South Africa

Pretoria - The newly established National Planning Commission (NPC) will accelerate government's efforts to boost the economy, reduce poverty and ensure smooth infrastructure developmen

Thabazimbi - It was all action and drama at the Bravo Camp as members of the South African Police Service (SAPS) displayed their crime fighting tactics during a thrilling simulation exercise.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has named Aaron Motsoaledi as the new minister to head the Department of Health.

Klerkdorp - North West MEC for Public Safety, Howard Yawa, commended the community of Klerksdorp for assisting the police to arrest three armed robbery suspects.

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

Pretoria - The ruling African National Congress (ANC), which is still leading the national list in the 2009 General Elections, has reached more than 1 million votes in four provinces.

Pretoria - The Department of Foreign Affairs has been renamed and restructured to become the Department of International Relations and Cooperation.

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.