South Africa

Pretoria - South Africa has commended Madagascar on holding its elections peacefully, the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) said on Monday.

Pretoria - Correctional Services Minister Sibusiso Ndebele has wished inmates writing their 2013 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations every success.

Pretoria - Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe is in Beijing, where he is leading the South African delegation to the 5th South Africa-China Bi-National Commission (BNC).

Pretoria – The Deputy Prime Minister of Belgium, Pieter De Crem, will today visit Simonstown Naval Base in Cape Town.

Pretoria – Some 707 136 learners across the country will today sit for their final 2013 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations.

Pretoria - North West Premier Thandi Modise has called for an independent investigation into the accident in which one mineworker was killed and three others injured at Lonmin’s Marikana platinum mine on Saturday.

Pretoria - North West Premier Thandi Modise says everything is being done to expedite the financial assistance that farmers require to mitigate against the drought conditions they are currently experiencing.

Pretoria - With just hours left, its all systems go for the year-end 2013 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations for Grade 12 across the country.

Pretoria - The Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Marius Fransman, has returned from a working visit in Lilongwe, Malawi, where he participated in a meeting of the Southern African Development Community.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will on Tuesday start his two-day state visit in the Democratic Republic of Congo aimed at strengthen existing relations between the two countries.

Pretoria - The South African government has recognised the importance of cooperatives in assisting the country to achieve economic development, reduce poverty and to improve rural livelihoods.

Pretoria - One mineworker was killed and three others injured in an accident at Lonmin's Marikana platinum, on Saturday.

Boksburg - Although South Africa is heading towards 20 years of democracy, discrimination is still rife, especially to people with albinism.

Pretoria – Building houses without schools, clinics, police stations, recreational activities and an adequate transport system is “unacceptable”.

Orange Farm – It was smiles and an all-round jovial atmosphere as learners at Solwazi Primary School in Orange Farm, outside Johannesburg, got their Friday off to a good start.