South Africa

Pretoria - The Department of Basic Education (DBE) has released the Incremental Introduction of African Languages Policy for public comment.

Pretoria – Children at Tshinavhe Secondary School in Limpopo will be able to get meals after the Department of Basic Education and SECTION27 reached an agreement that will see the immediate restoration of the nutrition programme at the school.

Pretoria - The Ministry of State Security has welcomed the National Assembly’s approval of the revised Protection of State Information Bill.

Pretoria - Zivuseni Reloaded -- a R140 million job creation initiative by the Gauteng province -- is expected to get over 6 000 people off the unemployment line.

Pretoria – The KwaZulu-Natal HIV and Aids Council will launch a nationwide campaign aimed at clamping down on dishonest individuals claiming to have a cure for Aids.

Diepsloot – Government is set to do things differently during this year’s 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children campaign by visiting and engaging more with communities.

Centurion – Over one million first-time voters registered during the voter registration weekend, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) chairperson, Advocate Pansy Tlakula, said on Tuesday.

Pretoria - Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa has confirmed that Cabinet has recommended former Ekurhuleni police chief Robert McBride to be appointed as Executive Director of the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID).

Pretoria – The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has urged parents to ensure that their children are vaccinated against the possible causes of pneumonia.

Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma says there are no plans to reduce the size of Cabinet and government.

Pretoria - Transport Minister Dipuo Peters has appointed a high level investigation team to unearth the cause of the fatal Moloto Road crash in Mpumalanga.

Some believe the stars can foretell the future, but back in 1994 naysayers would have scoffed at the prediction that in less than two decades South Africa would lead the scientific world in one of the biggest experiments of the 21st century.

Pretoria – The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) has launched the Youth Enterprise Development Strategy (YEDS), which will see more young people play an active role in the economy.

Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma has sent his condolences to the families of the victims of the Moloto Road crash in Mpumalanga.

Kampala - A peace deal, which was expected to be signed on Monday between the government of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the battered rebel group M23, has been postponed.