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Member of the Arms Deal Commission resigns

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Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma has received the resignation of Judge Francis Legodi, a member of the Commission of Inquiry into allegations of Fraud, Corruption, Impropriety or Irregularity in the Strategic Defence Procurement Packages, commonly referred to as the Arms Deal.

Another clean audit for Mokonyane

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Johannesburg - The Auditor General (AG) has given the Gauteng Premier's Office a clean audit for the fourth financial year in a row.

Month to celebrate women empowerment, equality

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Pretoria – As South Africa marks the start of Women’s Month, government says it is inspired by all patriotic women who took up the fight for gender equality and freedom.

Zuma mulls arms deal probe extension

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma is considering a request to extend the commission of inquiry into the multibillion rand arms deal.

Committee visits Medupi Power Station

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Pretoria - Members of the Portfolio Committee on Economic Development will this morning visit the Medupi Power Station in Lephalale, Limpopo.

Vote counting underway in Zimbabwe

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Harare - The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) said on Wednesday that general elections were conducted free and fair and that vote counting had begun.

Tutu's footprint goes down in history

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Krugersdorp - Nobel Peace Prize laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu has become the latest South African to add his footprint to the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site in Maropeng, outside Krugersdorp.

Business welcomes dti investigation

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Pretoria - Business has welcomed the Department of Trade and Industry’s decision to investigate concerns into the National Empowerment Fund (NEF) of Ndalo Luxury Ventures (NLV).

Icasa programme to tackle SA's high communications costs

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Cape Town – The Department of Communications told Parliament today that it hopes to bring down high cellphone call rates and broadband fees through a programme run in collaboration with Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa), aimed at stimulating public debate.

Govt injects R202bn into economy - report

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Pretoria – Over R200 billion has been injected into the economy by the South African government last year, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) said on Wednesday.