South Africa

Pretoria – Public Service and Administration Minister Lindiwe Sisulu says a School of Government will be established before the end of October this year.

Pretoria - North West Premier Thandi Modise has described the arrest of a Klerksdorp police officer for corruption as shameful and an insult to the dignified blue uniform that represents the fight against crime and lawlessness.

Pretoria - North West Premier Thandi Modise has welcomed the 20-year sentence handed down to 23-year-old Peter Monoto by the Itsoseng Regional Court for raping a six-year-old girl.

Cape Town – The Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) will play a critical role in mobilising society to take stock of and celebrate the gains made since the dawn of democracy in South Africa.

Pretoria - The South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) has described the accusations of having applied for an exemption from the National Credit Act (NCA), in relation to the Gauteng Freeway Development Project, as unfounded.

Pretoria - South Africa on Thursday signed agreements with preferred bidders in Window 2 of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producers Programme (REIPPP) that will contribute to the country’s energy mix and job creation.

Pretoria – The Department of Home Affairs will this year introduce a high security form on which permits issued to asylum seekers will be printed.

Pretoria – Home Affairs Minister Naledi Pandor says the long-awaited smart Identity Document (ID) card will be rolled out in the second quarter of this current financial year.

Johannesburg – Gauteng Transport MEC Ismail Vadi says the Gautrain is experiencing continuous growth, with the average weekday passenger trips on the train having increased from 26 000 at the beginning of April 2012 to 42 000 at the end of March 2013.

Cape Town – Africa’s attitude towards itself and how it interacts with the world has changed for the better, President Jacob Zuma said today at the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Africa held in the city.

Pretoria - The Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) says it has noted media queries to various ministers on their attendance of the Gupta family wedding last week.

Pretoria - Ministers from South Africa and Sweden will on Thursday meet to assess the state of relations between the two countries.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has extended a warm welcome to delegates of the World Economic Forum on Africa, which meets in Cape Town from today until Friday.

Pretoria – The Labour Department Director General, Nkosinathi Nhleko, has challenged the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) to take a proactive approach in the labour market before the negotiation season begins.

Cape Town – A total of R113 billion of the Department of Social Development’s R120 billion budget will go towards the payment of social assistance grants, Minister Bathabile Dlamini told Parliament today.