South Africa

Pretoria – South Africa and Japan have explored areas of military and defence cooperation of the two armed forces.

Johannesburg - The Gauteng Education Department says it will address the grievances raised by Congress of South Africa Students (Cosas) in a memorandum handed to the department last week.

Pretoria – KwaZulu-Natal Premier Senzo Mchunu has called on architects and stakeholders in the architectural fraternity to work with the provincial government to realise the objectives of the Provincial Growth and Development Plan (PGDP).

Pretoria - Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has successfully concluded a working visit to Mauritania where he attended the inauguration ceremony of President Mohamed Ould Abdel.

Pretoria – The South African Council for Educators (SACE) has welcomed the report of a Ministerial Task Team, which looked into the quality of the National Senior Certificate (NSC).

Pretoria - Public Works Minister Thulas Nxesi is leaving no stone unturned in his bid to root out corruption, maladministration and fraud in his department.

Pretoria – Northern Cape Premier Silvia Lucas has applauded 10 of the province’s departments for getting unqualified audit reports.

Pretoria - KwaZulu-Natal Premier Senzo Mchunu has commended members of the SAPS for the swift arrest of suspects in connection with the murder of a couple at Empangeni A taxi rank.

Pretoria – The Ministerial Enquiry on Nomzamo (Lwandle) evictions has been granted an extension period until 30 September.

Pretoria - The Airbus A350XWB -- which is on a world tour -- landed in South Africa at the weekend, where it carried out crucial high airfield performance and auto-landing trials at OR Tambo International Airport.

Pretoria - Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor has commended the participation of South African schools in global science competitions, saying they were nurturing the country's future researchers and innovators.

Washington - Africa needs to form partnerships with the developed nations in order to realise the continent’s goal to industrialise, International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane said on Sunday.

Washington - Several African leaders started arriving in Washington DC on Sunday ahead of the first US-Africa Leaders’ Summit to be convened by US President, Barack Obama, here on 5 and 6 August.

Pretoria – The Gardens Skate Park, which caters for both novice and experienced skaters, has opened in the heart of Cape Town.

Pretoria – The Department of Education says it has received the report into the investigation of promotion requirements for the National Senior Certificate (NSC).