South Africa

Pretoria - Science and Technology Minister, Naledi Pandor says South Africa needs to produce young scientists.

Pretoria - There was nothing irregular about the lease agreement for the Pretoria building that the South African Police Services (SAPS) headquarters is expected to move to.

Carnarvon - South Africa will win the bid to host the world's largest Square Kilometre Array (SKA), said Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor on Tuesday.

Durban - In rural Vulindlela, a town 90 kilometres outside Durban, one in 10 girls is HIV positive by the age of 16. By 24, more than half are infected. For two KwaZulu-Natal scientists, Dr Quarraisha Abdool-Karim and Professor Salim Abdool-Karim, finding effective treatment for a disease that affects mostly women, was a key priority.

Pretoria - Local musicians will on Thursday meet Minister of Arts and Culture, Lulu Xingwana, and the Local Organising Committee to discuss their concerns about not being adequately represented in the line-up for the 2010 FIFA World Cup celebration concert on 10 June.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has conveyed his condolences to the families and friends of the 18 elderly who died in a blaze at Pieter Wessels retirement home in Nigel, Ekurhuleni.

Pretoria - South Africa will host the 5th BRICS Summit in Durban next month - with the aim of harnessing the country’s membership to benefit the entire African continent.

Pretoria - International Relations and Cooperation Minister has expressed the need to elevate the strategic partnership between South Africa and People's Republic of China through the conclusion of a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Agreement (CSPA).

Pretoria - The University of the Free State (UFS) has been hit by a second initiation video, days after four former students dubbed the "Reitz Four" were each sentenced to a R20 000 fine or twelve months imprisonment.

Pretoria - Government will meet its Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of halving poverty by 2015 provided communities join in as allies, says Social Development Deputy Minister Bathabile Dlamini.

Bloemfontein - Free State MEC for Social Development, Sisi Ntombela, has called on women to make 2010 the year to unite and declare war against HIV and AIDS.

Pretoria - The process of categorizing people to serve on the National Planning Commission according to their field of expertise is underway, says the Presidency

Johannesburg - Interpol Secretary General, Ronald Noble. says they have no doubt that South Africa will be safe during the upcoming FIFA World Cup.

Pretoria - The Gauteng Department of Health says it has sufficient resources to meet its obligations between now and the end of the financial year in March.

Pretoria - South Africa recorded a trade deficit of R5.7 billion in February, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) said on Wednesday.