South Africa

When 24-year-old Mphafi Mamapepe lost her job as a facilitator last year, her biggest fear became a reality. While she was uncertain of what lay ahead, her determination to support her one year old son and her family set her on a different path. Today Mamapepe is one of hundreds of beneficiaries of government's Training of the Unemployed Project which aims to minimise the negative effects of the recession, Edwin Tshivhidzo reports

Cape Town - The Mother City's tourism agency is confident that the recent World Cup would have a multiplier effect on the number of future arrivals of international visitors to the city, despite the number of tourist arrivals during the event having been lower than expected.

Nairobi - At least seven people have died in Samburu in Kenya's Rift Valley Province as floods continued to wreck havoc across the country at the weekend.

Pretoria - Power utility Eskom has launched an investigation into an accident that left one person dead at its Lethabo power station at the weekend.

Pretoria - Over two million passengers will have to find alternative transport today as a massive strike by Metrorail workers kicked-off countrywide.

Nelspruit - Bafana Bafana equalled their biggest margin of victory ever when they thumped Thailand 4-nil in a World Cup warm-up match at Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit on Sunday.

Kimberley - Former Bafana Bafana stars Lucas Radebe and Doctor Khumalo were among the people honored by the South African Football Association on Wednesday night for their contribution to the development of sport in Africa.

Pretoria - The OneLove campaign that aims to reduce new HIV infections by 10 percent by 2011 will be targeting Multiple Concurrent Partners (MCP)

Pretoria - The achievement of the health-related Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) will be in the spotlight during the 63rd World Health Assembly meeting to be held in Geneva.

Pretoria - In less than 24 days South Africa will host the first African World Cup which is not only expected to bring in tourists in their numbers but also create a lasting legacy.

Pretoria - This year's national Freedom Day celebrations will be held at the Union Buildings, Cabinet announced on Thursday.

Nelspruit - Having delivered three new public libraries to the Mpumalanga public in the last financial year, the Department of Culture, Sport and Recreation has budgeted R25-million to add another four new libraries by March 2011.

Pretoria - Mediation by the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) into the Transnet and unions pay dispute has failed, the transport parastatal said on Monday

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will on Sunday launch the roll-out of government's new and up-scaled HIV and AIDS prevention and treatment plan, Cabinet announced on Thursday.

Pretoria - In an effort to have a resource efficient and sustainable economy, government and various stakeholders will gather in Johannesburg this week for the Green Economy Summit.