South Africa

Pretoria - Minister Faith Muthambi says she is looking forward to her new role as Communications Minister and is honoured to be serving the people of South Africa.

Pretoria – The South African Democratic Teachers Union (Sadtu) on Monday congratulated Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga and Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande on their re-appointment to Cabinet.

Pretoria - Newly appointed Minister of Water and Sanitation Nomvula Mokonyane says her tenure as minister will be characterised by ensuring rural communities have access to water, upgrading water infrastructure and working with residents to conserve the precious resource.

Pretoria - Newly appointed Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene has his eye set on growing the South African economy.

South Africa has done it again! We held peaceful elections at the beginning of May and the post-election period has been characterised by the smooth transition from one administration to another.

Pretoria - North West Premier-elect Supra Mahumapelo will be sworn into office by the Provincial High Court Judge President, Justice Monica Leeuw, at the Provincial Legislature later this morning.

Pretoria – The newly appointed Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday announced that he had stepped down from the boards of several companies and as Shanduka Group Executive Chairman.

Pretoria – The Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) has described the number of female ministers and deputy ministers appointed in the new national Cabinet as a significant step in the right direction.

Pretoria - The country’s new Police Minister Nkosinathi Nhleko says safety and security are critical ingredients for social stability - and that would be his number one priority.

Pretoria - Mineral Resources Minister, Advocate Ngoako Ramathlodi, has appealed for an end to the four month strike in the platinum belt.

Pretoria - The country’s Deputy President, including the 35 new ministers, were sworn in today.

Pretoria - The newly formed Department of Women has welcomed the appointment of Minister Susan Shabangu as its new political head.

Pretoria - Government has advised people, who want to follow the developments around the new Cabinet on social media, to access their Twitter and Facebook accounts via the respective departmental websites.

Pretoria - A 33-year-old man, who was on the run after the brutal murder of his two-year-old daughter, in Madibeng village in Bolobedu, Limpopo, has handed himself to police.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma says government is moving closer to its target of having more women in Cabinet and the national executive.