South Africa

Pretoria – The country’s top brass has sent its well wishes to all South Africans for the upcoming festive season.

Pretoria – The Marine Spatial Planning Bill of 2015 has been approved by Cabinet for public comment.

Pretoria - South Africa is set to host an Anti-Drugs Dialogue conference in March 2016, as part of the fight against illicit drugs.

Pretoria – Cabinet has welcomed the education agreement entered into by the BRICS group of nations, which holds great promise to make a necessary and significant impact on the education landscape.

Pretoria – South Africa’s Cabinet has welcomed the signing of 26 agreements to the value of R94 billion during the recent State visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Pretoria - David van Rooyen was on Thursday afternoon sworn in as South Africa’s new Minister of Finance.

Pretoria - Members of the media are invited to submit their entries for the 2016 SADC Media Awards competition.

Pretoria - The Air Services Licensing Council (ASLC) has found that the grounded Skywise Airlines is safe and reliable to operate following an inspection that was taken to protect the interest of the public.

Pretoria – Communications Minister Faith Muthambi will, as part of the Broadcasting Digital Migration project, install the first batch of government subsidised set-top boxes (STBs) in households in Keimoes in the Northern Cape next week.

Pretoria - Statistician General Pali Lehohla will today receive an honorary Doctorate from the University of Stellenbosch in recognition of his role in the development of statistics in the country and beyond.

Pretoria - South African road fatalities have slightly declined for the period 2010 - 2014, according to the country’s mid-term report to the United Nations 2nd Global High Level Dialogue on Road Safety.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has announced that Nhlanhla Nene has been removed as Minister of Finance ahead of what he calls another strategic redeployment.

Pretoria - Deputy Minister in the Presidency Buti Manamela says government remains committed to fighting corruption in all its forms.

Pretoria - A passenger allegedly carrying cocaine with a street value of R2.5 million was intercepted at OR Tambo International Airport (ORTIA) on Wednesday, said the South African Revenue Service (SARS).

Pretoria - The proposed amendments to the Broadcasting Act, tabled by government, are in line with the vision of ensuring universal access to broadcasting services in the country, says Communications Minister Faith Muthambi.