South Africa

Pretoria – Metrorail Operations have been given a safety directive that trains will no longer leave the platform if commuters are hanging on the outside.

Pretoria – The importance of the Secondary School Improvement Programme (SSIP) will be pushed to the fore, as Gauteng matrics will for the first time write the National Senior Certificate exams based on the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statements (CAPS).

Pretoria – The Independent Electoral Commission says applications for special votes in this year’s national and provincial elections will open next Monday.

Pretoria - Gauteng Premier Nomvula Mokonyane has condemned the murder and rape of a woman whose body was found near a school in Eldorado Park, south of Johannesburg.

Pretoria - The Human Resources Development Council (HRDC) has pledged its support for small business and quality education to help the country meet its development goals.

Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma has submitted a response to the Speaker of the National Assembly, Max Sisulu, in relation to Public Protector Thuli Madonsela’s report on the security upgrades at his Nkandla residence.

Pretoria - By the 5pm cut-off on Tuesday, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) had received in excess of 40 submissions regarding objections to candidates of political parties for the upcoming national and provincial elections.

Pretoria - African leaders in Correctional Services have been urged to spare no effort in transforming the prisons inherited from colonial and repressive regimes into correctional facilities that rehabilitate offenders.

Pretoria – The chances of getting decent work experience has increased for Further Education and Training (FET) college graduates in the Free State, with the launch of the graduate placement programme in that province on Tuesday.

Pretoria – Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan says the country’s economy has still not fully recovered, despite weathering the aftermath of the 2008 recession.

Pretoria - Gauteng Health MEC Hope Papo has welcomed the 2012 Household Survey Report by the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), which confirms a dramatic increase in antiretroviral (ARV) treatment coverage in the province.

Mbombela - More than 170 000 people were employed through government’s Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) in Mpumalanga in the past five years.

Pretoria – Over two million people in South Africa were on antiretroviral treatment (ART) by mid-2012, suggesting that the country is on its way to achieve universal access to HIV treatment.

Pretoria - More needs to be done to improve the effectiveness of internship programmes that prepare graduates to go into the labour market, the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) said on Tuesday.

Pretoria - The launch of the new Centre of Excellence in Mathematical and Statistical Sciences will help contribute to the creation of a competitive, knowledge based economy, says Science and Technology (DST) Minister Derek Hanekom.