South Africa

Pretoria – Cabinet has noted progress on the preparations for the fifth Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) Summit to be held in Durban, next month.

Thohoyandou - The Limpopo MEC for Roads and Transport, Pinky Kekana, has opened the first of three state-of-the-art new traffic stations

Pretoria - With Africa seen as one of the world’s fastest growing economic hubs, meeting the demand for key infrastructure should be a priority, says Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba.

Pretoria -The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution to call upon both Israel and Palestine to conduct "independent and credible" investigations of the alleged war crimes during the 22-day Gaza conflict which broke out in December 2008.

Pretoria - The Consumer Price Index (CPI), used to measure South Africa's inflation, fell to 6.1 percent in September, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) announced on Wednesday.

Pretoria - Labour Minister Membathisi Mdladlana says South Africa will use the Chinese delegation's visit to the country to learn more about job creation.

Pretoria - South Africa will use the upcoming 16th Conference of Parties of the Convention in International Trade in Endangered Species of Fauna and Flora (CITES) in Thailand to shine the spotlight on rhino conservation.

Pretoria - Cabinet has approved the marking of the month of March as the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) month.

Tzaneen - Limpopo's first female Shangaan traditional leader, Hosi Phyllia Nwamitwa, has turned her home into a training centre where young people from poor families are taught basic life skills.

Johannesburg - Re-appointed Bafana Bafana coach, Carlos Alberto Parreira, is confident that his players will reach the knockout stages of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, despite its recent ailing performance.

Johannesburg - Reserve Bank Governor Tito Mboweni says no emergency meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has been convened as yet.

Pretoria - Rape and murder of children happening across South Africa remains a serious public challenge, says Minister of Women, Children and Persons with Disabilities, Noluthando Mayende-Sibiya.

Cape Town- Foreign Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has called on Southern African Development Community (SADC) members to celebrate their commitment to democracy, peace and good political and economic governance this year.

Pretoria - Government will embark on a week-long public participation (Imbizo) drive from Monday which will see Cabinet Ministers communicating progress on the implementation of the Programme of Action.

Parliament - Pretoria, Mangaung, Durban and the Nelson Mandela Metro are some of the host cities that have reported to Parliament, saying they are ready to host the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup in June.