South Africa

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has appointed new judges for the Supreme Court of Appeal and various other High Courts in the country.

Cape Town - Matrics in Cape Town have told Western Cape Department of Education MEC Donald Grant that the first written matric exam this morning was fair and covered the sections of the syllabus they had studied.

Pretoria - Marius Fransman, the Deputy Minister of International Relations, is to represent South Africa at the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Extraordinary Council of Ministers meeting this week.

Pretoria - Food security and climate change will take centre stage when President Jacob Zuma leads a delegation to the Commonwealth Heads of State and Government Meeting (CHOGM) this week.

Johannesburg - Experts at the African Energy Ministers Conference say climate change cannot be tackled

Pretoria - A family of four, including a one-year-old girl and three-year-old boy, were killed in a ho

Cape Town - Online gambling remains illegal in South Africa and banks could question those South Africans that netted winnings from internet gambling sites, the Minister of Trade and Industry Rob Davies warned today.

Skukuza - The poisoning of rhino horns in a bid to fight rhino poaching will never work in the Kruger

Special announcements by President Zuma

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has appointed a commission of inquiry to investigate allegations of wr

Thohoyandou - Chairman of the National Council of Provinces (NCOP), Johannes Mahlangu, has urged gover

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has suspended National Police Commissioner, General Bheki Cele, with immediate effect.

Pretoria - Newly-appointed acting National Police Commissioner, Major General Nhlanhla Sibusiso Mkhwanazi, is eager to tackle his new role.

Pretoria - As part of paying tribute to and defending the legacy of struggle stalwart Oliver Tambo, government has allocated R24.8 million for the establishment of various commemorative projects.

Pretoria - Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande yesterday reminded learners who are currently sitting for their matric examinations that there are various opportunities available to them.