South Africa

Mangaung - Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa has called on young people to be actively involved in the preservation of the environment.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma accompanied by Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga will over the next two days officially hand over brand new schools to villages at Libode and Lusikisiki in the Eastern Cape.

Rustenburg - The Commission of Inquiry into the Marikana tragedy owed it to the people of South Africa to do its work as expeditious as possible without fear or favour, Commission Chairperson and retired judge Ian Farlam said.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has visited former President Nelson Mandela at a Pretoria hospital.

Rustenburg - The families of the mineworkers killed in Marikana in August should receive financial assistance from the state to attend the hearings, the Commission of Inquiry in the tragedy heard on Monday.

Pretoria - Despite the dramatic sacking of their head coach, the team spirit at the Bafana Bafana camp is high and players are working very hard in preparation for their second 2014 World Cup qualifier against Botswana on Saturday.

Johannesburg - Despite the number of new public and private institutions that have been built over the last two decades in Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries, the region still faces a shortage of higher learning institutions.

Pretoria - Bafana Bafana caretaker coach Steve Komphela is appealing to the nation to fully support Bafana Bafana ahead of their crucial 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil qualifier against Botswana.

Pretoria - The leadership of the South African National Editors Forum (SANEF) and Minister in the Presidency Responsible for Performance Monitoring and Evaluation, Collins Chabane have agreed that they will take steps to improve relations between government and media.

Pretoria - Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe will mark the closing ceremony of the 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children by launching the National Council Against Gender-Based Violence.

Pretoria - North West Premier Thandi Modise has vowed that her government will not hesitate to implement all strategies to fight corruption in order to have clean governance in the province.

Pretoria - The Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital has refuted claims that it is serving patients food past its sell-by date, as alleged in the media.

As Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma bids farewell to the department to take up a new role at the African Union in Addis Ababa, managers in her department know they have an immeasurable task of ensuring her legacy is protected and that they carry Home Affairs to new heights.

Pretoria - Sport and Recreation Minister Fikile Mbalula will be rolling out the South African School Sport National Championships from 10 -15 December at various venues in Tshwane.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has welcomed the endorsement by Parliament of the extension of the term of office of Justice Sandile Ngcobo as the Chief Justice of the Republic of South Africa.