South Africa

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has appointed Ben Mkhonto Mthembu as Commissioner of the Public Service Commission for a period of five years.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has signed into law the Defence Laws Repeal and Amendment Act, said the Presidency on Monday.

Pretoria – The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has managed to process all the 2013 fishing rights appeals, Minister Senzeni Zokwana announced on Monday.

Pretoria – Law enforcement officers have been out in their numbers since the beginning of the festive season in an effort to reduce road fatalities.

Pretoria - Public Works Deputy Minister Jeremy Cronin says the appointment of 330 Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) non-teaching staff at 209 schools across Nelson Mandela Bay will contribute to the stability of schools in the municipality.

President Jacob Zuma has brought into effect his announcement of the appointment of new Ministers of Finance and Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs through the President’s Act.

Pretoria - Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies is in Nairobi, Kenya where he will participate in the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) 10th Ministerial Conference.

Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma has announced the appointment of Pravin Gordhan as the new Minister of Finance, replacing David van Rooyen.

Pretoria - Government is committed to eradicating corruption, says the Justice, Crime Prevention and Security (JCPS) Cluster.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma’s intervention in Eersterust, east of Pretoria earlier this year has yielded positive results.

Willowfontein - Christmas has come early for two poverty-stricken families in the rural village of Imbali, outside Pietermaritzburg.

Pretoria - Over 700 arrests have been made for crimes against women and children and persons with disabilities, according to the Justice, Crime Prevention and Security (JCPS) Cluster.

Pretoria – Eighty-two police officers have been killed this calendar year, Police Minister Nkosinathi Nhleko announced on Sunday.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma says government will not abandon the fiscal path it has chosen in the last few years.

Pretoria - The Presidency on Saturday corrected rumours published in the media with regard to ministerial deployments and South African Airways (SAA) Board Chairperson, Dudu Myeni.