South Africa

Pretoria - Former Premier of the North West Edna Molewa has been appointed Social Development Minister.

Pretoria - A new ministry has been created to focus on women, youth and children, including people with disability, President Jacob Zuma announced on Sunday.

Pretoria - The African National Congress is set to reach and maintain its two thirds majority rule before the final counting of ballots by midday.

Pretoria - The department of Intelligence has been changed to the Department of State Security.

Pretoria - Newly formed, break-away party, the Congress of the People (COPE) has just won its millionth vote in the 2009 General Elections.

Johannesburg - A new international report has indicated that South Africa's HIV and AIDS programmes are starting to show major signs of advancement in the area of Antiretroviral Treatment (ART).

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has announced that the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs will replace the Department of Provincial and Local Government.

Pretoria - Election results coming in at the Independent Electoral Commission's (IEC) results centre show some smaller parties taking a severe knock.

Pretoria - Khellinah Shoba, who was sworn in as a Member of Parliament on Wednesday, has passed away.

Pretoria - Trevor Manuel is set to head up the powerful National Planning Commission, to be located in the Presidency.

Pretoria - Newly inaugurated President Jacob Zuma has named Pravin Gordhan as the country's new finance minister.

Pretoria - South African motorists will be able to breathe a sigh of relief next week - as petrol and paraffin prices are to drop.

Pretoria - The newly formed break-away Congress of the People (Cope) has ruled out any possibility of a coalition with the African National Congress (ANC) in any of the provinces.

Pretoria - Independent Democrats (ID) leader Patricia de Lille says the formation of Cope has influenced the political landscape in the country.

Pretoria - Mo Shaik has been appointed as the Head of the South African Secret Services, Minister of State Security, Dr Siyabonga Cwele announced on Friday.