South Africa

Pretoria – Durban is abuzz with anticipation ahead of Bafana Bafana’s 2013 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) quarter final match against Mali at the Moses Mabhida Stadium.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma had conveyed his condolences to the family, friends and comrades of the late Amina Cachalia, a struggle stalwart and long-time friend of former President Nelson Mandela, who passed on Thursday.

Pretoria - Communities need to work with the police to ensure that shebeens and taverns that have underage children as patrons are closed and their trading licenses withdrawn, says North West Premier Thandi Modise.

Pretoria - Government says there is no basis for accusation of advertising bias towards the New Age newspaper.

Pretoria – Rigorous steps will be taken to ensure that non-profit organisations (NPOs) -- who were deregistered with the NPO Directorate -- are fully compliant with the legislation governing NPOs.

Mbombela - Travellers to Maputo, Mozambique, have been urged to exercise caution following street protests this week against a surge in basic living costs.

Johannesburg - Further Education and Training (FET) colleges must be radically overhauled so that they can become colleges of choice for school leavers while providing quality foundation programmes with particular focus on maths and science.

Johannesburg - The curriculum at Further Education and Training (FET) colleges need to change in order to contribute to the country's new economic path.

Johannesburg - The curriculum at Further Education and Training (FET) colleges need to change in order to contribute to the country's new economic path.

Mbombela - The Mpumalanga Department of Education has postponed the preliminary exams for Grade 12s to give them at least one more week to prepare.

Pretoria - Determined to make inroads in the fight against crime, the police were prepared to learn lessons from any sector of society that was willing to share its ideas with them, says Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa.

Pretoria - The Gauteng Department of Health and Social Development has put in place a restriction with regards to evening visiting hours at public hospitals during the ongoing public servants strike.

Pretoria - In what police has described as a first-of-its-kind, the South African Police Service (SAPS) is to establish an educational trust fund that will benefit children whose parents or guardians have died in the line of duty.

Pretoria - The Department of Mineral and Resources has placed a six-month moratorium on all new applications for prospecting mining licences, said Minister Susan Shabangu on Tuesday.

Pretoria - African countries have stepped up its efforts to beat out Australasia and emerge as the hosts Square Kilometre Array (SKA) telescope and its associated infrastructure.