South Africa

Pretoria - Condolences continue pouring in for former Minister in the Presidency and Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang, who died on Wednesday after a long battle with a liver ailment.

Cape Town - President Jacob Zuma has cited 2010 as "the year of action

The new Minister for Women, Children, Youth and People with Disabilities, Noluthando Mayende-Sibiya, is the first to admit that although in its tenth year, there is a disjuncture between the high levels of awareness of the 16 Days campaign and the persisting abuse of women and children.

Pretoria - Suspected RDP housing fraudster Bafana Ntuli is expected to appear before the Alberton Magistrates court on Friday.

Pretoria - The national road death toll has reached a shocking 448 over the last two weeks.

Pretoria - Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma will today hand over identity documents to Bulwer residents who lost everything to the recent storms.

Cape Town - South Africans have been urged to make the upcoming 2010 FIFA World Cup a success in honour of Nelson Mandela

Pretoria - Deputy Transport Minister, Jeremy Cronin, has expressed condolences to the family and friends of the 18 people who died in two fatal road crashes.

Pretoria - The African Development Bank (AFDB) is to loan Eskom R20.7 billion for its Medupi Power Station project in Lephalale, Limpopo.

Pretoria - Acting Mayor of Tshwane, Dikeledi Lehobye, has called on South Africans to recognise and honour the contribution made by Dr Manto Tshabalala-Msimang to liberate the country from the clutches of apartheid.

Pretoria - Mpumalanga's newly appointed Police Commissioner, Thulani Ntobela, believes that incidences of sexual abuse were mainly caused by liquor abuse.

Windhoek - Namibians will between today and Sunday be voting in the country's presidential and parliamentary elections.

Pietermarizburg - The Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) has decided to reopen entries for the 2010 Comrades Marathon due to an overwhelming number of requests from athletes.

Pretoria - Holidaymakers who will be driving to their destinations might be disappointed about a 27 cent fuel increase expected ahead of the festive season.

Pretoria - South Africans have a collective responsibility to ensure that all forms of social ills are eradicated from our society, Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe said on Friday.