South Africa

Port Elizabeth - The H1N1 Influenza, or swine flu, has claimed the life of another pregnant woman, taking the number of deaths related to the pandemic to eight.

Durban - Information and Communication Technology (ICT) can be used to make the public service's auditing system more secure against fraud, says Minister for Public Service and Administration, Richard Baloyi.

At the invitation of HE Jose Eduardo dos Santos, President of the Republic of Angola, HE Jacob Zuma, President of the Republic of South Africa paid a State Visit to the Republic of Angola from the 19th to the 21st of August 2009.

Pretoria - Political parties and independent candidates intending to contest the forthcoming local government elections have until 5pm today to submit candidates' lists.

East London - Human Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwale says government will spend R300 million rectifying poorly-built RDP houses in the Eastern Cape.

Pretoria - Its all systems go for a free and fair election with the opening of the Independent Electoral Commission's (IEC) Results Operation Centre (ROC) on Wednesday.

Pretoria - People from all over the world are responding in their numbers to the call for volunteer applications for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Pretoria - The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) will relocate from their offices at Election House in Sunnyside, to the Results Operation Centre (ROC) at the Tshwane Events Centre ahead of the General Elections.

Pretoria - The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has reassured Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi that the 2009 General Elections will be as transparent as possible.

Pretoria - Interventions are needed to ensure more women study to become scientists and that they are able to progress through the system, says Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor.

Pretoria - Cabinet has called on all South Africans to come out in their millions to vote on 22 April in the country's fourth democratic elections.

Pretoria - The feast of sporting events that South African sport lovers will get a chance to revel in over the next few months will showcase the country as a venue of choice for hosting international sporting events.

Pretoria - Minister of Home Affairs Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma is proud of gold-medallist Caster Semenya for triumphing despite the controversy surrounding her gender.

Pretoria - The Department of Social Development says a recent newspaper report alleging that government was collaborating with a political party to provide the poor with food parcels to get votes, was false.

Pretoria - While traditional international partners remain important for Africa's economic development, Southern African countries need to engage more "proactively" with emerging economies of the south, says President Jacob Zuma.