South Africa

Pretoria - The ozone layer was showing positive signs of recovery, a report presented by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) said.

Pretoria - The Department of Public Works says it has reached important milestones in its annual performance targets in the first quarter of the 2014/15 financial year.

Maputo - Invited international military observers arrived in Maputo on Tuesday ahead of the implementation of the agreement to end military hostilities between the Mozambican government and the former rebel movement Renamo.

Pretoria – The nation is mourning the death of 67 South Africans, who died after a building belonging to the Synagogue Church of All Nations in Lagos, Nigeria, collapsed.

Pretoria - Communications Minister Faith Muthambi says she will request the Board of the Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA) to speed up the appointment of strategic positions within the agency.

Pretoria - The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has fully paid its government guarantee loan granted in 2009 following its financial woes, says Communications Minister Faith Muthambi.

Pretoria - More than 6.8 million learners in Grades 1 to 6 and Grade 9 across South Africa started writing the third Annual National Assessments (ANA) on Tuesday, to determine their levels of competency in Literacy and Numeracy.

Cape Town – Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Pravin Gordhan says local government needs to go “back to basics” in order to improve on the delivery of services to citizens.

Pretoria - A new incentive has been launched to support emerging black filmmakers that will nurture them to take-up big productions that will assist in the creation of jobs.

Johannesburg – Remote and rural schools are set to benefit from the Learn English Audio Project (LEAP) which aims to help learners improve their English listening and speaking skills.

Pretoria – The new requirement of an Unabridged Birth Certificate for all children travelling to and within South Africa's borders, as well as written permission, has been postponed until 1 June 2015, says Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba.

From today until Friday pupils across the country will be sitting for the fourth Annual National Assessments (ANA).

Pretoria - South Africa is committed to collaborating with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to ensure that relations are strengthened.

Pretoria- A South African-led observer mission is to be deployed to Lesotho for three months with the hope that stability will prevail and enable the mountain kingdom to hold elections.

Pretoria - Officials from the South African Mission in Lagos, in Nigeria, are still liaising with rescue workers and government authorities to establish whether any South African citizens are affected by the collapsed church building there.