South Africa

Pretoria – All learners will have textbooks by the start of 2014, Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga said on Friday.

Pretoria - With matric exams concluding next week, no major incidents have been reported and marking has started in some provinces, Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga said on Friday.

Pretoria - Government says it has noted what is has termed as "unbecoming" reportage from some media, regarding comments made by the Justice, Crime Prevention and Security (JCPS) Cluster ministers at a briefing on Thursday.

Pretoria – Government will on Sunday launch the 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children campaign in Mafikeng.

Pretoria – Officials in KwaZulu-Natal are on a mission to improve service delivery and revive moral regeneration.

Pretoria - Eskom has lifted its electricity supply emergency declaration as the system is now stable.

Pretoria – The minimum wage for domestic workers is set to increase, starting from 1 December 2013.

Pretoria – Eleven people were killed and several others injured when a bus crashed into a passenger car on the N1 near Makhado early this morning.

Pretoria - The repo rate will remain unchanged at 5%, Reserve Bank Governor Gill Marcus said Thursday.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma says the Bi-National Commission (BNC) between South Africa and Botswana is imperative, as it will help broaden and streamline cooperation between the two countries.

Pretoria – The Department of Labour has appointed a presiding inspector to help set up a formal hearing into the incident at Tongaat Mall in KwaZulu-Natal.

Pretoria – Minister of State Security Siyabonga Cwele says the Justice Crime Prevention and Security (JCPS) Cluster at no time tried to politicise the Public Protector's report on the security upgrades to Nkandla.

Pretoria - The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) will lead a business delegation to the Middle East, one of South Africa’s important trade zones.

Pretoria - South Africa and Botswana are locked in talks aimed at strengthening and deepening the existing historical relations that exist between the two countries.

Pretoria - Cabinet has urged road users to adopt a more responsible attitude that takes into account that fatal crashes destroy lives.