South Africa

Pretoria – Various 2016 commemorative coin designs have been approved by Cabinet, at its ordinary meeting last week.

Pretoria - South Africa will not allow the commercial trading of rhino horns, Cabinet said on Thursday.

Pretoria – Cabinet has welcomed the achievements highlighted by President Jacob Zuma during his site visit to the Port of Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape, to assess progress made on the implementation of the Operation Phakisa: Oceans Economy initiative.

Pretoria – Cabinet has welcomed the achievements highlighted by President Jacob Zuma during his site visit to the Port of Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape, to assess progress made on the implementation of the Operation Phakisa: Oceans Economy initiative.

Pretoria - Cabinet has welcomed the official launch of the eChannel Pilot Project of the Department of Home Affairs (DHA), which makes ID applications simpler through technology.

Pretoria - The Ministers of Labour, Finance and Mineral Resources are to engage the four banks who gave notice to close the bank account of Oakbay Investments, said Minister in the Presidency: Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Jeff Radebe, on Thursday.

Pretoria – Cabinet says the release of the findings of the Commission of Inquiry Into Allegations of Fraud, Corruption, Impropriety or Irregularity in the Strategic Defence Procurement Package will bring closure to the matter.

Pretoria - Minister in the Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Jeff Radebe says Cabinet has approved the draft Policy on the Customary Practice of Initiation in South Africa.

Pretoria - Minister in the Presidency Jeff Radebe has urged all citizens who have not yet registered or checked their details to visit the offices of the Electoral Commission of South Africa in their local municipalities.

Durban - Communications Minister Faith Muthambi is expected to address the 2nd eThekwini Social Cohesion conference at Chief Albert Luthuli ICC, in Durban.

Cape Town – Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande says he will soon announce an Inter-Ministerial Task Team to look into accelerating the production of black academics.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has released the long awaited Report of the Commission of Inquiry into allegations of fraud and corruption in the Strategic Defence Procurement Package (SDPP).

Cape Town – The number of households living in formal dwellings across the country has increased between 2002 and 2014, Stats SA Statistician-General Pali Lehohla said on Wednesday.

Cape Town – Minister in the Presidency responsible for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Jeff Radebe says statistics are an invaluable tool to help government plan properly and to put the country on a stable path of development.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will this morning release the report from the Commission of Inquiry into the Strategic Defence Procurement Packages, commonly known as the Arms Deal Commission.