South Africa

Pretoria – The consultation process on the one core textbook per subject and grade has started with a Learning and Teaching Support Material (LTSM) roundtable discussion.

Pretoria - Premier of the Free State Ace Magashule has encouraged motorists to be considerate and observe the rules of the roads during the Easter weekend.

Pretoria - The SA Post Office (Sapo) has dismissed six employees who violated a court order during the illegal strike which crippled postal operations in the last quarter of 2014.

Pretoria – Deputy Minister of Environmental Affairs Barbara Thomson has launched a Community Parks and Street Cleaning project worth more than R13.8 million in Umtshezi, KwaZulu-Natal.

Last month, South Africa laid to rest one of our most dedicated public servant, the Minister of Public Service and Administration Ohm Collins Chabane.

Pretoria – Tourism Minister Derek Hanekom says the success of tourism will be judged by how much it contributes towards reducing poverty, inequality and unemployment.

Pretoria – Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa has invited the public to comment on amendments to the Threatened or Protected Species (TOPS) Regulations and species list.

Pretoria - The Presidency has confirmed that it has received the report from the Farlam Commission of Inquiry.

Pretoria - National Treasury has, with effect from 20 March, withheld the transfer of equitable shares to 60 municipalities that failed to pay Eskom and other creditors on time, it announced on Tuesday.

Pretoria - Government has concluded the nuclear vendor parade workshop that forms part of the country’s process towards the nuclear build programme, said the Department of Energy (DoE).

Pretoria - North West Premier Supra Mahumapelo has reassured the community of Reagile location in Koster of government’s commitment to ensuring that the kidnappers and killers of Kegomoditswe Boikanyo (9) will face the full might of the law.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has extended the employment of South African National Defence Force (SANDF) troops to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Southern African Development Community and Sudan, the Presidency said on Tuesday.

Pretoria - Technicians from the Department of Water and Sanitation have repaired leaking pipes and malfunctioning boreholes with the aim of restoring full water supply in Majakaneng, North West.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has been assured by the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, Michael Masutha and Police Minister Nathi Nhleko that they are attending to the matters relating to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) and the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (the Hawks).

Pretoria - The reviving of agriculture and the agro-processing value chain is key for radical economic transformation, says Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies.