South Africa

Western Cape - Teaching and learning started on a high note in coastal schools on Wednesday.

Johannesburg - Reserve Bank Governor Tito Mboweni has announced the appointment of Daniel Mminele as Deputy Governor of the bank.

Cape Town - President Jacob Zuma has welcomed the various soccer teams as well as the fans that have begun trickling in to South Africa for the FIFA Confederations Cup.

Johannesburg -The Gauteng Provincial Government is expected to demand a high standard of performance from all its service providers.

Cape Town - Football governing body, FIFA, presented the Confederations Cup trophy to President Jacob Zuma in Parliament on Tuesday.

Johannesburg - Metrobus has resumed services in Johannesburg after a recent strike by bus drivers over a salary dispute.

Johannesburg - The new Directorate for Priority Crime Investigations (DPCI) has sent a stern warning to criminals that it's ready to "crush the backbone of organised crime" without favour when it becomes operational on 1 July.

Pretoria - The Department of Education has extended the registration date for supplementary examinations for 2008 matric learners who failed two or more subjects or like to improve their marks.

Cape Town - A survey by the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) has revealed that South Africa's HIV/AIDS epidemic has stabilised and there are signs of a declining prevalence among children and teenagers.

Pretoria - South Africa's preparations are in overdrive for the 500 Days Countdown, which will kick off next week Monday, for the world's biggest sporting spectacle, the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Pretoria - Johannesburg is gearing for the major crowds expected at its nine public viewing sites for the FIFA Confederations Cup opener on Sunday.

Pretoria - Learners who wrote matric last year under the new curriculum and want to improve on their marks on any subjects or rewrite subjects they failed have until 21 January to register to do so.

Johannesburg - The South African Police Services has assured soccer fans that they need not fear for their safety, when they are in the country for the FIFA Confederations Cup.

Cape Town - The failure by schools and circuits in some provinces to submit learners' year marks, irregularities and a possible computer system failure could have caused the delay in the release of all of the matric results on 30 December 2008.

Pretoria -The South African Police Services (SAPS) is on a nationwide recruitment drive to increase the number of police officials to 190 000 ahead of the 2009 Confederations Cup and 2010 FIFA World Cup.