police said.

Cosas outraged at the alleged student beating
23/5/2013 12:29

The Congress of South African Students (Cosas) in the Eastern Cape has called on the provincial department of education to deal decisively with all teachers that are still using corporal punishment.

Province’s name change debate starts
23/5/2013 12:12

Premier Thandi Modise has all but endorsed Moses Kotane as the possible name replacement for North West when she tabled her budget speech in the provincial legislature on Thursday.

Five of KZN's most wanted arrested
23/5/2013 11:42

Five of the most wanted criminals in KwaZulu-Natal were arrested on Thursday, police said.

ANC in KZN opposed to more toll plazas
22/5/2013 16:48

The KwaZulu-Natal provincial leadership of the ANC has expressed opposition to the installation of more toll plazas in the province.

Bigger bin strategy to deal with rat infestation
22/5/2013 16:45

Bigger refuse bins will be distributed by the city of Ekurhuleni in an effort to help fight the reign of terror unleashed by oversized and fearless rodents in the region

Free Sate contractor used sewage water
22/5/2013 15:43

Labour inspectors have clamped down on a Free State contractor using sewage water to suppress dust while building a new road, an official said on Wednesday.

NPA may proceed for freezing of bishop’s assets
22/5/2013 15:19

A famous Port Elizabeth bishop, Rev Samuel Banzana, has not yet approached the offices of the National Prosecuting Authority to oppose or appeal the ruling of Port Elizabeth High Court which ordered for his assets to be seized two weeks ago