South Africa

Brits - North West Premier Thandi Modise says residents of the volatile villages around Brits will have their water supply restored by Friday.

Pretoria – The public have been invited to make inputs to the draft National Road Traffic Law Enforcement Code (NRTLEC), which is aimed at informing the implementation of government policies on road traffic management.

Pretoria - It was smooth sailing on the first day of the 2014 academic year in Gauteng, the provincial government said on Wednesday.

Pretoria – Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa has called on the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) to speed up the investigation into the deaths in the Brits protests.

Johannesburg – The opening of a new secondary school in Palm Ridge, east of Johannesburg, will ease overcrowding in classrooms and resolve transport problems for learners who had to travel too far away areas to get an education.

Pretoria – As the school bell rang for the first time this year at Tiyelelani Secondary School in Soshanguve, learners were surprised to see Gauteng Health MEC Hope Papo.

Bronkhorstspruit – Learners at Mpumelelo Secondary School in Rethabiseng village in Gauteng started the 2014 academic year on a positive note, with a visit from the province’s MEC for Roads and Transport Ismail Vadi.

Pretoria - The Eastern Cape Department of Transport, together with the Provincial Portfolio Committee of Education, is this morning monitoring the transportation of pupils to schools across the province.

Pretoria - To mark the opening of the 2014 school year, President Jacob Zuma will later this week open two schools near Mthatha in the Eastern Cape.

Pretoria – As millions of learners go back to school for the first day of the 2014 academic year, a number of government officials are visiting schools across the country to assess their state of readiness for learning and teaching.

Pretoria - The Department of Transport is set to investigate ways of ensuring a reliable statistical databank for road fatalities, Transport Minister Dipuo Peters announced on Tuesday.

Pretoria - A four-person commission of inquiry -- set up to look into the Tongaat Mall disaster -- is expected to formally start its evidence gathering work in February.

Pretoria - North West Premier Thandi Modise and Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa will later this afternoon visit the families of the protestors, who were fatally shot during a service delivery protest near Damonsville outside Brits.

Pretoria – Peace, stability and development will top the agenda when President Jacob Zuma attends the 5th Ordinary Summit of the International Conference of the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR).

Pretoria - With the 2014 school year beginning tomorrow, Brand South Africa has urged all teachers to deliver quality education for the growth and development of the country.