South Africa

Pretoria – Home Affairs Minister Naledi Pandor has become the first person to receive a smart ID card.

Pretoria – Mineral and Resources Minister Susan Shabangu says a review of the Kimberly Process organisation’s functions will put a dent on trade in conflict diamonds.

Pretoria – Government says it is encouraged by the turnaround occurring in Eldorado Park, and has urged other communities to work together with law enforcement agencies to clamp down on suspected drug kingpins.

Pretoria - The South African National Road Agency Limited (SANRAL) has received international recognition after winning a technology award for its Open Road Tolling Project, commonly known as the e-tolling system.

Pretoria - Public Service and Administration Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has invited the public to make inputs on the recently gazetted Public Administration Management (PAM) Bill.

Pretoria - About six liquor outlets were closed down following an inspection blitz by officials of the Department of Trade and Industry (dti) and the South African Police Service.

Pretoria - The Western Cape Education Department has activated its online ordering system for purchasing textbooks in order to ensure that orders are delivered to schools on time for the start of the 2014 school year.

Pretoria – Paralympian Oscar Pistorius appeared briefly in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court on Tuesday where his case of premeditated murder was postponed for further investigation.

Pretoria - Government has commended all its departments for proactively organising and implementing pre-Budget Vote communications to key stakeholders, including communities and members of the media.

Pretoria – North West Premier Thandi Modise has called for the Independent Police Investigative Directorate to investigate allegations that police were spectators while a man was being stoned by a mob.

South Africa’s transition to democracy was one of the world’s most iconic testimonies of tolerance and peaceful co-existence.

Johannesburg – The Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) and the Maputo Ports Development Company (MPDC) have signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will pave the way for cooperation between the two port authorities.

Pretoria - The countdown to the 20th anniversary of freedom and democracy next year has begun, with a logo to mark the milestone having been unveiled on Monday by Arts and Culture Minister Paul Mashatile.

Johannesburg – Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant has made an earnest appeal to the leadership of unions to address workers in a peaceful manner and refrain from using violent words when addressing them.

Pretoria - A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote business ties between South Africa and Japan has been signed on the sidelines of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD V), the Department of Trade and Industry (dti) said on Monday.