South Africa

Pretoria - Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has condemned the torching of a school in Mareetsane village near Mafikeng.

Pretoria – Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa has thanked the men and women who protect South Africa’s wildlife and natural heritage as the country commemorates World Ranger Day.

Pretoria – The Northern Cape MEC for Transport, Safety and Liaison, Pauline Williams, says the province will hold safe and secure Local Government Elections.

Pretoria – The price of petrol is set to decrease by 99 cents a litre on Wednesday.

Pretoria – The Electoral Commission (IEC) says the stolen ballot papers in Soweto will have no impact on the integrity of the elections.

Pretoria - The National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NATJOINTS) will on Monday brief media in Vuwani, Limpopo, on the state of readiness by the South African security agencies to secure the 2016 Local Government Elections.

Pretoria – With just a few days to go before the 3 August Municipal Elections, government has called on all eligible voters to go in their numbers to cast their votes.

Pretoria - The Gauteng Department of Health has confirmed that 82 pupils from Tholulwazi Secondary School, in Ekurhuleni, were this morning treated at Pholosong Hospital after a suspected food poisoning outbreak.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has amended the Terms of Reference of the Commission of Inquiry into Higher Education and Training by extending the period upon which the Commission should complete its work, said the Presidency.

Pretoria - By the end of 2014, government had spent R1 trillion in developing infrastructure in the country, says Deputy Minister in the Presidency responsible for Planning Monitoring and Evaluation, Buti Manamela.

Pretoria - Africa and China must accelerate efforts to find innovative and creative mechanisms to unblock any domestic regulatory and financial challenges to cooperation.

Pretoria - Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has called on employers to support mothers to exclusively breastfeed for at least six months and rapidly reach a target of at least 50% of mothers’ breastfeeding for at least six months after the infant in born.

Pretoria – A lasting solution to the deep division in Vhembe district, in Limpopo, can only happen with open dialogue and hard work between different parties, says Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) Minister Des van Rooyen.

Pretoria - A 20-year power purchase agreement that Eskom and Redstone Solar Thermal Power were due to be signed has been postponed.

Cape Town – Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba says the department will assist citizens who lost their Identity Documents during the recent natural disasters to apply for temporary documents to enable them to vote.