South Africa

Pretoria - Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba has officially launched the intake of a 1000 additional learner artisans at Transnet.

Pretoria – South Africans will on Saturday mark National Children’s Day by highlighting the progress made towards promoting children’s rights.

Pretoria – The Department of Basic Education has urged matrics writing their first Maths paper today to go over the entire paper first before starting and ensure there is enough time at the end to go back and check their answers.

Pretoria - Gauteng Premier Nomvula Mokonyane has expressed concern over the violent attacks and the looting of shops owned by foreign nationals in Duduza in the Ekurhuleni Metro.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has extended condolences to the families of the six construction workers, who were killed when a structure collapsed in the tunnels of Ingula power station in KwaZulu-Natal.

Mbombela - Building more universities in South Africa will help ease the burden that many prospective students face when enrolling for further studies, says Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) Minister Dr Blade Nzimande.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has conveyed the best wishes of government and all South Africans to Soweto soccer giants Orlando Pirates Football Club, ahead of their crucial first leg final match against Al Ahly of Egypt in the 2013 CAF African Champions League Cup.

Pretoria – Government says it condemns the looting of shops and goods belonging to informal traders and the destructive behavior of protestors following a march in central Cape Town on Wednesday.

Pretoria - Six people were killed at Eskom’s Ingula pumped storage scheme site in KwaZulu-Natal on Thursday, the power parastatal confirmed.

Pretoria - South Africa and Iran today took their bilateral relations a step further as they co-chaired the 11th Session of the Joint Commission (JC) of the two countries.

Pretoria – The newly launched Saldanha Bay Industrial Development Zone (IDZ) is expected to boost economic development and facilitate job creation.

Pretoria – Gauteng Health MEC Hope Papo has welcomed the arrest of two health officials who are suspected of selling Antiretroviral (ARV) medication to patients at Esselen Clinic in Hillbrow.

Pretoria- Eskom says it is investigating a safety incident at its Ingula pumped storage construction site in KwaZulu-Natal.

Pretoria - Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa on Thursday welcomed the IHS Crime Index, which found that crime in South Africa is at its lowest level in 15 years.

Mbombela - Higher Education and Training Deputy Minister Mduduzi Manana believes that architectural designs will change the face of Mpumalanga.