South Africa

Pretoria - South Africa's democracy means ordinary citizens can have their say in how their country, and their province, is run.

Pretoria – The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education is putting in place strategies to improve the overall performance of schools across the province, paying more attention to grade 12 learners.

Pretoria - Eskom has withdrawn its participation in the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2015 event in Davos, Switzerland.

Pretoria – The Department of Water and Sanitation says steady progress is being made in providing water to the residents of Mashonamini village in the Bushbuckridge Local Municipality.

Lusaka - Zambians will today take to the polls to elect a President following the death of President Michael Sata last year.

Johannesburg - South Africa has deployed its first batch of trained healthcare professionals to work in Sierra Leone, in an effort to help contain the spread of Ebola Disease Virus, in the country and other parts of West Africa.

Pretoria – The Department of Correctional Services has started rolling out the new yellow uniforms for remand/awaiting trial prisoners.

Pretoria - Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene has asked South Africans for their views on the upcoming Budget Speech and the general state of the economy.

Pretoria – Admissions and the registration process at higher learning institutions are going well, the Department of Higher Education and Training said on Monday.

South Africa will once again be represented at the World Economic Forum in Davos by a high level and multi-stakeholder team.

South Africa is committed to improving its global competitiveness and reputation with a view to delivering on its growth and developmental imperatives. South Africa continues to compare well with other emerging markets.

International investors continue to see South Africa as a reliable investment destination with foreign direct investment projects in South Africa having incrementally grown between 2007 and 2012.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma was on Sunday bestowed with the Order of the Lion of St Mark by His Beatitude Theodoris II, who is the Head of the Greek Orthodox Church, the Pope and Patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria and All Africa.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has conveyed his condolences to the family of Mtholephi Mthimkhulu, a former MEC in KwaZulu-Natal.

Pretoria- President Jacob Zuma has referred the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Bill back to the National Assembly for reconsideration, the Presidency said on Friday.