South Africa

Pretoria - The new minister of Mineral Resources, Mosebenzi Joseph Zwane, will be sworn into office this afternoon at the Union Buildings.

Pretoria - The Office of the Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training, Mduduzi Manana, has refuted a news report claiming that he has fired more than five bodyguards in just over a year.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has established a board of inquiry into allegations of misconduct against National Police Commissioner, General Riah Phiyega, as well as her capacity to execute official duties efficiently, says the Presidency.

Pretoria - The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) will started probing the affairs of the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality, in the Eastern Cape, with President Jacob Zuma's authorisation.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has accepted a request by the National Assembly to re-initiate the process of filling the Commissioner vacancy in the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), says the Presidency.

Pretoria - A computer laboratory at the Lekwakwa Primary School in Rustenburg was struck by lightning during a thunderstorm in the early hours of Tuesday morning, resulting in the loss of equipment.

Johannesburg – Transport Minister Dipuo Peters has called on members of the public to make a meaningful contribution to the process of formulating the country’s National Rail Policy.

Pretoria - Transformation of the Higher Education and Training sphere of learning, student accommodation and funding would be among the key issues to come under the spotlight during the 2015 Higher Education Summit.

Pretoria - Two grade 9 learners of Wodehouse Junior Secondary School, in East London, in the Eastern Cape, drowned in a pool at a Bed and Breakfast accommodation on Sunday.

Pretoria - No-one should deny learners with disabilities an opportunity to study, says Higher Education and Training Deputy Minister Mduduzi Manana.

Pretoria - The Department of Basic Education says parent and learner organisations are in support of the Council of Education Ministers’ (CEM) decision to administer the Annual National Assessments (ANAs) in December 2015.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has received a report on the transformation of the judiciary from the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE), says the Presidency.

Pretoria - No load shedding is anticipated today as the power system is stable, Eskom said on Tuesday.

Pretoria - The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) has reiterated that Aerosud occupies a building in the Centurion Aerospace Village (CAV).

Pretoria – The third Japan seminar in Johannesburg, on Tuesday, is aimed at promoting trade relations between South Africa and Japan.