South Africa

Pretoria - The Mathematics and science outcomes at South African schools are improving, the Department of Basic Education said on Wednesday.

Pretoria - The Department of Basic Education has urged the Congress of South African Students (COSAS) to retract its call for pupils to retaliate with violence when confronted with corporal punishment by teachers.

Pretoria - The application by the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries for the development of a fish farm in Port Elizabeth, in the Eastern Cape, has been referred back to the Department of Environmental Affairs for consideration.

Pretoria - Deputy Minister of Communications Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams has challenged young women to become agents of change and boldly claim their space in the economy.

Pretoria – The Stellenbosch University management is expected to appear in Parliament to table their transformation plans to the Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training.

Pretoria - The South African Local Government Association (SALGA) says it has wrapped up wage negotiations with trade unions.

Pretoria – A Portfolio Committee at the North West Provincial Legislature has expressed concern about the lack of a security plan at special schools in the province.

Pretoria – Migratory waterbirds are faced with a wide range of threats, which are mostly human induced such as pollution, deforestation and land use change.

Pretoria - The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) has sent 160 traffic officers back to training as it seeks to improve road safety and the quality of traffic officers who enforce the law on South Africa’s roads.

Pretoria - The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) has welcomed the court's ruling in the Mido Macia murder trial.

Pretoria - A Home Affairs front office clerk was arrested on Tuesday in King Williamstown, in the Eastern Cape, for facilitating fraudulent marriages involving illegal foreign nationals.

Pretoria – Eskom has not implemented load shedding over the past 17 successive days, it said on Wednesday.

Pretoria - The South African Police Service (SAPS) in Gauteng has launched a manhunt for two awaiting trial prisoners who escaped from lawful custody on Monday.

Pretoria - Police have recovered large amounts of cash and Mandrax valued at R82 000, during Operation Fiela in KwaNobuhle, Port Elizabeth.

Pretoria – The upgraded William Nicol Drive, which has been improved to the tune of R422 million, was officially opened by the Gauteng Premier David Makhura and MEC for Roads and Transport Ismail Vadi on Tuesday.