South Africa

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has described the country's new Chief Justice, Sandile Ngocobo, as someone who has a rich track record in the justice system.

Thabazimbi - The South African Police Service is to deploy Special Task Force and Tactical Response Team members to give operational and tactical support to local police stations across the country.

Pretoria - Newly inaugurated President Jacob Zuma has already got down to the business of work, and his first task was to announce his new cabinet on Sunday.

Pretoria - Tokyo Sexwale has been announced as the Minister of Human Settlements.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma is currently considering the resignations of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) chair and deputy.

Pretoria - The Law Society of South Africa (LLSA) has welcomed the appointment of Justice Sandile Ngcobo as South Africa's new Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court.

Pretoria - Collins Chabane has been announced as second Minister in the Presidency.

Pretoria - Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba has removed former acting CEO Vuyisile Kona from the board of South African Airways (SAA) following a shareholders’ meeting, said the department

Pretoria - Dr Blade Nzimande has been announced as the Minister of Higher Education and Training.

Pretoria - South Africa has once again proved that it can hold a successful election and is serious about democracy.

Pretoria - Poverty-related diseases will be the focus of Africa's first Nanomedicine Workshop.

Pretoria - With more than 12 million votes counted in the early hours of Friday morning, the ruling African National Congress's (ANC) lead was growing slowly, but steadily.

Pretoria - With only 22.68 percent of votes still to be counted, the African National Congress (ANC) is moving slowly but surely to maintain its two thirds majority rule.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma on Sunday announced several changes to the structure of government and his executive.

Pretoria- Education has been split into two separate ministries in the new government structure -basic education and higher education and training.