South Africa

Pretoria - South African Airways (SAA) Chief Commercial Officer, Sylvain Bosc, has been suspended, the national carrier announced on Friday.

Cape Town - President Jacob Zuma says the availability of comprehensive broadband has ensured that regardless of their location, citizens can access information through mobile technology.

Pretoria - The Gauteng Provincial Government has officially launched the #SAVEWATER campaign which marks the beginning of a new era in water preservation in the province, according to Cooperative Governance, Traditional Affairs and Human Settlements MEC Jacob Mamabolo.

Cape Town - President Jacob Zuma says the proposed Higher Education Amendment Bill will make it possible for discussions around institutional autonomy to take place.

Pretoria - Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande has signed a joint agreement with BRICS education ministers to develop a solid framework for future cooperation in education.

Pretoria - The Department of Basic Education (DBE) has rejected a story written by the Daily News and Independent Online (IOL) on the 2015 Annual National Assessments (ANA).

Pretoria – The appointment of Mark Barnes as the Group Chief Executive Officer of the South African Post Office (Sapo) will bring stability to the organisation.

Cape Town – Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba says the newly opened Home Affairs office in Somerset West in the Western Cape will go a long way to improve frontline services for customers.

Pretoria - Minister of Health, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, has had a meeting with the family of Zimbabwe’s Minister of Higher and Tertiary Education Jonathan Moyo on Thursday.

Pretoria- Eighteen police officers and two home affairs officials were arrested by the Hawks on Wednesday for their alleged involvement in the corruption at the Kopfontein Border P

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma is to host his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on a two-day State visit from 2 - 3 December.

Pretoria - The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has called on Grade 12 learners and students wishing to apply for financial assistance to study at public universities and Technical, Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges next year to submit their applications.

Pretoria - Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown has warned the public about syndicates posing as supply chain management officers of the department.

Pretoria – Cabinet has extended its condolences to the government of New Zealand, family, friends and the New Zealand Rugby Union on the loss of the rugby superstar, Jonah Tali Lomu.

Pretoria – Cabinet has joined President Jacob Zuma and the international community in strongly condemning the recent terrorist attacks that took place in Beirut (Lebanon), Baghdad (Iraq), Yola (Nigeria) and Paris (France), which resulted in the loss of innocent lives and the destruction of property.