South Africa

Pretoria - Government is saddened by the deaths of four children who died after a bus and minibus taxi collided in Ntuzuma, KwaZulu-Natal, on Wednesday.

Pretoria - The three men, who were arrested for allegedly selling fraudulent Umalusi Senior Certificates, have been remanded in custody by the Botshabelo Magistrate’s Court.

Pretoria – When the Deputy President of the country tells you “You are the future of South Africa”, you know you have your work cut out for you, even if it’s only the first day of school.

Pretoria - About 9000 military veterans and their dependents will this year be furthering their education - thanks to bursaries from the Department of Military Veterans (DMV).

Pretoria - Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport Ismail Vadi has welcomed the arrests of seven officials employed at the Sandton Driver Testing Centre and the Martindale Bulk Licensing Department in the City of Johannesburg.

Pretoria – The digital playing field will be evened for learners at six rural schools in Mpumalanga when they get multimedia centres valued at R5.4 million.

Pretoria - Teaching and learning have commenced this morning in many parts of the country as the 2017 academic programme gets underway.

Mfolozi - Learners from Ntongande High School, who used to travel more than 15km per day in order to get to school, will no longer have to do so this academic year.

Pretoria - Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) Minister Des van Rooyen has conveyed his condolences to the family and friends of the man who was killed in a severe thunderstorm in the Eastern Cape.

Pretoria - South Africa says it is opposed to any violent actions in the Israel-Palestine conflict.

Midrand – This festive season has seen an increase in the number of people who died on South African roads compared to the previous period, says Transport Minister Dipuo Peters.

Pretoria - Mbali Shamu used to walk about 10 kilometres to and from school every day throughout her secondary school years.

Pretoria - Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Des van Rooyen on Monday visited fire damaged areas around the Western Cape to assess the destruction sustained.

Pretoria - South Africa is mourning with the people of Iran following the passing of their former President Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani.

Pretoria – The Department of Basic Education has dismissed claims that it removed some learners to get a higher pass rate in the National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations.