South Africa

Pretoria - A bit nervous but confident - that was the general feeling of matric pupils at Hoerskool Waterkloof as they prepared to write English Paper 1 on Monday.

Bloemfontein - People living with disabilities say they would much rather be employed and earn money instead of living off hand-outs and government's disability grant.

Mthatha - President Jacob Zuma swapped his suit for a set of overalls during the launch of a rural development initiative in the Eastern Cape this weekend.

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Durban - Thousands of people from around the world took to the streets of Durban on Saturday to call for action on climate change as the second week of negotiations are about to begin at COP17.

Soweto - It is an anxious day for the thousands of matrics from underperforming schools sitting for the first written exam this morning - English Paper 1.

Johannesburg - Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe says transformation in all sporting codes is non-negotiable and is a Constitutional mandate and part of government's agenda.

Pretoria - New National Police Commissioner General Mangwashi Victoria Phiyega says she is humbled by her appointment and has called on South Africans to give her time to prove herself.

Pretoria - A Gauteng child has been paralysed as a result of a rare complication from polio vaccination, said the Department of Health.

Durban - Solutions to climate change challenges can come from virtually anywhere, and now a challenge has been put to software developers to come up with innovative ways to deal with the global phenomenon.

Vereeniging - Eskom has embarked on a pilot project that will see it using the power of the sun to generate electricity at three of its facilities.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma says new ways of producing goods -- which will reduce both the economy's use of energy and emissions from energy production -- have to be found.

Pretoria - As the first written National Senior Certificate exam gets underway, the Free State MEC for Education, Tate Makgoe, has assured learners and parents that they are well prepared for the exams.

Pretoria - Cabinet has congratulated the newly appointed members of the Executive as well as General Riah Phiyega who has been appointed as National Commissioner of Police.

Cape Town - The discussion paper on the "emotive" land reform issue is now out, and the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform, Gugile Nkwinti, is set to table it in Parliament later today.