South Africa

Pretoria - The matric preliminary exams, initially scheduled to start next week Friday, have been postponed in Gauteng.

Johannesburg - The City of Johannesburg is to introduce a system that requires properties and facilities that house migrants to be registered with the city.

Pretoria - While the implementation of vehicle emissions tax on passenger cars will proceed as scheduled on 1 September, the tax on double cabs has been postponed.

Pretoria - A South African delegation, led by Deputy Justice Minister Andre Nel, will be among the countries participating in the World Youth Conference in Mexico.

Pretoria - The South African Reserve Bank is calling for nominees of executive directors to sit on its board of directors.

Pretoria - Visitors to Maropeng are in for a treat on 24 September, Heritage Day - they will get free entrance.

Pretoria - The Human Science and Research Council (HSRC) has designed a set of guidelines and training tools for dealing with the legal and ethical issues around counseling and testing children for HIV.

Pretoria - Preparations are in full swing for the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), with Deputy Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs Rejoice Mabudafhasi jetting off to Gabon on Wednesday to consolidate the African position.

Pretoria - The Independent Complaints Directorate (ICD) has launched an investigation into the shooting of 17-year-old schoolgirl, Nontsikelelo Anna Nokela.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma and Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele have extended their condolences to the families of the nine schoolchildren who were killed when a minibus taxi they were travelling in collided with a train on Wednesday.

Pretoria - The Presidential Hotline, which turns one today, continues to change the lives of ordinary citizens, while making government more accessible.

Johannesburg - South Africa needs to embark on a different growth path if the economy is to grow and poverty beaten, says Trade and Industry Minister (dti) Rob Davies.

Pretoria - Proper textbooks and workbooks is a right that every school-going child should have, says Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma's state visit to China this week signifies a deliberate attempt to reposition the economy to take advantage of new trade and investment opportunities in rapidly growing emerging markets.

New York - Although the number of hungry people in the world has fallen below 1 billion, thanks to renewed economic growth, it remains "unacceptably" high, says the United Nations.