South Africa

Pretoria - Minister of Basic Education, Angie Motshekga, will this morning handover the multi million rand Valhalla Primary School in Cape Town, Western Cape.

Pretoria - Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa has expressed shock at the news of the passing of yet another public icon, Senyaka Kekana.

Durban – Managers in the social work sector must have the relevant social work qualifications and be registered professionals.

Pretoria - The Reserve Bank has kept the repo rate unchanged at 5.75% per annum.

Pretoria - The Presidency says President Jacob Zuma has been updated on the developments at Eskom and the attempts being made by Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown and the board to overcome the energy challenge facing South Africa.

Pretoria - The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport has suspended its transport services Chief Director Loyiso Marasela for alleged financial misconduct, MEC Ismail Vadi told the members of the legislature on Thursday.

Pretoria - About 68 000 grade 12 learners from schools across Gauteng have started the Secondary School Intervention Programme (SSIP) classes which aim to improve the matric pass rate in the province.

Pretoria - The Office of the Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday corrected an erroneous report suggesting that the Medupi power station will be in full operation by June 2015.

Pretoria- Minister in the Presidency responsible for Women, Susan Shabangu, has welcomed as significant, rulings made by the courts on Monday on two separate cases - one for ukuthwala and another involving former tennis coach Bob Hewitt.

Pretoria - Eskom is to implement stage 2 load-shedding from midday today due to a shortage of generation capacity, it confirmed on Thursday.

Pretoria – The University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) and the University of Venda (Univen) have signed a Memorandum of Agreement that will see the two institutions partnering in research, teaching and learning, post-graduate studies and community engagement.

Pretoria –KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga have set up a partnership to achieve integrated development and sustainable livelihoods to the benefit of citizens from both provinces.

Pretoria – The Department of Labour and all its entities need to ensure that domestic and farm workers benefit from their delivery programmes, says Portfolio Committee on Labour chairperson Lumka Yengeni.

Pretoria - The South African Police Service (SAPS) says it has not issued summons against the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) Deputy Head Advocate Nomgcobo Jiba.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has conveyed the country's condolences to the families and friends of all the victims of Germanwings flight 4U 9525, which crashed in the French Alps on Tuesday.