Cape Town - Parliament today ordered the Department of Defence and Military Veterans to do its homework and calculate the costs and number of military veterans that would be affected if benefits mooted under a new bill came into effect.
Pretoria - The heavy rains over the past few weeks have been a welcomed development in water-strapped parts of the country, however, the Free State Agriculture Department has warned of an imminent outbreak of Rift Valley fever.
Pretoria - The extradition case for Shrien Dewani, the man wanted for allegedly masterminding a hit on his wife Anni Dewani, has been set for May 3 at Woolwich Crown Court in London.
Wellington - New Zealand has sent a Civil Defence emergency response team to Queensland to help Australia in its response to some of its worst flooding in decades.
Pretoria - With just one day left for the release of the 2010 matric results - Basic Education Minister, Angie Motsekga, is confident the results will reflect stability in the education system.
Pretoria - South Africa intends using its position as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to elevate the African agenda and bring peace to the continent.
Cape Town - Drug dealers should receive serious punishment and taverns should be removed from communities, said President Jacob Zuma.
Pretoria - Hundreds of thousands of youths countrywide have been up all night anxiously trying to get their hands on a copy of their local newspaper to find out how they faired in their final examinations.
Pretoria - South Africans have a reason to be proud of the Class of 2010, who have recorded a pass rate of 67.8 percent.
Pretoria - Correctional Services National Commissioner Tom Moyane says many correctional centres need to emulate the good example set by Zonderwater Correctional Centre in Gauteng.
Pretoria - Gauteng learners have come out tops in the country, leading as the province with the best National Senior Certificate results in 2010.
Pretoria - Correctional Services National Commissioner Tom Moyane has called on all correctional centres to spare no effort in ensuring that challenges affecting the centres are being addressed.
Pretoria - Public Protector Advocate Thuli Madonsela has encouraged stakeholders attached to the Gauteng's Education Department to approach her office if government fails to address challenges threatening the public's right to education.
Pretoria - Sport and Recreation Minister, Fikile Mbalula paid Bafana Bafana a surprise visit at their base camp in Rustenburg on Tuesday to wish them good luck on their friendly match against Kenya tonight.
Pretoria - With 836 distinctions from its 345 matriculants, pupils and teachers screamed with delight and congratulated each other at Hoerskool Waterkloof, one of the country's top performing schools.
