The Mpumalanga Department of Education is ready to ensure that the 2009 examinations commence and end without hassles. Plans are in place to ensure that the examinations unfold smoothly.
Pretoria - Transport Minister, Sibusiso Ndebele is confident South Africa's transportation system will be effective during the upcoming FIFA Confederations Cup.
Harare - The European Union has expressed satisfaction with the progress that Zimbabwe's inclusive government has made so far in addressing challenges facing the country.
Pretoria - Head coach Joel Santana takes Bafana Bafana into another international friendly against Iceland tonight insisting he does not feel his job is on the line.
Pretoria - The Department of Health has confirmed that public health care facilities countrywide will be fully functional on Friday despite planned protest marches by striking public health doctors.
Pretoria - The South African Football Association (SAFA) is to engage with transport stakeholders to find a way of improving the manner in which amateur soccer teams get to their matches.
Pretoria - Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe and US Vice President Joe Biden had their scheduled bilateral meeting on Tuesday, which was a spin-off from talks held last year in June.
Bhisho - Public hospitals in the Eastern Cape have not been affected by the doctor's strike thus far, the provincial Department of Health has said.
Pretoria - School principals in Mpumalanga are expected to receive a briefing by the provincial Education Department this afternoon on what is expected from them with regards to improving the management and governance of schools.
Durban - The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Development is committed to working with traditional leaders in the province to develop rural areas.
Johannesburg - The first completed Gautrain train set was unveiled and given a test drive at the Gautrain depot in Midrand on Tuesday, its operational home.
Pretoria - A Committee for Male Initiation Affairs has been established by the Department of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs to draw up an intervention strategy to prevent young boys dying at initiation schools.
Pretoria - The Ekurhuleni Metro Police have arrested three suspects in connection with setting alight of a councillor's house in Palm Ridge last night.
Despite the further cut in the repo rate which will bring reprieve to cash-strapped South Africans, consumers should still be wary about spending beyond their budgets and buying on credit, writes Neo Semono.
Pretoria - The Radiological Society of South Africa (RSSA) has encouraged women, especially those in the high risk category, to have a mammogram for early detection of cancer.
