Pretoria - The sprint is on for tickets to Africa's very first FIFA World Cup with ticket application forms available from most FNB branches as well as on the fifa.com website from 1pm local time on Friday.
Cape Town - The Western Cape nature conservation agency, CapeNature, will receive an urgent boost of R2.5 million to assist with serious losses during the latest devastating fire in the Cederberg Nature Reserve.
Polokwane - The Polokwane local municipality is refurbishing its civic centre in the hopes that it will help to improve service delivery.
Pretoria - Despite a recommendation to increase the remuneration of office bearers by 7 percent, President Jacob Zuma has approved an adjustment of only 5 percent.
Pretoria - North West MEC for Public Safety Howard Yawa has expressed condolences to the family of a murdered Potchefstroom businessman.
Pretoria - The Council of the University of Free State (UFS) is fully supporting its Rector and Vice-Chancellor Professor Jonathan Jansen for his controversial decision to pardon the four Reitz students.
Pretoria - The Gauteng Department of Health and Social Development is scaling up its measles vaccination campaign after more cases of the disease have been reported in the province
Pretoria - Members of Government Employees Medical Scheme (GEMS) will be paying on average 10.8 percent more on their medical scheme next year.
Pretoria - Two learners who were found in possession of matric question papers will be allowed to sit for the matric examination.
Pretoria - The newly launched TV series, the Kwanda Reality show, is making strides in communities by helping to fast-track service delivery.
Pretoria - Over the last five years, there has been a major reduction in attempted escapes, escapes and gang-related incidents in South African prisons, according to a report by the Correctional Services Portfolio Committee.
Nelspruit - The Mpumalanga Provincial Government will this year meet its revised target of completing 13 682 housing units.
Nelspruit - Over the past five years, the Mpumalanga Provincial Government has made huge strides in creating thousands of jobs through the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP).
Pretoria - The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) will commence with the training of the second battalion in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in April this year.
Rustenburg - The Rustenburg Local Municipality is to recruit and train 900 volunteers to assist during the upcoming 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup and the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
