South Africa

Pretoria - The new board of the National Development Agency (NDA) is set to be inaugurated on Monday evening, and already expectations are high.

Pretoria - British murder accused Shrien Dewani's much anticipated extradition hearing will get underway in London today.

Pretoria - US President Barack Obama has praised Archbishop Desmond Tutu on his official retirement, calling him a moral titan and dedicated peacemaker.

Pretoria - The Kempton Park driver's licence testing centre is expected to be fully operational by Tuesday morning, said the municipality.

Pretoria - Learners at the Mogale High School in Bapong, North West, were excited about the week-long lessons on space science and technology.

Pretoria - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni will arrive in the country this evening ahead of his meeting with President Jacob Zuma on Friday.

Acornhoek - As children, they never had the chance to get an education but the opportunity has finally come now that they are grandmothers and fathers.

Pretoria - In a bid to ensure teaching starts on the first day of the academic year, schools in KwaZulu-Natal will from next year no longer accept late registrations on the first day of school.

Pretoria - Global mining, oil and gas company, BHP Billiton on Tuesday donated R18 million towards South Africa's Government Disaster Fund.

Pretoria - The South African government is hoping to increase the number of smallholding farmers and black commercial farmers in the next five years to reduce the growing food security challenges currently facing the country.

Pretoria - Three TB hospitals in Gauteng have been closed to channel resources to where they are needed most.

Pretoria - Finance Minster Pravin Gordhan is calling on South Africans to send in their budget tips ahead of his address in February.

Pretoria - The Department of Correctional Services has set the ball rolling to improve its financial management following eight years of qualified reports.

Pretoria - A KwaZulu-Natal senior health official is expected to appear in the Pietermaritzburg Magistrates Court today following his arrest on Monday for fraud and corruption charges.

Pretoria - Communications Minister Roy Padayachie has thanked outgoing SABC Group CEO Solly Mokoetle for his contribution to the public broadcaster, but added that the time had come for the latter to stabilise.