South Africa

Durban - Bafana Bafana coach, Carlos Alberto Parreira, has urged the national team to alter their mental state with just under 30 days to go before the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Pretoria - Teachers, nurses, police and clerks among others, who do not qualify for financial help from banks, stand to benefit from a R1 billion Guarantee Fund.

Tunis - A total of 105 people including 94 passengers and 11 crew members were killed in an air crash on Wednesday at Tripoli airport.

Pretoria - The National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) says the State of the Nation Address will be a good opportunity for President Jacob Zuma to share progress on the building of new universities in both Mpumalanga and Northern Cape.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma and his Cabinet are today meeting to discuss key issues affecting South Africans and plot the way forward for the country in a two-day Cabinet Lekgotla.

Pretoria - Gauteng Health and Social Development MEC Qedani Mahlangu has sent a stern warning to health care workers found to be mistreating their patients.

It is an honour to address this inaugural meeting of the National Planning Commission.
This is indeed an historic occasion. It is with much anticipation that the country has awaited the establishment of this Commission.

Cape Town - The 25 members of the newly constituted National Planning Commission had the full backing of President Jacob Zuma and his cabinet, said the Minister in the Presidency: National Planning Trevor Manuel.

Tunis - Until now, 96 bodies of people of different nationalities have been found following the air crash in the Libyan capital of Tripoli on Wednesday.

Pretoria - Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has committed his department to improve the working conditions for nurses in the public health sector.

Nelspruit - The Mpumalanga government will deregister 3 360 untraceable beneficiaries from the RDP housing list.

Johannesburg - President Jacob Zuma officially opened the new Central Terminal Building at OR Tambo International Airport today, saying this was a practical example showing the country's readiness to host the upcoming FIFA World Cup.

Johannesburg - Bafana Bafana striker, Katlego Mphela, says a win against Thailand at Mbombela stadium will boost the team's morale ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Pretoria - Sunday will mark the launch of the roll-out of government's new and up-scaled HIV and AIDS prevention and treatment plan.

Johannesburg - An explosive forensic report by audit company KPMG has fingered former South African Airways (SAA) CEO Khaya Ngqula as being behind a series of irregular procurement practices that had cost the national airline millions of rands over a period of five years.