South Africa

Pretoria - Retail trade sales are expected to improve for March following an unexpected fall in February, according to analysts

Johannesburg - It won't only be in the stadiums that South Africans will be showing their support for the World Cup and national team Bafana Bafana. With more and more cars flying the national flag on the country's roads, and Bafana jerseys increasingly evident on Football Fridays, it's clear that the locals are gearing up for the month-long mother of all football parties

Pretoria - The Gauteng Education Department will provide extra lessons for matric students in underperforming schools to improve the matric results across the province.

Pretoria - Challenges around housing delivery and building sustainable human settlements dominated a special forum on Tuesday with President Jacob Zuma, premiers and MECs.

Durban - The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education has developed a Ten Point Intervention Strategy to help learners achieve a matric pass rate higher than 65 percent.

Pretoria - Despite independent reviews indicating that Sub-Suharan Africa including South Africa will not meet its Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015, a determined Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi is committed to changing the situation.

Pretoria - In commemorating the 30th anniversary of the eradication of small pox, a statue has been unveiled by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a reminder of the great achievements that have been made in public health.

Pretoria – Limpopo police have arrested an alleged serial rapist who has been “torturing learners in and around Thohoyandou Block D”.

Johannesburg - Hundreds of delegates, currently meeting in Sandton for a Green Economy Summit, are expected to advise government on how it can contribute towards the development of the country's economy without endangering the environment.

Durban - Football development received a major boost in Pretoria when South African Football Association (SAFA) President Kirsten Nematandani officially opened the Grassroots football programme.

Johannesburg - South Africa’s economic growth in 2013 will remain positive but unbalanced, Business Unity South Africa (BUSA) said on Monday.

Pretoria - South Africa has once again proved to the world it is a destination of choice for major sporting events after hosting a successful Africa Nations Cup (Afcon), says South African Football Association (Safa) President, Kirsten Nematandani.

Johannesburg - Transnet and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) have on Monday signed an agreement which will see the two working to identify possible areas of cooperation in all areas of Transnet’s operations.

Pretoria – The South African Revenue Service says there has been an increase in the number of email scams in which the company’s name and logo is being used.

Pretoria – The Department of Basic Education has given the Democratic Alliance until close of business on Friday to retract, apologise to the nation and withdraw the statement made that schools in Limpopo had not received textbooks.