South Africa

Athens - A total of 22 parties will contest the general elections in Greece on 17 June.

Skukuza - Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa has urged private landowners who are in possession of rhino horn stockpiles to register them.

Pretoria - Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor is disappointed at the delay in the announcement of who has won the bid to host the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) telescope - the world's largest radio telescope.

Johannesburg - It's all systems go for the Grade 12 matric examinations with the Council for Quality Assurance in General and Further Education and Training, Umalusi, declaring that it is ready to quality assure the final examinations for 2012.

Johannesburg - A unique private energy company, unveiled in Johannesburg on Wednesday night, is expected to produce a massive 16 GW of energy generation capacity projects in Southern Africa by 2025, its founders said.

Pretoria - Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe is scheduled to arrive in Turkey on Wednesday for a working visit.

Pretoria - Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele has urged motorists to be vigilant when travelling to their Easter weekend destinations.

Mbombela - Six thousand more people in Mpumalanga are expected to be checked or treated for illnesses on the Phelophepa health train.

Rustenburg - The Commission of Inquiry into the Marikana tragedy wrapped up its loco inspection on Tuesday with visits to Lonmin's Wonderkop hostel.

Pretoria - As millions of South Africans prepare to travel to various destinations for the Easter weekend, President Jacob Zuma has wished them a safe and refreshing break.

Pretoria - The Gauteng Department of Education has suspended a Meadowlands Secondary School Principal, Moss Senye for assaulting a student.

Pretoria - South Africa is set to benefit immensely from the revisions to the African Horse Sickness (AHS) Code Chapter recently adopted at the General Assembly of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) in Paris.

Pretoria - Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu has launched Mintek's R44 million water atomising plant.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has congratulated Malawi's Vice-President Joyce Banda for assuming the Presidency following the passing on of President Bingu wa Mutharika.

Johannesburg - Scaling up and modernising the higher education system through ICT infrastructure and increased effectiveness of higher education planning, were some of the recommendations made in a report which was presented to Ministers of Higher Education and Training from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) at an extra-ordinary meeting on Tuesday.