South Africa

Pretoria - The Gauteng Department of Education has suspended the Meadowlands High School principal following his appearance in court for allegedly assaulting a learner.

Pretoria - Excessive dependence on imported oil from high-risk regions makes South Africa vulnerable to both economic and national security problems.

Pretoria - FIFA's 2010 Local Organising Committee boss, Danny Jordaan, was elected unopposed as the fourth vice-president of the South African Football Association (SAFA) on Saturday.

Pretoria - Forensic social workers will now be available in all Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences (FCS) units across the country.

Pretoria - As countries across the world commemorate World Aids Day today, the South African Medical Association (SAMA) has called on the public to get tested for HIV.

Pretoria - An official from the Vereeniging Correctional Centre is expected to appear in court today, where she will be facing charges of fraud and corruption.

Pretoria - South Africans who obtain a driving licence for a heavy motor vehicle will no longer be allowed to drive a light motor vehicle as from February next year.

Pretoria - The National Disaster Management Centre (NDMC) is expected to present its assessments findings on the eight provinces severely hit by heavy rains to the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Disasters.

Pretoria - Government has decided not to participate in any media scorecard process because it is unscientific and not reflective of government performance in its entirety.

Pretoria - The Department of Basic Education says it hopes that the release of the Standardisation Report for the National Senior Certificate Grade 12 examination results will "silence the critics and skeptics".

Standerton - Residents of Standerton, which was the scene of violent service delivery protests two years ago, will get an opportunity to interact with their provincial government leaders for a week on Monday.

Pretoria - The City of Johannesburg will commemorate World Aids - a day on which everyone is asked to remember those affected by and infected with HIV and Aids - by opening six new ART sites.

Pretoria - Public Service and Administration Minister Richard Baloyi has launched a pilot Human Resource (HR) management system aimed at integrating and replacing outdated information technology systems in the public service.

Pretoria - Cooperation in the areas of energy, mining and agriculture is expected to dominate the agenda when President Jacob Zuma meets his Zambian counterpart Rupiah Banda in Pretoria this afternoon.

Pretoria - The often violent service delivery protests which have been seen in some parts of the country recently cannot be considered a sign that South Africa is a failed state, says an expert.