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Call centre to address delivery of Limpopo textbooks

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Pretoria - A call centre has been set up by the Department of Basic Education to deal with all public reports regarding any information of schools in Limpopo that have not received learning material.

Charges laid against service providers dumping books

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Pretoria - The Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga has laid a charge against service providers who had been assigned to deliver Grade 8 and 9 workbooks in Limpopo but dumped some of the books.

Digital revolution hits Northern Cape

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Motswedimosa - It was a historic day for the Northern Cape on Wednesday, when the province became the first in the country to enjoy the digital revolution with the launch of the demonstration of digital migration technology.

Municipal capacity report released

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Pretoria - At least 72 percent of municipal posts were filled nationally this financial year, with the lowest in Limpopo with 61.5 percent filled.

Africa on track with MDGs - SA

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Pretoria - South Africa does not believe it is fair to conclude that most African countries may not meet their Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by the 2015 United Nations deadline.

KZN tackles maternal deaths

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Pretoria - In an effort to reduce maternal deaths and strengthen mother and child health in KwaZulu- Natal, the provincial Health Department is developing centres of excellence for mother and child services.

Officer killed at Katlehong police station

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Pretoria - National Police Commissioner General Riah Phiyega has sent her condolences to the family of a police officer who was strangled to death yesterday while on duty at the Katlehong police station.

Zuma saddened by Prof Tobias's death

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has sent condolences to the family of the late Professor Philip Tobias, one of South Africa's leading scientists, who passed away on Thursday after a long illness.