South Africa

Johannesburg - School principals, who head schools in Ivory Park, have been commended for their hard work and coherent leadership.

Pretoria - The Gauteng Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs has thanked citizens who registered to vote this past weekend.

Pretoria - Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training, Mduduzi Manana, has taken the 2016 Apply Now/Khetha Career Guidance Campaign to three schools in Lady Frere, in the Eastern Cape.

Durban - The Justice, Crime Prevention and Security (JCPS) cluster will take their community outreach programme to KwaMashu, in KwaZulu-Natal, today.

Pretoria - The Gauteng Department of Education has temporarily suspended the online application website due to technical challenges.

Pretoria - Leaders from all spheres of government have met with citizens across the country during the fourth National Imbizo Focus Week.

Pretoria – The Department of Home Affairs has introduced a new application system at its Marabastad centre in Pretoria to ease the process for foreign nationals applying for permits and asylum documents.

Pretoria – South Africa has joined countries from around the world in a programme that promises to transform education through the use of ICTs.

Pretoria - Human Settlements Minister Lindiwe Sisulu says government will continue to provide housing for all needy South Africans.

Pretoria - Eskom has reached an agreement with three Mpumalanga municipalities who had defaulted on their payments to the utility.

Pretoria - Trade and Industry Deputy Minister Mzwandile Masina is today leading a South African delegation to the 2nd Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Ministerial Economic and Business Conference in Dubai.

Thaba Nchu - Deputy Minister of Basic Education, Enver Surty, on Sunday wrapped up the National Imbizo Focus Week with a visit to the computer centre at Phetogane Secondary School in Thaba Nchu, in the Free State.

Pretoria – Minister for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Des Van Rooyen has condemned the violence which occurred at some voter registration stations around the country.

Pretoria - The Electoral Commission of South Africa has made a final urgent appeal to voters to use the last hours of the registration weekend to ensure they are ready to vote on 3 August 2016.

Pretoria - The City of Johannesburg has welcomed the end of the Pikitup strike, which it said has accumulated waste throughout the city, posing health risks and damaging the reputation of the city.