South Africa

Cape Town - Drug dealers should receive serious punishment and taverns should be removed from communities, said President Jacob Zuma.

Pretoria - Hundreds of thousands of youths countrywide have been up all night anxiously trying to get their hands on a copy of their local newspaper to find out how they faired in their final examinations.

Pretoria - South Africans have a reason to be proud of the Class of 2010, who have recorded a pass rate of 67.8 percent.

Pretoria - Correctional Services National Commissioner Tom Moyane says many correctional centres need to emulate the good example set by Zonderwater Correctional Centre in Gauteng.

Pretoria - Gauteng learners have come out tops in the country, leading as the province with the best National Senior Certificate results in 2010.

Pretoria - Correctional Services National Commissioner Tom Moyane has called on all correctional centres to spare no effort in ensuring that challenges affecting the centres are being addressed.

Pretoria - Public Protector Advocate Thuli Madonsela has encouraged stakeholders attached to the Gauteng's Education Department to approach her office if government fails to address challenges threatening the public's right to education.

Pretoria - Sport and Recreation Minister, Fikile Mbalula paid Bafana Bafana a surprise visit at their base camp in Rustenburg on Tuesday to wish them good luck on their friendly match against Kenya tonight.

Pretoria - With 836 distinctions from its 345 matriculants, pupils and teachers screamed with delight and congratulated each other at Hoerskool Waterkloof, one of the country's top performing schools.

Pretoria - The Department of Rural Development and Agrarian Reform in the Eastern Cape has put aside R2.4 million to swiftly respond to the Rift Valley Fever (RVF) outbreak across the province.

Pretoria - Nine people, including the CEO of tile company Italtile, have been killed in a plane crash near Plettenberg Bay.

Soweto - Hundreds of matriculants across Soweto braved a rather damp, chilly morning to celebrate their final examination results.

Pretoria - For many learners in Soshanguve, north of Pretoria, the hard work throughout the year has finally paid off.

Pretoria - Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has wished the Class of 2011 all the best for the academic year which starts next week, calling on them to improve on 2010's results.

Pretoria - Those matrics who have not passed their final exams should not despair but rather take advantage of options offered by the Department of Basic Education, says Minister Angie Motshekga.