South Africa

Johannesburg - The South African Airways (SAA) group has recorded an increase in profits of 45 percent in the past financial year.

Pretoria - Members of school governing bodies in KwaZulu-Natal have been called on to assist in conducting lessons to ensure learning in schools continues.

Gallagher Estate, Midrand
The Minister of Basic Education, Angie Motshekga,
The Deputy Minister of Sport and Recreation, Gert Oosthuizen,
Leadership of Chess South Africa,
Leadership of the Supreme Chess Trust and the Moves for Life programme,
Ladies and gentlemen,
Good evening to you all.

Pretoria - South Africa has expressed solidarity with the Republic of Seychelles after the Island was hit by a tropical depression with heavy rains displacing hundreds of families.

Pretoria - Although no formal application has been received by the National Treasury, the offer made by HSBC Holdings to acquire a controlling interest in Nedbank is a vote of confidence in the country's economic progress.

Pretoria - South Africa has pledged its support for Somalia’s new government and the country on their road to towards a prosperous and stable democracy.

Pretoria - Seventy three ambulances, bought by the North West Department of Health and Social Development for use during the FIFA World Cup, will now be made available to clinics and hospitals in the province.

Johannesburg - The ongoing strike by public servants is placing the lives of premature babies born at Gauteng hospitals in danger, Gauteng Premier Nomvula Mokonyane said on Tuesday.

Tembisa - President Jacob Zuma has urged the nation to rally behind Banyana Banyana at the upcoming CAF African Women Championship (AWC).

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has extended his deepest condolences to the family and friends of Jazz legend and prolific bassist, composer, singer and arranger, Victor Ntoni, who died on Monday.

Pretoria - Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has warned learners who decide not to write the preliminary exams that they will have to live with their decision as no free marks will be awarded to them.

Pretoria - More than 900 men and women from the South African Military Health Service have been deployed to 34 hospitals across the country to assist with attending to patients during the public service strike.

Pretoria - Grade 12 learners have been warned to exercise caution when celebrating during and after exams.

Pretoria - The memorial service for the late Deputy Minister of Safety and Security, Joe Matthew, will take place on Friday at the Groote Schuur Estate in Rondebosch in Cape Town at 7pm.

Pretoria - Police are still investigating the cause of the fire which razed more than 60 shacks, leaving over a hundred families homeless and one person dead in Kya Sands, north of Johannesburg.