South Africa

Pretoria - Bafana Bafana head coach, Pitso Mosimane, will on Thursday announce the team that will face Egypt in the second leg of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifier match.

Pretoria - Except for the delays in the distribution of elections material in Emalahleni, no major hiccups were reported on the first day of special voting in Mpumalanga on Monday.

Pretoria - Special voting got off to an incident free start in Gauteng on Monday, with thousands of voters casting their special votes, said the provincial Independent Electoral Commission (IEC).

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has expressed his satisfaction on the Independent Electoral Commission's (IEC's) readiness to hold the country's fourth Local Government Elections tomorrow.

Pretoria - The Consumer Price Index (CPI) in April rose to 4.2 percent, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) said on Tuesday.

Pretoria - A staggering 6.1 million South Africans have a high blood pressure (BP) or are taking medication for hypertension, according to a recent South Africa Demographic and Health Survey.

Pretoria - The second day of special voting for 25 000 people in the Western Cape is going well, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) said on Tuesday.

Pretoria - The Hospital Association of South Africa (HASA) has welcomed the release of the green paper on the National Health Insurance (NHI).

Durban - Cricket South Africa has begun interviewing potential candidates for probably the most important cricket position in South Africa, the national coach.

Pretoria - Government efforts aimed at tackling the HIV epidemic appear to be yielding results.

Pretoria - Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) officials will today wrap up their special votes drive with home visits to 22 025 eligible voters who had applied in Limpopo.

Pretoria - Severe weather conditions and heavy snowfalls on Monday have forced the closure of the N3 highway at Van Reenens Pass between the Free State and KwaZulu-Natal, an official said.

Pretoria - Bus services in the City of Tshwane have not yet been adversely affected by the nationwide municipal workers' strike, which started today.

Pretoria - Over 231 motorists have felt the sting of North West women law enforcers on public roads since they embarked on special operations to commemorate women's month.

Kliptown - Two studies have revealed that child support grants (CSG) reduced the depth and severity of poverty during the economic recession in South Africa.