South Africa

Pretoria - The Ministry of Transport has set the record straight on social media accounts impersonating Minister Dipuo Peters.

Pretoria - The Portfolio Committee on Basic Education says it supports the approach taken by the Department of Basic Education in dealing with the reported Grade 12 maths exam paper leak in the Mopani District in Limpopo.

Pretoria - International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane will today co-chair the inaugural ministerial session of the Zimbabwe-South Africa Bi-National Commission (BNC) in Harare ahead of the Heads of State session scheduled for Thursday.

Cape Town – The Department of Science and Technology Director General, Dr Phil Mjwara, says biotechnology or genetically modified (GM) crops have had a positive economic impact on South Africa.

Cape Town – The National Assembly has adopted the amendments to the Mining and Petroleum Resources Development Amendment Bill and referred it to the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) for consideration.

Pretoria - A Joint Operational Centre (JOC) is being established in Gauteng to plan around and improve the state of readiness in the wake of the steady decrease of water levels in the province.

Pretoria - The Department of Basic Education says it is shocked and disappointed at the leak of a Mathematics Paper 2 exam paper to Grade 12 learners in Giyani, Limpopo.

Cape Town – Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini says her department has proposed to set up an independent inspectorate to improve the management of investigations and appeals relating to social grants.

Pretoria - North West Health MEC Magome Masike has warned the public to take the necessary precautions as the heatwave continues.

Child abuse and the neglect of children is by far one of the most sensitive subjects in society that has the ability to provoke people to talk. But very often, too many people don’t let their emotions move them to action, mostly because of fear of what may follow if they let themselves get involved.

Pretoria – The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training has called on protesting university students to allow peace to prevail over the exam period for students who have opted to write.

Pretoria – The National Head of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, Lieutenant General Mthandazo Ntlemeza, has reiterated that whoever kills a police officer will be hunted down and put behind bars.

Pretoria - The Department of Basic Education (DBE) has refuted a media report claiming government has not made progress in the eradication of mud schools in the Eastern Cape.

Pretoria - For the second time in a row, the Department of Home Affairs has won the prestigious ICT Service Delivery Transformation Award in the National Government category at the ICT Public Service Awards at GovTech 2016.

Pretoria – The South African Local Government Association (Salga) has joined the world in celebrating the World Cities Day 2016, which has been designated by the United Nations every 31 October.