South Africa

Pretoria – The Gauteng Department of Education has processed 682 142 applications since it introduced the online application process.

Pretoria – Beneficiaries of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS), who are now working, are being urged to come forward and make arrangements to repay their loans.

Pretoria - Over 4 000 officials have been trained on the municipal Standard Chart of Accounts (mSCOA) to improve capacity and financial management in municipalities.

Pretoria - President Zuma has concluded his State visit to France, which has served to advance relations between the two countries.

Cape Town – Communications Deputy Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams has called on all South Africans to live up to the expectations of the late former President Nelson Mandela.

Johannesburg - The five-day countdown to the upcoming International AIDS Conference kicked off on a high note on Wednesday, with testimonies from people living with HIV and their many thanks to the late Nkosi Johnson.

Pretoria - The Department of Water and Sanitation will launch the Greater Eston Regional Water Supply Project to alleviate the water supply backlog in the rural areas of UMgungundlovu.

Pretoria – The law is about to get tougher on those who break the rules of the road as 49 new traffic officers have joined the ranks of the provincial traffic authority.

Johannesburg – Qualifying government employees and members of the public will now have the opportunity to access affordable housing finance following a R10.5 billion investment in SA Home Loans (SAHL).

Pretoria - The Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has approved the environmental authorisation for the construction of a new road linking Nirvana Drive in Lenasia to the N12, near Zuurbekom.

Pretoria - The Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (DENOSA) will host a two-day nurses meeting in preparation for the 21st International AIDS Conference.

Pretoria – Representatives of the manufacturing sector will get an opportunity to voice the challenges they face in implementing employment equity.

Pretoria – The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) is working together with the South African Revenue Service (SARS) to help track down former students who fail to make repayments for NSFAS loans.

Pretoria - The Department of Basic Education has dismissed reports that South Africa plans to increase schooling from 12 to 25 years.

Pretoria - The Hawks have arrested a 44-year-old medical doctor in Polokwane for fraud, forgery and theft.