A massive skills drive will be required to empower poorly educated rural farmers and those involved in cooperatives. To drive this, government has set aside billions of rands over the medium term to speed up the process, writes Chris Bathembu.
Johannesburg - Officials in Iraq on Monday arrested a Saudi army official on allegations he was planning to participate in Al-Qaeda attacks on the World Cup.
Bloemfontein - The Free State Department of Sports, Arts, Culture and Recreation has developed a Sesotho Soccer Terminology book as part of its legacy project for the 2010 FIFA World Cup and beyond.
Durban - Bafana Bafana captain Aaron Mokoena along with a group of overseas based players have arrived in the country for the final camp ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Kabul - An explosion Tuesday rattled the western part of Afghan capital city of Kabul, killing at least 12 people and wounding 33 others.
Pretoria - The newly appointed National Commissioner of Correctional Services, Tom Moyane, has vowed to speed up change within the department in an effort to make it one of the best in contributing to public safety
Pretoria - The labour union strike at Transnet is set to continue with workers due to march to Parliament today.
Pretoria - Higher Education and Training Minister Dr Blade Nzimande has challenged universities and professional bodies to consider making an official African language other than English and Afrikaans compulsory.
Pretoria - The veterinary import permits for venison, beef, mutton and goat meat not slaughtered at South African approved abattoirs have been cancelled following the outbreak of Rift Valley Fever (RVF) in Namibia.
Pretoria - Rift Valley Fever (RVF) has claimed two more lives in South Africa, with the number of infected people increasing to 149 cases said the National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) on Thursday.
Pretoria - Retail trade sales are expected to improve for March following an unexpected fall in February, according to analysts
Johannesburg - It won't only be in the stadiums that South Africans will be showing their support for the World Cup and national team Bafana Bafana. With more and more cars flying the national flag on the country's roads, and Bafana jerseys increasingly evident on Football Fridays, it's clear that the locals are gearing up for the month-long mother of all football parties
Pretoria - The Gauteng Education Department will provide extra lessons for matric students in underperforming schools to improve the matric results across the province.
Pretoria - Challenges around housing delivery and building sustainable human settlements dominated a special forum on Tuesday with President Jacob Zuma, premiers and MECs.
Durban - The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education has developed a Ten Point Intervention Strategy to help learners achieve a matric pass rate higher than 65 percent.
