South Africa

Cape Town – A legislative review to make schooling compulsory for children between the ages of five and 15 years is on the cards.

Pretoria - Government has recommitted to urgently accelerate the pace of land reform in South Africa, Rural Development and Land Reform Minister Gugile Nkwinti announced on Wednesday.

Pretoria – National Police Commissioner General Riah Phiyega has welcomed the sentencing of a rhino poacher to a total of 77 years in prison.

Pretoria - State Security Minister David Mahlobo wants to make the intelligence service a career of choice for the majority of young South Africans.

Pretoria – The Deputy Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Kebby Maphatsoe, says the process of verifying the details of military veterans will come to an end this year.

Pretoria - State Security Minister David Mahlobo says more emphasis will be placed on effective control and management of South Africa’s border security.

Pretoria - The State Security Agency has started a process of improving the capacity of intelligence services, State Security Minister David Mahlobo announced on Wednesday.

Pretoria – Defence and Military Veterans Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula says she hopes Parliament will treat the finalisation of the Defence Review as a matter of “critical urgency”.

Pretoria - South Africa has come a long way in stabilising the domestic security situation that also created the conditions for democracy to flourish, says State Security Minister David Mahlobo.

Pretoria – The ministerial enquiry set up to investigate the evictions in Lwandle, Cape Town, has concluded the first round of oral representations, says the Department of Human Settlements.

Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma says South Africa is making progress in the fight against corruption, as evidenced by the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) probes he has authorised in the last five years.

Pretoria - The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) will this year develop a Minerals Beneficiation Action Plan which will be a component of the Industrial Policy Action Plan (IPAP).

Pretoria - The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) is set to increase support for the automotive and clothing sectors, says Minister Rob Davies.

Pretoria - The Department of Correctional Services has appointed auditing firm KPMG to conduct a forensic investigation into the awarding of the electronic monitoring system.

Pretoria - The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has launched an investigation to determine the causes of the presence of Citrus Black Spot (CBS) discovered on a consignment of exported lemons to the European Union (EU).