South Africa

Pretoria – The Department of Basic Education has warned that action will be taken against teachers who embark on an illegal strike on Wednesday.

Pretoria – Thirty eight South Africans and foreign nationals, who have contributed towards the advancement of democracy, will on Freedom Day be awarded National Orders by President Jacob Zuma.

Pretoria – Offender labour is being utilised to tidy the Mzwilili Junior Primary School in Umlazi, KwaZulu-Natal, where the body of eight-year-old Nonjabaulo Sabela, who was brutally raped and killed, was found on 28 February 2013.

Pretoria - Government will intervene to ensure progress in the build programme of South Africa’s power stations, Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba said on Monday.

Pretoria – The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has urged grant beneficiaries who have already re-registered for their grant so they can get the new SASSA payment card with a chip and PIN to ignore delayed letters they receive in the mail.

Johannesburg – Communications Minister Dina Pule broke her silence today addressing all the allegations of mismanagement made against her in the media in recent months.

Pretoria - Power parastatal Eskom will do all it can to prevent blackouts even though generation maintenance will be conducted in winter.

Mutale - Residents in Limpopo's rural Vhembe district municipality have been encouraged to make use of Thusong Service Centres in order to access government services on their doorstep.

Pretoria - In an effort to overcome challenges related to the management of cases within departments, the North West Provincial Government is to empower departmental coordinators on coordination of Hotline cases.

Pretoria - A suspect of the deadly Boston Marathon bombings has been nabbed, wrapping up a day-long manhunt and making local residents feel relieved, authorities announced.

Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma has commended the work done by volunteers at one of the police stations at Tshwane Municipality in Pretoria.

Pretoria – Higher Education and Training Minister Dr Blade Nzimande has launched a R10 million Construction Skills Development and job creation project in memory of Anene Booysen.

Pretoria - Mpumalanga Community Safety, Security and Liaison MEC Vusi Shongwe has called on motorists to exercise extreme care and due diligence while driving amid on-going rainy weather in of the province.

Pretoria - The transactional Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) has had positive outcomes and has imposed binding constraints in the economy, says Public Enterprises Minister, Malusi Gigaba.

Pretoria - Members of the South African media have 10 days before the closing date for entries for the SADC Media Awards.