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Partnerships important to fight unemployment

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Johannesburg - Partnerships are important in the fight against unemployment and the Gauteng province's economy will have to grow by no less than six percent in order to create jobs, MEC for Economic Development Nkosiphendule Kolisile said.

Storms kill 6, leave millions powerless in US

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Washington - At least six people were killed in violent storms in the US, while over four million homes and businesses -- 1.3 million in the greater Washington area alone -- were left powerless.

Burundi celebrates Independence Day

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Pretoria - International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane will represent President Jacob Zuma at the 50th anniversary of Burundi's independence today.

Police arrest over 30 in Sunnyside

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Pretoria - Tshwane Metro Police arrested 34 people between Friday and early Sunday morning during night operations in the youthful suburb of Sunnyside in Pretoria for various offences.

MEC encourages Grade 10 learners

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Johannesburg - Gauteng Education MEC Barbara Creecy has challenged Grade 10 learners to aim high and push themselves in order to qualify for a university entrance.

Call centre to address delivery of Limpopo textbooks

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Pretoria - A call centre has been set up by the Department of Basic Education to deal with all public reports regarding any information of schools in Limpopo that have not received learning material.

Charges laid against service providers dumping books

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Pretoria - The Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga has laid a charge against service providers who had been assigned to deliver Grade 8 and 9 workbooks in Limpopo but dumped some of the books.

Digital revolution hits Northern Cape

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Motswedimosa - It was a historic day for the Northern Cape on Wednesday, when the province became the first in the country to enjoy the digital revolution with the launch of the demonstration of digital migration technology.