Governance

Three weeks after the U.S. presidential election, we are getting the first signs of how President-elect Barack Obama will govern.   That now goes...

President Kgalema Motlanthe has signed the Technology Innovation Agency Act into law. The Department of Science and Technology this morning says Motlanthe signed...

The National Assembly's Portfolio Committee on Defence (PCOD) has rapped the Department of Defence for its sixth consecutive qualified audit from the...

Cabinet has approved a revision of the White Paper on South Africa's participation in International Peace Missions. The revision updates a 1999 document.  Cabinet...

The South African Police Service's Crime Intelligence and Interpol liaison division is hosting the fifth International Conference on Fugitives from today to...

Democratic Alliance (DA) Member of Parliament (MP) Eddie Trent has this week sent out written appeals to key individuals who he says...

After a three-month hiatus, Iran seems set to re-emerge near the top of the U.S. agenda. Last week, the Iranian government congratulated...

Academics have questioned government's industrial participation or "offsets" policy that applies to all government contracts of over US$10 million.  According to the Business...

The South African National Editors Forum (SANEF) has appealed to President Kgalema Motlanthe not to sign into law the Film and Publication...

Activists supporting the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) are confident of an overwhelming vote in favour of the landmark agreement when the United...

South Africa is to establish a national computer security incident response team (CSIRT) to prevent, contain and ameliorate cyber attacks and apprehend...

The National Council of Province's Select Committee on Security & Constitutional Affairs has cleared the National Conventional Arms Control Amendment Bill for...

The Department of Defence is not a major beneficiary of state funds in Finance Minister Trevor Manuel's Medium Term Budget Policy Statement...

Parliament's Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) is calling on all those who say they have hard evidence of irregularities relating to...

The military is unlikely to see a hoped-for hike in their budget in the Medium Term Expenditure Framework Finance (MTEF) Minister Trevor...

South African President Kgalema Motlanthe says he may establish a judicial commission of inquiry into the still-controversial 1999 strategic defence package (SDP). In...

The Department of Defence (DoD) says South Africa will have to substantially increase military spending after the Soccer World Cup to build...

The Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) has placed the 1999 Strategic Defence Package (SDP) back on its agenda. The Democratic Alliance...

Members of Parliament (MPs) are concerned at the state of the defence department following a reading of its latest annual report. Democratic...

All three SA's security departments have new ministers after President Kgalema Motlanthe filled two vacancies and moved one incumbent when he appointed his Cabinet.   Motlanthe moved police minister...

The report may find new facts on a controversial decision to choose French IT over a local product for the Navy`s frigates.The...

Russia and Nigeria are expected to sign a series of deals including a joint venture agreement on gas exploration with Gazprom and...