South Africa

Pretoria - The three South African Air Force (SAAF) members who died in a helicopter crash in KwaZulu-Natal last week, are to be laid to rest this weekend.

Johannesburg - The Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality is to construct a unique Welcome Village to greet tourists as they arrive at OR Tambo International Airport.

Pretoria - Enough electricity to power the City of Mangaung was conserved at the weekend's energy conservation initiative, Earth Hour, Eskom said on Tuesday.

Pietermaritzburg - KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sibusiso Ndebele has paid tribute to South Africa's work force ahead of Workers Day on Friday.

Durban - Stephen Muzhingi of Zimbabwe won the 2009 Comrades Marathon in 05:23:26 on Sunday

Pretoria - Johannesburg and Pretoria were abuzz with several cultural festivities this weekend ahead of Africa Day on Monday.

Johannesburg - Testing and licensing stations across Johannesburg will be open and operating as usual on Friday, according to the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD).

Pretoria – South Africans will join the rest of the world in marking International Women's Day by joining others in Delhi, Rio de Janeiro and New York in “ringing the bell” at noon.

Pretoria - A technical sub-committee is to be established to investigate the difference between the repo rate and the prime lending rate.

Johannesburg - After five weeks of exhilarating cricket, the Royal Challengers Bangalore and the Deccan Chargers are to clash in the 59th and final match of the Indian Premier League.

Durban -Russian women clinched the three top spots at the 84th Comrades Marathon on Sunday.

Pretoria - Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe on Saturday unveiled statues of Oliver and Adelaide Tambo in the garden of his official residence.

Nelspruit - As an immediate intervention, Mpumalanga will be rolling out water tankers in a number of municipalities to help deal with the water challenges facing the province.

Johannesburg - The new administration will not rest until previously disadvantaged communities are provided with proper economic facilities and basic services.

Johannesburg - The Gauteng Department of Health and Social Development is to conduct an audit of all its employees after it was found that an amount of R7.1 billion had been paid in compensation to staff who no longer worked at the department.