South Africa

Pretoria - Teaching and learning have commenced this morning in many parts of the country as the 2017 academic programme gets underway.

Mfolozi - Learners from Ntongande High School, who used to travel more than 15km per day in order to get to school, will no longer have to do so this academic year.

Pretoria - Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) Minister Des van Rooyen has conveyed his condolences to the family and friends of the man who was killed in a severe thunderstorm in the Eastern Cape.

Pretoria - South Africa says it is opposed to any violent actions in the Israel-Palestine conflict.

Midrand – This festive season has seen an increase in the number of people who died on South African roads compared to the previous period, says Transport Minister Dipuo Peters.

Pretoria - Mbali Shamu used to walk about 10 kilometres to and from school every day throughout her secondary school years.

Pretoria - Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Des van Rooyen on Monday visited fire damaged areas around the Western Cape to assess the destruction sustained.

Pretoria - South Africa is mourning with the people of Iran following the passing of their former President Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani.

Pretoria – The Department of Basic Education has dismissed claims that it removed some learners to get a higher pass rate in the National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations.

Pretoria – Learners at Ntongande Secondary School in KwaMbonambi, KwaZulu-Natal, will start the academic year on a high note when they receive bicycles and new shoes on Wednesday.

Pretoria - Gauteng Premier David Makhura has called on motorists to exercise extra care on the roads as the province has experienced rainy weather for the past few days.

Pretoria - South Africa has committed to continue walking with the people of

Pretoria- Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Senzeni Zokwana says he is perturbed by the apparent unlawfulness of a court interdict granted in respect of Fishing Rights Allocation Process (FRAP).

Government says the 2016 National Senior Certificate Examinations results are encouraging and highlight the strides that South Africa has made in providing quality education to all citizens.

Parliament has congratulated the grade 12 learners who passed their 2016 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations.