South Africa

Pretoria - Government will pool together funds to rebuild schools that were burnt down in Vuwani, Limpopo, says Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga.

Pretoria - Higher Education and Training Deputy Minister Mduduzi Manana has finished his two-day interaction with employers and high school learners from Bojanala District Municipality in the North West.

Pretoria - The North West Department of Health has started implementing several measures to improve the distribution of medication to health facilities.

Pretoria - The National Treasury has moved to clarify Moody’s Investors Service’s decision on South Africa’s ratings, particularly on the country’s outlook.

Benoni - Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies on Monday launched the eighth iteration of the Industrial Policy Action Plan (IPAP), which he says is a continuous action plan that is meant to reindustrialise the South African economy and stresses the need for structural change.

Pretoria - Minister of Communications Faith Muthambi has noted the misleading reports on the approval of the SABC editorial policy, says the Department of Communications.

Pretoria - Residents of Makuleke in Limpopo will soon get to know more about the benefits of Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT).

Pretoria - The new Curtis Nkondo School of Specialisation signals a new era in basic education, said Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga at the opening of the school on Monday.

Pretoria - Correctional Services National Commissioner Zach Modise has reiterated that the rights of inmates cannot be compromised.

Johannesburg - Government says Moody’s decision to keep South Africa’s credit rating at two notches above sub-investment grade shows the country is on the right track and that the turning point for the economy is near.

Pretoria - Gauteng Health MEC Qedani Mahlangu has expressed concern about the number of attacks on health professionals in public health facilities.

Pretoria - Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan is expected to deliver a keynote address at the opening of the Public Finance Management Conference at the Sandton Convention Centre, on Monday.

In the townships, functions are incomplete without three-legged pots, tent and chairs, meat, veggies and of course scones.

Pretoria - The South African Police Service (SAPS) is investigating the deaths of two Eskom workers who died while on duty, the power parastatal said.

Pretoria - Twenty-one of the initial 23 people arrested in connection with public violence and malicious damage to property are expected to appear in the Malamulele Magistrate’s Court, this morning.