South Africa

Cape Town – Auditor General Kimi Makwetu says the move for national and provincial departments towards obtaining clean audits has remained static over a three-year period.

Pretoria – Communications Minister Faith Muthambi will address The New Age business briefing on Friday to talk about the milestone in the migration from analogue to digital broadcasting.

Pretoria - The Department of Water and Sanitation has urged communities and businesses to strictly follow water saving measures as dam levels across the country continue to drop due to the drought.

Pretoria – Government has called on marchers, who are participating in rallies in Pretoria, to respect the rule of law and the Constitution.

Pretoria – Government has commended the Department of Home Affairs for scooping the prestigious ICT Service Delivery Transformation Award.

Pretoria - In the 20 years of its existence, the Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) has shown steady growth and a sustainable investment strategy.

Pretoria - The North West MEC for Tourism, Desbo Mohono, says the Tourism Enterprise Incubator Programme will significantly help to move many SMMEs in the sector off the ground.

Pretoria - The Ministry of Transport has set the record straight on social media accounts impersonating Minister Dipuo Peters.

Pretoria - The Portfolio Committee on Basic Education says it supports the approach taken by the Department of Basic Education in dealing with the reported Grade 12 maths exam paper leak in the Mopani District in Limpopo.

Pretoria - International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane will today co-chair the inaugural ministerial session of the Zimbabwe-South Africa Bi-National Commission (BNC) in Harare ahead of the Heads of State session scheduled for Thursday.

Cape Town – The Department of Science and Technology Director General, Dr Phil Mjwara, says biotechnology or genetically modified (GM) crops have had a positive economic impact on South Africa.

Cape Town – The National Assembly has adopted the amendments to the Mining and Petroleum Resources Development Amendment Bill and referred it to the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) for consideration.

Pretoria - A Joint Operational Centre (JOC) is being established in Gauteng to plan around and improve the state of readiness in the wake of the steady decrease of water levels in the province.

Pretoria - The Department of Basic Education says it is shocked and disappointed at the leak of a Mathematics Paper 2 exam paper to Grade 12 learners in Giyani, Limpopo.

Cape Town – Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini says her department has proposed to set up an independent inspectorate to improve the management of investigations and appeals relating to social grants.