Development

By Nthambeleni Gabara

Pretoria - President Kgalema Motlanthe has assured the National House of Traditional Leaders that government, under a new administration, will remain committed to strengthening the House and its institutions.

Addressing the House at the Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality's Council Chambers on Thursday, the President said: "I am equally certain that based on this collaboration, the new government will take the issue of Traditional Leadership to ...

By France Nyaka & Sydney Masinga

Kwaggafontein - Ward committee members in Mpumalanga are to l receive skills training in community service delivery so that they can find permanent jobs in government in the future.

Ward committee members from the Thembisile Hani local municipality in Kwaggafontein are expected to start their skills training programme before the end of October.

“They are working for the community without getting paid and this ...

Durban – KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sibisiso Ndebele is to host a delegation from the Chinese province of Shanghai on Tuesday to renew ties and relations with the world’s fast growing country.

The two are to sign a Memorandum of Understanding which will see the two provinces committing to further growth and development.

The KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government is hoping to partner with the Chinese province to manufacture solar panels in South Africa, among others. Currently ...

By Proffesor Ndawonde

Pretoria – In an effort to create a pool of highly competent housing professionals, the Department of Housing is offering matriculants scholarships in the field.

The National Housing Scholarship Programme is aimed as meeting the demands of South Africa’s complex housing environment, the capacity requirements and the need for more competent housing professionals.

The scholarship programme, which has been in operation for two years, ...

Antananarivo - The African Union fears international donors may cut aid to Africa as the global financial crisis deepen, says the Chairman of the AU and President of Tanzania, Jakaya Kikwete.

Mr Kikwete said at a press conference in the Malagasy capital that Africa now urged donor nations not to cut back aid for Africa.

"Our appeal to our development partners is that they should not cut aid to the developing countries" now that America and Europe were experiencing ...