South Africa

Pretoria - Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has warned that government will act harshly against striking teachers found guilty of criminal actions.

Cape Town - Cabinet has expressed disappointment at the unions' decision to reject the state's latest wage offer, saying while it understood public servants' struggle over low wages, their demands on government was simply not affordable.

Pretoria – Two Metrorail trains have collided Cordelfos and Saulsville line, near Pretoria on Thursday morning, leaving at least 100 passengers injured.

Pretoria - Early Childhood Development (ECD) centres in rural areas of the North West are to get a R15 million make-over.

Pretoria – Survivors of the 1996 Worcester bombing are to meet with the man who was behind the blast at the Correctional Services C-Max prison in Pretoria today.

Pretoria - Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele is confident that by the end of October law enforcement authorities will have exceeded their target of stopping one million vehicles a month.

Mbombela - The Department of Agriculture, Rural Development and Land Administration in Mpumalanga wants pupils to grow vegetables in its unused open fields, especially at rural schools.

Pretoria – The Commission for Conciliation Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) has postponed the planned facilitation process between itself, Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) and the respective unions around possible retrenchments.

Pretoria - Matrics will write their first History paper today, as the year's final examinations get into full swing.

Pretoria - Human Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwale will tomorrow be briefed on the under-expenditure of provinces on housing construction projects, says the department.

Polokwane - The Limpopo Department of Roads and Transport has launched a R7 million automated number plate recognition system in Polokwane on Tuesday.

Pretoria - Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa says the proposed amendments to the laws governing the private security sector seek to improve the manner in which the industry functions.

Pretoria - Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan will this afternoon present the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) before Parliament.

Pretoria - Public order policing in South Africa needs to reflect the ethos of human rights and dignity, Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa said on Thursday.

Pretoria - Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has urged community members to inform the department through a toll free number when learners are at school without supervision.