South Africa

Pretoria - The United States Embassy in South Africa says it will continue to support South Africa’s efforts to raise the standard of education in the country.

Pretoria - Gauteng Premier David Makhura has added his voice to the chorus of praise for the class of 2014, who recorded a 75.8% matric pass rate.

Cape Town – Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on young people to be educated and to be innovative in order to achieve economic freedom in their lifetime.

Pretoria - The National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) Executive Chairperson, Yershen Pillay, has congratulated the matric class of 2014 on the 75.8% pass rate.

Pretoria - Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga says she is confident that the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS) is a game changer that has put the country’s education system on the right track.

Pretoria - Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has encouraged grade 12 learners, who did not pass matric in 2014, not to abandon their studies.

Johannesburg - Hard work, dedication and discipline were the ingredients of success for Rashmika Deeplal of Isipingo Secondary School in KwaZulu-Natal.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has congratulated the matric class of 2014, who achieved a 75.8% pass rate.

Johannesburg – The matric class of 2014 has achieved a pass rate of 75.8%.

Pretoria - The Jacob Zuma Foundation, which is known primarily for its charitable activities in the field of education, has partnered with the Roman Catholic Church to improve the existing translation of the Bible into isiZulu.

Pretoria – Energy Minister, Tina Joematt-Pettersson, has welcomed the huge decrease in the fuel prices, saying they will be a big relief to motorists and users of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) and paraffin, especially in low income households.

Pretoria – In just a few hours the Minister of Basic Education, Angie Motshekga, will announce the National Senior Certificate (NSC) results.

Pretoria – The Department of Arts and Culture has conveyed its condolences to legendary piano maestro, Pat Matshikiza.

Pretoria - The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) says while it continues to monitor the levels in all the rivers and dams in the country very closely, with higher emphasis on the areas more prone to flooding, there is no immediate threat of flooding at the moment.

Beijing - A team of multinational specialists will arrive at the suspected crash site of an AirAsia jetliner off Borneo Island on Friday, in an effort to help the search operation for the plane's black boxes.