South Africa

Grahamstown - As the National Arts Festival gets underway today, visitors attending the event can rest assured that security at the festival would be tighter than before.

Pretoria - The Reserve Bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has decided to hold their regular meetings more often to allow for more effective planning and quicker reactions to changes in the economy

Nelspruit - Mpumalanga farmers will soon have access to all the advice and technical facilities they need to make a success of farming.

Pretoria - The Gauteng provincial Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) department is closely monitoring the City of Johannesburg's billing system as part of its intervention strategy.

Antananarivo - The black box of the Yemen Airbus A310, which crashed early on Tuesday off the Comoros, has been located under the Indian Ocean.

Pretoria - Gauteng Health and Social Development MEC, Ntombi Mekgwe, will unveil a new aimed at bringing health services to the doorsteps of those in need across the province.

Johannesburg - Minister of Human Settlement Tokyo Sexwale has clarified media speculations that government will evict people living in informal settlements to hide them from tourists during the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Pretoria - South Africans are still faced with human rights challenges which have shifted them away from their culture and values, says South African Human Rights Commission Chairperson Jody Kollapen.

Durban - A job creation programme that involves fixing potholes which started in Tshwane will be rolled out in the rest of the country.

Johannesburg - Although teacher education courses must provide a good grounding in content and methodology, it must also address issues of both values and professional ethics.

Pretoria - Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport, Ismail Vadi, has issued draft regulations to establish a new public transport regulatory entity in the province.

Johannesburg - Minister of Human Settlements Tokyo Sexwale has clarified media speculations that government will evict people living in informal settlements to hide them from tourists during the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Johannesburg - The possible strike by construction workers will not affect the deadline to have 2010 FIFA World Cup stadia completed six months ahead of the tournament.

Pietermaritzburg - The 296 doctors who were dismissed by the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health have been re-instated and resumed work on Friday.

Durban - The most anticipated group B match at that ICC Cricket World Cup is now one sleep away but South Africa find themselves dealing with their biggest injury blow to date.