South Africa

Cape Town – President Jacob Zuma has welcomed Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu’s report on national and provincial governments.

Pretoria - The New Development Bank (NDB) of BRICS on Thursday announced the allocation of formal responsibilities to the four vice presidents of the bank.

Cape Town – President Jacob Zuma says government’s Back-to-Basics strategy has, since its introduction, become an integral part of local governance.

Pretoria –Government will in the New Year introduce a new qualification for traffic officers which will be equivalent to a national diploma.

Pretoria - South Africa needs an army of community activists to work with government to fight against women and children abuse, says KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Social Development Weziwe Thusi.

Pretoria - Government has welcomed the Auditor-General’s 2014/15 financial year audit results, said the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) on Thursday.

Pretoria - A well-coordinated approach is needed to effectively enforce food labelling regulations in the country, says the National Consumer Commission (NCC).

Pretoria - A South African business delegation has arrived in Cameroon on the second leg of an Outward Trade and Investment Mission, said the Department of Trade and Industry (dti).

Pretoria - The City of Johannesburg has condemned the ongoing lawlessness by striking Pikitup workers this week.

Pretoria – Twelve suspects, including three police officers arrested in a joint Hawks operation for alleged rhino poaching, will appear in court this morning.

Pretoria - The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development has kick-started its 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children campaign with support from the community of Daveyton, Ekurhuleni.

Cape Town – Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu says there has been a decrease in the value of fruitless and wasteful expenditure since the 2013/14 financial year.

Mahikeng – President Jacob Zuma has urged those who have been abused - regardless of gender and age - not to remain silent and report the abuse to authorities.

Pretoria - The national Department of Health has launched a mobile application that seeks to improve primary health care services in the health sector in South Africa.

Cape Town – Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu says he has noted a slight improvement in the audit outcomes for national and provincial departments and their entities in this year’s audit results.