South Africa

Pretoria – With the drought affecting the country’s agricultural output, South Africa might need to import between five and six million tons of both white and yellow maize.

Mhinga - Communities in the Mhinga Dynasty, in Limpopo, say they will use the new Parliamentary Office to forward their ideas about what should be included in President Jacob Zuma’s State of the Nation Address scheduled for next month.

Pretoria - Chief Keobusitse Israel Moiloa of the Bahurutse Ba Ha Moiloa will be laid to rest in Zeerust tomorrow, says the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA).

Mhinga - Communications Minister Faith Muthambi has encouraged communities to fully participate in their children’s schooling in order to strengthen the education system.

Pretoria - Telecommunications and Postal Services Deputy Minister Hlengiwe Mkhize, together with members of the Vanderbijlpark Parliamentary Constituency Office (PCO), visited two schools in the area as part of the “Making Schools Work” programme.

Pretoria - Major generals have been appointed to head the Hawks units in the provinces, the crime-fighting body said on Thursday.

Pretoria - Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi will on Monday officially open Thulasizwe school for autistic learners.

Pretoria - The newly appointed members of the National Planning Commission (NPC) held their first meeting on Thursday to discuss national priorities and the implementation of the National Development Plan (NDP).

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will lead a South African delegation to the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland.

Pretoria – Government says it will reach out to its social partners, particularly business and organised labour, to build consensus on the collective actions required to stabilise the economy and build confidence in the face of a weakened outlook for the global economy and its domestic consequences.

Pretoria – Minister in the Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Jeff Radebe says the Cabinet approved amendments to national budget allocations to fund universities will not breach previously announced spending limits.

Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma has appointed a Commission of Inquiry to look into the broader issues affecting the funding of higher education.

Pretoria – The Presidency says President Jacob Zuma did not act unilaterally when signing the Tax Administration Amendment Act.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma is expected to meet with the newly appointed members of the National Planning Commission at the Union Buildings in Pretoria today to discuss national priorities and the implementation of the National Development Plan (NDP).

Pretoria – Officials from the Basic Education Department will continue with their school visits today to encourage learners and communities to get into the culture of reading from the first day of school.