South Africa

Pretoria - A proposed Visa Agreement between South Africa and Switzerland is likely to deepen relations between the two countries.

Pretoria - South Africa's recovery from the global economic downturn appears to be lagging, says the South African Reserve Bank (SARB).

Pretoria - There has been no causalities reported from the SA Airlink plane which failed to stop at a runaway while landing at George Airport on Monday morning.

Pretoria - A Welkom farmer has been arrested in connection with the illegal dumping of healthcare waste at a disused Harmony Gold mine

Pretoria - The long-awaited wage increase for farmworkers will come into effect on Friday, 1 March.

Pretoria - The last six teams to qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, filling the last of the 32 positions for the tournament, are Greece, Slovenia, Portugal, France, Uruguay and Algeria.

Pretoria - The Gauteng Department of Health and Social Development has reiterated the readiness of their health facilities during the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Pretoria - Tourism Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk has announced the appointment of
Thandiwe Sylvia January-Mclean as the new Chief Executive Officer of South African Tourism (SAT).

Pretoria - South Africa is one of the safest countries in the world in which to travel by air, says Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele.

Pretoria - Residents of Orange Farm, south of Johannesburg, will no longer have to face the real danger of being knocked down by speeding vehicles while crossing the busy N1 highway.

Johannesburg - South Africa has honoured the 32 nations participating in the 2010 FIFA World Cup by raising each of their national flags during a ceremony at the South African Football Association's (SAFA) headquarters in Johannesburg.

Pretoria - The Public Service Commission (PSC) has recommended that government departments tighten their Supply Chain Management (SCM) processes in order to minimise and manage the risk of fraud, corruption and other irregularities in the procurement process.

Pretoria - The newly-launched Online Fingerprint Verification System is expected to deal a significant blow to acts of fraud and corruption that have cheated banks out of millions of Rands, says Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma.

Pretoria - Chief Mediator, Charles Nqakula, is expected to table South Africa's final report on the Burundi Peace Process at the summit to be held in Arusha, Tanzania on Friday.

Pretoria - Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe is to lead a two-day anti-poverty roundtable discussion beginning today.