South Africa

Durban - School principals have welcomed the initiative taken by President Jacob Zuma to interact with them and address matters affecting the country's education system.

Parliament - The Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises has submitted legislative proposals that seek to amend the Commission on Gender Equality Act and the Human Rights Commission Act.

Address by His Excellency, President Jacob Zuma, The President of the Republic of South Africa, at the 1st Annual Jacob Zuma Matsushima Karate Cup, Durban International Convention Centre

We must work smarter and faster to drastically improve the lives of marginalized and poor women who are in the majority

Pretoria - Major public service unions have reached a wage agreement with government which would see civil servants getting salary increments of between 13 percent and 10 percent on a sliding scale.

Pretoria - Bafana left back, Mzivukile Tom, has been released from the squad after he suffered groin strain.

Pretoria - The Correctional Services Department will next week host heads of Correctional Services or Prisons from various southern African countries for a Southern African Consultative Conference on Corrections.

Pretoria - Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe has told a nuclear meeting underway in Johannesburg that concerns over increases in the price of coal and global warming compel South Africa to move away from over-reliance on coal-fired power generation.

Pretoria - Electricity to those parts of the Pretoria city centre that have been without electricity since Tuesday could be restored by midday today.

Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma has received and accepted six more letters of resignation from members of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) board, the Presidency said.

Skukuza - Day visitors planning to go to the Kruger National Park when school holidays start this week have been warned to book early.

Pretoria – The idea of publishing the names of police recruits is still under consideration, and not a fait accompli, Police Ministry spokesperson Zweli Mnisi said on Monday.

Pretoria - Government ministers from South Africa, Angola and Namibia today signed an environmental treaty that will promote a coordinated regional approach to the long-term conservation and protection of the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem (BCLME).

Cape Town - An Ad Hoc Committee, set up by Parliament to nominate a person for the appointment of a new Public Protector, will meet on Tuesday to begin the process of shortlisting candidates.

Pretoria - Football enthusiasts are anxiously waiting to see whether their favourite world football giants qualify for Africa's first world cup, as the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying battles continue.