South Africa

Pretoria – The Gauteng Department of Education says it has received 131 000 applications for Grade 1 and 114 546 for Grade 8 for the 2014 intake.

Pretoria - The South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL) says it welcomes the announcement that tolling on the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project (GFIP) will begin on 3 December.

Pretoria – Sound intellectual property (IP) management is a powerful tool that can help to bolster the economies and competitiveness of developing countries, says Science and Technology Minister Derek Hanekom.

Pretoria - Government says it notes the Public Protector’s outline on how her office will deal with the interim report and comments submitted by the Justice, Crime Prevention and Security (JCPS) cluster on the security upgrades at Nkandla.

Pretoria - Motorists without e-tags will pay double the cost per kilometre when the Gauteng e-tolling system goes live on 3 December 2013.

Pretoria - Correctional Services Minister Sibusiso Ndebele has congratulated Correctional Official, Dennis Williams, on being named one of the country’s top public servants.

Pretoria – Government says the review of the legal drinking age is nothing new, and has been part of discussions since 2010.

Pretoria - It is official: the electronic tolling system on Gauteng’s upgraded freeways will go live on 3 December 2013, Transport Minister Dipuo Peters announced on Wednesday.

Pretoria – Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu says given the turbulent times faced by the diamond industry since the global financial crisis, the work of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) was more important than ever.

Pretoria – South Africa is getting its own back by setting the wheels in motion on a massive campaign to get citizens to buy locally manufactured goods.

Pretoria – The Department of Labour has sent a high-level delegation to visit the scene of the collapsed Tongaat shopping mall, in which one person has died.

Pretoria - Declaring an electricity supply emergency, Eskom has called on the public to reduce their electricity use.

Pretoria - Police have established a total of 906 victim friendly rooms across the country to assist victims of crimes, especially crimes against women, children and the elderly, says Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has called on South Africans to play their part in conserving water.

Johannesburg – Government is satisfied that the child, who was repatriated from a Brazil prison earlier this year, has been successfully integrated with his family in South Africa.