South Africa

Mbombela - Higher Education and Training Deputy Minister Mduduzi Manana has announced plans to increase student intake at the newly opened University of Mpumalanga (UMP) in future.

Cape Town – Day two of the post-State of the Nation Address (SONA) debate in Parliament saw Public Service and Administration Minister Lindiwe Sisulu announcing that government was looking into the possibility of decriminalising marijuana for medical use.

Pretoria - The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) says offenders Frikkie du Preez and Christoff Becker will remain in custody, pending a review of their parole.

Pretoria – Gauteng MEC for Education Barbara Creecy says she is satisfied with the progress made through the back-to-school campaign.

Midrand – The SAPS has appealed to anyone with information on the murder of two girls, whose bodies were found this morning in an open field in Braamfisherville, Dobsonville, to come forward.

Cape Town - After three-years of a costly ban on South African red meat, the country can now resume its exports of beef to European markets, it was confirmed on Wednesday.

Pretoria – Police are investigating the death of two teenage girls, whose bodies were found in Dobsonville, Soweto, this morning.

Pretoria - Basic Education Director General Bobby Soobrayan has been found not guilty of wrongdoing.

Pretoria – The Amathole District Municipality has advised the community of Fort Beaufort to boil water before consumption.

Pretoria - The adoption of the Special Economic Zones (SEZ) Bill 2013 will be a significant milestone in pursuit of the aspirations of the National Development Plan (NDP) and will also support a broader-based industrialisation growth path.

With every passing day since 1994 South Africa has undoubtedly become a better place and we have much to celebrate. Through working together we have accomplished a great deal, particularly given the immense socio-economic challenges that we had inherited from apartheid.

Pretoria - Correctional Services Minister Sibusiso Ndebele has assured South Africans that any official found guilty in the “Waterkloof Two” video saga will face the full might of the law.

The Gauteng Provincial Government is confident that its integrated approach to social crime prevention is delivering positive results.

Pretoria - Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) says the importance of collecting accurate data cannot be overstated, as it remains a vital pillar in Africa’s development.

Cape Town – Members of Parliament on Tuesday had an opportunity to debate the State of the Nation Address (SONA) delivered by President Jacob Zuma nearly a week ago.