South Africa

Pretoria - The South African film industry contributes R3.5 billion annually to the country’s Gross Domestic Product, Arts and Culture Minister Paul Mashatile announced on Friday.

Pretoria - The City of Tshwane has come out to explain their internal investigations into the alleged involvement of their metro police officers accused of escorting Gupta wedding guests from Waterkloof Air Force Base to Sun City in the North West.

Pretoria – The City of Johannesburg has made food resilience and agricultural development a priority to ensure that no one goes hungry, said Executive Mayor Parks Tau.

Cape Town – South Africa is a promising investment destination, business executives from companies from around the world said on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Africa, which ends today in the city.

Pretoria - Deputy Minister in the Presidency for Performance Monitoring and Evaluation, Obed Bapela, has called on Parliament to restart the process of establishing a television and radio service.

Pretoria - The Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature Portfolio Committee on Rural Development and Agrarian Reform will on Monday, May 13, embark on a series of public hearings on the Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Bill (SPLUMB).

Pretoria – The City of Johannesburg says it has improved its ability to collect revenue and has drastically reduced the number of unresolved queries on its billing system.

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.