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High expectations for SONA

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Pretoria – As the country awaits President Jacob Zuma’s State of the Nation Address this evening, South Africans have said they have high hopes that his speech will talk to a number of social issues affecting the country.

President Zuma to outline progress, goals

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Cape Town - When President Jacob Zuma takes to the podium to deliver this year’s State of the Nation Address tonight, he is expected to tell South Africans how the proposed National Development Plan will help the country facilitate economic growth and job creation.

Government looking at cheaper ARVs

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Pretoria - Government will prepare a new tender specification that opens the way for the purchase of cheaper anti-retroviral (ARV) drugs.

Sibaya arrives at Bafana camp

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Pretoria - Veteran defensive midfielder, Macbeth Sibaya, has arrived in the country for the international friendly between Bafana Bafana and Ghana at Soccer City on Wednesday evening.

North West strengthens response to HIV

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Pretoria – A new provincial council is to be launched in the North West to coordinate and monitor the implementation of programmes and strategies for the province’s response to HIV and Aids.

Health monitors strike impact

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Pretoria - The Health Department says it is monitoring the impact of strike action on health services as some 1.3 million government employees were expected to down tools on Tuesday.

Illegal "Home Affairs" operations shut down

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Pretoria - Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has welcomed the arrest of six Pakistani nationals for issuing fraudulent Home Affairs documents to illegal immigrants.

Germany ready to face England

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Pretoria - German coach Joachim Loew says his young players are ready to face England in the last 16 of the FIFA World Cup at Bloemfontein's Vodacom Park Stadium on Sunday.

World Cup fans to get free visas

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Cape Town - Soccer fans that have tickets to the 2010 FIFA World Cup and needed a visa to visit South Africa will be able to obtain them for free on entering South Africa.

2010 final tickets up for grabs

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Pretoria - Soccer fans can now apply for the final match tickets of the 2010 FIFA World Cup when the eleven FIFA Ticketing Centres open their doors tomorrow in all the host cities.

Government to improve relations with media

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Pretoria - In an attempt to improve relations with the media, government will facilitate Cabinet interaction with the South African National Editors' Forum and the Foreign Correspondence Association, to ensure increased media access to the Executive.