The appointment of two senior NNP members as national deputy ministers will result in changes in the Western Cape, with former premier Peter Marais among those tipped for a provincial cabinet seat.
A total of 20 692 awaiting trial prisoners were in South Africa’s overcrowded jails because they were unable to afford even low bail amounts.
IT’S been a long road to the post of Minster of Safety and Security for Charles Nqakula.
The African Union would be ultimately responsible for a comprehensive peer review mechanism, but until the necessary structures were in place, this task would fall on the New Partnership for Africa’s Development.
The ruling African National Congress had not ruled out alternatives to the current electoral system, provided these did not undermine the core values of fairness, inclusivity and simplicity.
Former Truth and Reconciliation Commission chairman Archbishop Desmond Tutu will meet his ex-commissioners on Thursday to see whether an amicable solution can be found to the threatened court action by the Inkatha Freedom Party.
A prominent Free State farmer has accused President Thabo Mbeki and the government of failing to protect his substantial business interests and those of other South Africans in Zimbabwe.
Deputy President Jacob Zuma has held meetings with ANC Women’s League President Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, but has yet to resolve outstanding problems.
IFP leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi says that despite rising tension between his organisation and the ANC, he and President Thabo Mbeki have yet to meet at party-to-party level to resolve differences.