South Africa

Pretoria - Two grade 9 learners of Wodehouse Junior Secondary School, in East London, in the Eastern Cape, drowned in a pool at a Bed and Breakfast accommodation on Sunday.

Pretoria - No-one should deny learners with disabilities an opportunity to study, says Higher Education and Training Deputy Minister Mduduzi Manana.

Pretoria - The Department of Basic Education says parent and learner organisations are in support of the Council of Education Ministers’ (CEM) decision to administer the Annual National Assessments (ANAs) in December 2015.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has received a report on the transformation of the judiciary from the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE), says the Presidency.

Pretoria - No load shedding is anticipated today as the power system is stable, Eskom said on Tuesday.

Pretoria - The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) has reiterated that Aerosud occupies a building in the Centurion Aerospace Village (CAV).

Pretoria – The third Japan seminar in Johannesburg, on Tuesday, is aimed at promoting trade relations between South Africa and Japan.

Pretoria - Sentencing procedures against eight former policemen, who have been convicted of killing Mozambican taxi driver, Mido Macia, are expected to resume in the High Court in Pretoria, on Tuesday morning.

Pretoria – A Danish national, who was arrested last week after women genitals were found stashed in his freezer, was remanded in custody when he appeared before the Bloemfontein Magistrate Court, on Monday.

Pretoria – Gauteng MEC for Human Settlements, Jacob Mamabolo, has warned that action will be taken against contractors who fail on their contractual obligations.

Pretoria - The Department of Basic Education has advised all teachers to ignore messages being circulated and prepare to administer the Annual National Assessments (ANAs) in December, in the best interests of learners and the education sector as a whole.

Pretoria - South Africa is advocating support for economic, social and cultural (ESC) rights at a domestic level.

Makhado - Communications Minister Faith Muthambi has urged members of a Limpopo church to partner with government in restoring humanity to create cohesive, caring and sustainable communities.

Pretoria - Human Settlements Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has urged small contractors and developers to stop selling government housing tenders to big construction companies for quick money for short term luxuries.

Pretoria - Residents in Mabopane, north of Pretoria, have promissed they will not sell the government-issued free set-to