South Africa

Pretoria - At least 11 people have been confirmed dead after a suicide bomb blast rocked a church in central north Plateau State in Nigeria on Sunday.

Pretoria - Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini has moved to allay fears that there will be disruptions in the paying of social grants during the process to re-register more than 15 million social grant beneficiaries in the country.

Cape Town - The Department of Energy has highlighted some of the lessons it learnt during the climate change conference, COP17, in December.

Kimberley - The condition of the Northern Cape Premier Hazel Jenkins, who collapsed earlier this morning while delivering her State of the Province Address, is said to be stable.

Pretoria - The Eastern Cape hopes to create 116 958 jobs in the coming financial year, Premier Noxolo Kiviet said on Friday.

Pretoria - Cabinet has approved the National Cyber Security Policy Framework for South Africa, says the Ministry of State Security.

Durban - The KwaZulu-Natal Finance Department is reaching out to communities for their input for next month's provincial budget presentation.

Pretoria - The Northern Cape Provincial legislature is expected to convene a special meeting this week to decide on the appointment of an acting Premier.

Durban - President Jacob Zuma said during the 2012 State of the Nation address that over eight million learners benefit from government's school feeding scheme.

Pretoria-A newly established Medical Parole Advisory Board has been appointed to look into all seriously and terminally ill inmates who have submitted reports requesting to be released on medical grounds.

Pretoria - The Investment and Trade Initiative (ITI) kicks off today in Brazil, with Deputy Trade and Industry Minister Thandi Tobias-Pokolo leading 45 South African companies to the five-day event.

Cape Town- The Justice, Crime Prevention and Security Cluster has revealed that serious crime levels have declined by five percent in the last three years.

Pretoria- The country's courts are continuously improving their case finalisation rates, said Justice, Crime Prevention and Security (JCPS) Cluster Chairperson Jeff Radebe.

Cape Town - The Justice, Crime Prevention and Security Cluster is set to meet its target of arresting and prosecuting 100 people suspected of serious corruption by April 2014. The same people are suspected of having more than R5 million in illicit assets.

Pretoria - The Gauteng Department of Education has launched a strategy aimed at improving the teaching of mathematics and languages in Grades 4 to 7.