South Africa

Pretoria – Learning at Nozizwe Public School in Stilfontein, in the North West, has been made easier with learners being given desks refurbished by offenders.

Pretoria - Two men accused of defrauding the Department of Labour’s Compensation Fund of R1.2 million, are expected to appear in the Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court, tomorrow.

Limpopo - Gravel roads around Limpopo's capital city is set to become more user-friendly following the purchase of more than 200 graders by the province, worth R230 million.

Durban – The KwaZulu-Natal Economic Development and Tourism Ministry has described the 2013 Tourism Indaba that concludes at the iNkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre (ICC) today, as "exciting" and boasting technological savvy.

Pretoria - The improvement of the N2/M41 Mount Edgecombe interchange, north of Durban, into a four-level free-flow configuration will ease traffic congestion in the area, says the South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL).

Pretoria – Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi is expected to officially unveil the Albertina Sisulu Executive Leadership Programme in Health (ASELPH) which aims to strengthen health policy transformation and service excellence in South Africa.

When South Africans lined up in their millions to vote during our first democratic election in 1994, they all carried with them an ID, to verify who they were. For most it was a green barcoded ID, which not only allowed them to vote but also symbolised our new nation’s step to normality, as this ID was issued to all South Africans, irrespective of race.

Every parent or guardian can relate to the feeling of anguish and sometimes hopelessness they feel when a child in their care gets ill.

Pretoria – Government has condemned the behaviour by certain schools, where the rights of children were violated because of their religious beliefs.

Pretoria – Ekurhuleni mayor Mondli Gungubele has apologised to the public for the inconvenience caused by the illegal strike by metro police officers in the city.

Pretoria - Railway operator Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) will from today onwards shut its coal export line so as to catch up on maintenance work, said the state utility.

Pretoria - The South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) has welcomed the decision by the Pondo people and their traditional leaders to allow for the extension of the N2 coastal highway between East London and Durban.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will this morning visit the drug-torn community of Eldorado Park, in Johannesburg, to get first-hand experience of the daily struggles residents are facing.

Johannesburg - Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe has called for an increased focus on the country’s education system, saying it needs to produce a capable generation of young people armed with the requisite skills geared towards the needs of the economy.

Pretoria - The Department of Basic Education says it will approach the Press Council regarding the weekend report in the City Press that some schools in Limpopo still do not have textbooks.