Pretoria - The 30th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) closed on Tuesday with an affirmation to consolidate timelines for the establishment of the Free Trade Area (FTA) and speeding up preparations towards a Customs Union.
Pretoria - Academic activities at the Mmabatho Nursing College are expected to resume on Monday after being shut down for a month due to students' failure to return to the classes.
Johannesburg - Education authorities have moved to contain the impact of the crippling strike action by teachers with the Gauteng Department of Education on Wednesday calling on members of the community to volunteer their time to help learners.
Pretoria - About 95 percent of the 283 municipalities in the country have in the past six months developed municipal turnaround strategies and are now in the process of ensuring alignment with the integrated development plans.
Pretoria - South Africa and Vietnam are expected to expand bilateral trade and create awareness among business communities.
Pretoria - Regional leaders ended their 30th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) on Tuesday with a pledge to continue with its peace and security efforts in the region.
Pretoria - Public Service and Administration Minister, Richard Baloyi, has welcomed the move by unions involved in the public service strike to suspend their industrial action while negotiations over a final settlement continue.
Pretoria - The ramifications of cable theft could have cost those injured in the Pretoria train collision their lives, says Transport Minister Ben Martins.
Pretoria - Matrics will today write a two-hour Afrikaans HL paper, as the matric final examinations continue.
Durban - The 5th annual SITA GovTech Conference opened on Monday with a strong call for South Africans to get better access to Information Communication Technology (ICT).
Pretoria - The Department of International Relations and Cooperation and its Minister have met their obligations to Parliament and the Portfolio Committee, said the department on Monday.
Pretoria - Former Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs and Tourism, Langa Zita, has been appointed Director General in the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.
Pretoria - National Book Week, which kicked off on Monday, is expected to encourage reading nationally among children, youth and adults.
Pretoria - Police Commissioner General Bheki Cele has refuted media reports that suggested he had lied in Parliament about the resignation of three generals and his involvement in the rental of two buildings.
Pretoria - Economists predict the South African Reserve Bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is likely to announce a 50 basis point cut in the repo rate, when it meets this week.
