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Top achiever looks forward to a bright future

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Johannesburg - With six distinctions to his credit, 17-year-old aspirant actuarial scientist, Abiedo Shanduka, is looking forward to taking calculated risks at the University of Witwatersrand.

Registered foreign doctors in SA to be audited

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Pretoria - All the files of registered foreign doctors, who have been practising in the country for the past 10 years, are to be re-audited, the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) announced today.

Limpopo hospital food supplies to be addressed

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Polokwane - Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has vowed to get to the bottom of the problems experienced in various government hospitals in Limpopo, including reports of shortage in food supplies for patients.

Farmworker rescued from flooding river

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Malalane - Mpumalanga police divers helped rescue a farmworker who spent five hours clinging to the branch of a tree on Thursday morning following floods in the Nkomazi area.

Probe into Limpopo finances set to go deeper

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Polokwane - Public Works Minister Thembelani Nxesi says an extensive investigation will reveal whether there has been an inappropriate use of funds by the department's Limpopo provincial office.

SA crafters head to Cameroon

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Pretoria - Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry (dti) Elizabeth Thabethe is to lead a delegation of South African crafters to the third International Handicrafts Exhibition in Cameroon.

Hope for unsuccessful matrics

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Pretoria - The Department of Higher Education and Training has encouraged matrics who were unsuccessful in the 2011 exams not to lose hope as there were many options available to them in the post school system.

Hope for unsuccessful matrics

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Pretoria - The Department of Higher Education and Training has encouraged matrics who were unsuccessful in the 2011 exams not to lose hope as there were many options available to them in the post school system.

Thousands attend centenary celebrations

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Bloemfontein - Zolani Matu, 38, travelled more than 1 000km from Cape Town to Bloemfontein to be part of the centenary celebrations of the African National Congress (ANC) on Sunday.

ANC marks 100 years

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Bloemfontein - Heads of State, royal families and thousands of supporters descended on the Free State Stadium on Sunday to mark the African National Congress' 100 years of existence.

No ambassador post for premier

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Pretoria - The Presidency has clarified reports relating to an alleged ambassadorial posting for the Premier of KwaZulu-Natal, Dr Zweli Mkhize.

Unemployment, poverty, inequality need attention

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Pretoria - As the ANC celebrates its 100 years of existence, President Jacob Zuma says the triple challenge of unemployment, poverty and inequality has been identified as needing attention.

Lekgotla takes stock of govt's progress

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Bela Bela - Government is satisfied with the progress made across its five key priority areas, namely health, education, rural development, job creation as well as safety and crime prevention, Collins Chabane, the Minister in the Presidency responsible for Performance Monitoring and Evaluation said on Friday.

Hard work earns orphan six distinctions

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Komatipoort - A Mpumalanga orphan who grew up in a child-headed family has proven that hard work pays off after producing six distinctions in the 2011 matric exams.