South Africa

Pretoria - The Gauteng Legislature has elected David Makhura as Premier, Judge President Dunston Mlambo announced on Wednesday.

Pretoria - The country’s 400 new Members of Parliament have been sworn in by Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng.

Pretoria - The Consumer Price Index (CPI) in April rose to 6.1% - breaching the Reserve Bank’s inflation target range.

Pretoria - School Governing Body (SGB) associations have committed to help the task team investigating the alleged sale of posts in the education sector.

Pretoria - A new terminal at Brazil’s Guarulhos International Airport has been officially opened with the involvement of Airports Company South Africa (Acsa).

Pretoria – The Department of Home Affairs says it has noted recent reports in print and online media on the looming expiration of permits issued to Zimbabwean nationals under the special dispensation period.

Pretoria - South Africa's fifth democratic Parliament will hold its first sitting this morning to swear in new MPs and formally elect a President, who will head the state.

Pretoria - The Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA) and Sanlam have announced the finalists for the 2013 MDDA-Sanlam Local Media Awards following the conclusion of judging for both broadcast and print sections of the competition.

Pretoria - The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development in the North West has officially started building the Taung Agro-Hub, which will enable fruit and vegetable producers to gain better access to markets in a more sustainable way.

With this year’s general elections successfully concluded, proving South Africa as a resilient, strong and vibrant democracy, it is now time to roll up our sleeves and get down to business.

Pretoria - Government says plans are in full swing for the Presidential Inauguration on Saturday.

Pretoria - The South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL) is not working with the Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) to check whether road users are e-tagged or not, says the agency.

Pretoria-The South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) says striking workers in Johannesburg are employees of one of the agency’s service providers.

Pretoria - Economic Development Minister Ebrahim Patel has announced the appointment of Tembinkosi Bonakele as the new Commissioner of the Competition Commission.

Pretoria – The Department of Environmental Affairs has proposed that the listing of brown trout and rainbow trout be regulated in terms of the National Environmental Management Biodiversity Act (NEMBA) and the Alien and Listed Invasive Species Regulations.