South Africa

Pretoria - The Department of Basic Education will be taking steps to ensure that all teachers are explicitly trained in values, human rights and citizenship.

Pretoria – The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) has requested an additional R750 million from National Treasury in the mid-term budget process.

Pretoria - Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa will on Thursday bid farewell to the overwintering team (Gough61) heading for Gough Island on the SA Agulhas II.

Cape Town – Police Minister Nathi Nhleko says an independent panel of experts will be established to immediately look into public order policing prescripts and operations.

Pretoria – Female research chairs have been appointed at various higher education institutions to assist South Africa's transformation into a knowledge economy, boosting its international competitiveness and improving people's quality of life.

Pretoria - The National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) has appointed Joyce Mogale as their new interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO) with effect from 1 September 2015.

Cape Town – A motion, by opposition party the Democratic Alliance, to lobby Members of Parliament (MPs) to establish an Ad Hoc Committee to look into President Jacob Zuma’s fitness to hold office, has fallen through.

Pretoria - With hosting the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Durban will be showcased to the world, says KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta), Nomusa Dube-Ncube.

Pretoria – As the country celebrates National Arbor Week, the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has called on all South Africans to plant indigenous trees as a practical and symbolic gesture of sustainable environmental management.

Pretoria - Government has encouraged South Africans and the people from the rest of the continent to participate in the Heritage Month activities.

Pretoria – The Portfolio Committee on Transport has called on government to consider increasing the capacity of the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) by availing financial resources to the entity.

Pretoria - The Department of Environmental Affairs has confirmed that the Green Scorpions executed a search warrant at the Solid Waste Technologies’ City Deep processing facility.

Pretoria - The Department of Health has commended Woolworths for its decision to remove all sweets and chocolates from checkout queues.

Pretoria - Eskom does not anticipate that there will be a need to load shed today as the power system is currently stable following 24 days of no load shedding.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has appointed Neo Momodu as a member of the Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA) board for a period of three years, the Presidency said on Tuesday