South Africa

Pretoria - Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa has dissolved the board of the Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) with immediate effect.

Pretoria - National and provincial government leaders have this morning visited schools across the country to assess the state of readiness for the new school year and to wish learners well for 2016.

Pretoria - The City of Cape Town’s Fire and Rescue Service continues to monitor the hotspots amid an increase in the number of fires reported around the Peninsula in recent days.

Pretoria - The University of Johannesburg (UJ) says registration processes are proceeding smoothly since they commenced on Monday, and it intends to maintain that until the closing on 3 February.

Pretoria - The North West province has dispatched a team of disaster management officials to inspect the extent of damage caused by the heavy rainfalls.

Pretoria – Rural Development and Land Reform Minister Gugile Nkwinti has distanced himself from four Facebook accounts, which were falsely opened in his name.

Pretoria - Deputy Minister in the Presidency Buti Manamela says R20 million has been set aside for 5 676 second chance opportunities for matrics who did not pass their 2015 finals.

Pretoria - Members of the media are invited to submit their entries for the 2016 SADC Media Awards Competition.

Pretoria – Preliminary statistics show that over 1 700 people died on the country’s roads over the festive season.

Pretoria - Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba says more than five million travellers went through South African borders over the festive season.

Pretoria - The Eastern Cape Department of Human Settlements says it will hand over 7 000 title deeds to the rightful beneficiaries of government’s low cost subsidy programme by March 2016.

Pretoria - The Department of Basic Education (DBE) has distanced itself from a fake notice regarding applications for the department’s Funza Lushaka Programme, which made rounds on social media platforms recently.

Pretoria - The Portfolio Committee on Basic Education has committed to giving more support to schools in 2016, especially those situated in struggling districts.

Pretoria – KwaZulu-Natal MEC of Finance Belinda Scott says all public servants, especially those tasked with dealing with public funds, must be ready to deliver in 2016.

Pretoria - Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande says government has set aside an additional R6.912 billion to support university education.