South Africa

Pretoria – With an ageing lecturing workforce at higher education institutions, President Jacob Zuma says there is a need to make academia more exciting for South Africa’s youth.

Pretoria - The South African High Commission in New Delhi, in India, has confirmed that it has received a visa application from the office of the Dalai Lama.

Pretoria - The State Owned Entities Communicators Association (SOECA) has sent its congratulations to all the public sector entities that have achieved unqualified audits in the past financial year.

Pretoria – The establishment of the State Property Management Agency, which will oversee the management of government’s massive property portfolio, has been approved.

Pretoria – The Department of Basic Education will from 16 to 19 September 2014 conduct the fourth Annual National Assessments (ANA) to track progress of learning outcomes among learners in earlier grades.

Pretoria - While the number of overall deaths in South Africa is on the decline, Tuberculosis continues to be the number one cause of death in the country, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) said on Thursday.

Pretoria - Cabinet has welcomed the launch of Phase 1A of Pongolapoort Bulk Water Supply project, which will bring water to the community of Jozini in KwaZulu-Natal.

Pretoria – Cabinet, while encouraged by the positive economic growth recorded in the second quarter of the year, says the pace of economic expansion remains too weak to address the country’s challenges of poverty inequality and unemployment.

Pretoria - Cabinet has condemned in the strongest terms the recent spate of vandalism of buses in Cape Town, said Minister in the Presidency responsible for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Jeff Radebe.

Pretoria - The police will this month release the annual crime statistics, Minister in the Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Jeff Radebe, announced on Thursday.

Pretoria – The official opening of the Dr Harry Surtie Hospital in the Northern Cape and the Natalspruit Hospital in Gauteng are an important milestone in the country’s infrastructure plans.

Pretoria - Cabinet has wished Bafana Bafana well ahead of their two crucial 2015 Morocco Orange Africa Cup of Nations qualifier encounters.

Pretoria – Cabinet has expressed its appreciation for the team of South African medical experts, who are helping to fight the spread of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), in West Africa.

Pretoria – The “decisive actions” taken by the Southern African Development Community (SADC) organ on Peace and Security to deal with the political crisis in Lesotho has been welcomed by Cabinet.

Pretoria - South Africans are in for a treat this month. As part of Heritage Month, South African National Parks (SANParks) is offering free visits to all national parks from 8-12 September.