South Africa

Pretoria - The Mpumalanga Department of Education has reaffirmed its commitment to uphold the integrity of the examination process and its outcomes.

Cape Town - The financial position of national departments is steadily improving with the number of qualified audit opinions and disclaimers having declined to 25% in the last financial year, from 42% in 2009.

Pretoria - The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI) has welcomed the newly released National Development Plan (NDP), saying it provides clarity on the country's long term economic strategy.

Pretoria - Retail trade sales increased by 7.1% in August above market expectation, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) said.

Pretoria - Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa has urged private security companies to work with police to deal a blow to crime.

Polokwane - Residents of Polokwane are being urged to use water sparingly as the city's reservoirs run

Cape Town - The Association of Independent Publishers (AIP) has revealed that 43 small newspapers peri

Durban - The KwaZulu-Natal government has launched Operation Pay on Time in an attempt to improve relations with the business community in the province.

East London - Eastern Cape companies who are able to create additional jobs could walk away R10 000 richer as part of an ambitious plan to boost employment in the province.

Mbombela - Mpumalanga Education MEC Reginah Mhaule is confident that the province will achieve a 67% matric pass rate, a 10% improvement from 2010.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma says there is no one-size-fits-all solution in conflict prevention dip

Cape Town - Government has created thousands of jobs since the New Growth Path (NGP) was
adopted by Cabinet in October last year, figures released on Tuesday by the Minister of Economic Development Ebrahim Patel reveal.

Pretoria - The mining industry needs more skilled personnel to take the mining industry into the future, says Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu.

East London - Eastern Cape women have had enough of the systematic oppression and marginalisation they say they experience within the province's labour market.

Cape Town - The Independent Complaints Directorate (ICD) was in for a tough time in Parliament today as MPs grilled its leadership over why its headquarters rental bill in Pretoria spiked from R4.2 million to R15 million in only one year.