South Africa

Pretoria - Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has wished well Grade 12 learners in Limpopo’s Vhembe District, who will be rewriting the Life Sciences Paper 1.

President Jacob Zuma has congratulated Roch Marc Christian Kabore on his election as President of Burkina Faso following the presidential elections held on 29 November 2015.

Pretoria - Employees of PikitUp who were on strike for two weeks are expected to return to work on Friday.

Pretoria – A new policy, which is still in the pipeline, is expected to hold accountable those who do not uphold the rights of people with disabilities.

Pretoria - A 33-year-old man from Kwazakhele in Port Elizabeth, in the Eastern Cape, is expected to appear before the Motherwell Magistrate’s Court on Monday, after he was arrested for dealing in mandrax on Thursday.

Pretoria – Tourism Deputy Minister Tokozile Xasa on Thursday launched the Mthatha Visitors’ Information Centre.

Pretoria – The world class Department of Science and Technology (DST)-Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Nanomaterials Industrial Development Facility has officially opened in Pretoria.

Pretoria – Minister of Public Enterprises Lynne Brown says South Africa’s partnership with China must strengthen the countries state owned companies.

Pretoria - Gold worth almost R3 million was confiscated at the King Shaka International Airport (KSIA) in KwaZulu-Natal, said the South African Revenue Service (SARS) on Thursday.

Pretoria - International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane says Africa’s relations with China have already had a big impact on addressing Africa’s development challenges.

Pretoria – After months of anticipation, the Bloemfontein Supreme Court of Appeal has ruled that former Paralympian Oscar Pistorius’ conviction of culpable homicide be scaled up to murder.

Pretoria - Communications Minister Faith Muthambi is expected to attend the International Development Cooperation meeting on Gender and Media taking place in Geneva, Switzerland.

Pretoria - The launch of a Donkey Tracking Route through the scenic Cederberg mountains has brought jobs and hope for the remote Western Cape community.

Pretoria - The Medupi power station has been declared a National Key Point, Eskom said on Thursday.

Pretoria - The upcoming Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Summit, which starts on Friday in Sandton, will be a milestone and historic event which will usher in a new era for development of China–Africa relations.