South Africa

Pretoria – The South African Post Office (Sapo) will on Wednesday pay its staff the outstanding portion of their salaries.

Pretoria - Late learner applications at schools continue to be a problem, despite massive communication about cut-off dates by provinces.

Pretoria - The University of the Witwatersrand and the Students' Representative Council on Monday evening reached a resolution on a series of proposals, including that there will be no increases in academic, residence and any other fees.

Pretoria – Bushbuckridge residents will on Friday learn more about the digital migration process that will change the way broadcasting works in South Africa.

Pretoria - Police Deputy Minister Makhotso Maggie Sotyu will be in Nyanga, Cape Town, this morning to inspect and get a progress report of Operation Stopper.

Pretoria - Police have launched a manhunt following the murder of a police officer at eNtumeni, Eshowe in KwaZulu-Natal, in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Pretoria - The Department of Home Affairs has won the coveted ICT Service Delivery and Transformation Award in the National Government category at the ICT Public Service Awards.

Pretoria – South Africa will soon have a Paper and Packaging Industry Plan, which will bring a significant change in the current waste management regime.

Pretoria - Operation Fiela -- the nationwide campaign aimed at ridding the country of illegal weapons, drug dens, prostitution rings and other illegal activities -- continues to yield positive results in the Free State.

Pretoria - The sporting fraternity has lost another young talented soccer player, Cecil Lolo.

Pretoria - Its heads down this morning as thousands of Grade 12 learners around the country sit for their final English paper one.

Pretoria - The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training has applauded the announcement by President Jacob Zuma that there would be no fee increments at universities in 2016.

Pretoria – The public will get an opportunity to learn more about countries accredited to South Africa when these countries showcase their cultural diplomacy at the Union Buildings next week Saturday.

Pretoria – The Department of Basic Education says its all systems go for the 2015 National Senior Certificate )NSC) examinations, which commences on Monday.

Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa says his department is doing all it can to help artists with challenges that they face in the arts sector.