South Africa

Pretoria - At least 20 African leaders have confirmed their attendance for the first World Cup to be held on the continent, and they will start arriving in the country today

Pretoria - The question of whether or not the provinces have the capacity to offer effective support to all schools and educators will be put under the microscope in the next school term.

Johannesburg - A combination of fireworks and the latest light effects technology will mark the closing ceremony of the FIFA World Cup on Sunday night, organisers said.

Pretoria - Traffic authorities will show no mercy to reckless drivers during the soccer World Cup.

Pretoria - A memorial service for the elderly who were killed in a fire at the Pieter Wessels Old Age Home in Nigel, Ekurhuleni, will be held later today.

Pretoria - When FIFA President Sepp Blatter opened the envelope in May 2004 which revealed South Africa as the first African country to host the soccer World Cup, excitement and jubilation gripped the nation. And now, six years on, the moment all South Africans have been waiting for has finally arrived!

Pretoria - The North West Department of Health and Social Development will embark on a month-long measles and polio immunisation campaign.

Durban - All eyes will be on the boys in blue and yellow this afternoon, as the nation waits anxiously to see how the national squad squares up against Mexico, when the first match of the 2010 FIFA World Cup gets underway.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has conveyed his condolences to the government and the people of Pakistan, following heavy rains and floods that have already killed more than 1 500 people.

Pretoria - Years of hard work is expected to reap its rewards today when the soccer World Cup kicks off on South African soil.

Pretoria- Government is committed to addressing challenges faced by South African artists, trade and industry deputy minister Thandi Tobias-Pokolo said on Wednesday.

Pretoria - Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, has welcomed the world to the country, as South Africa readies today to put on the greatest sporting spectacle, the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Johannesburg - If you're going to the final of the World Cup use public transport and get there early.

Mbombela - The Mpumalanga legislature will host a Women's Parliament on Friday with the intention of improving the lives of local women, especially those in rural areas.

Johannesburg - World Cup celebrations got off to a sizzling start in South Africa ahead of today's kick-off as thousands rocked the Orlando Stadium in Soweto last night.