South Africa

Pretoria - The Producer Price Index (PPI), the prices of goods leaving factories and mines, dropped to 4.1 percent year-on-year, Statistics South Africa (StatsSA) announced on Thursday.

Pietermaritzburg - The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health has increased its Emergency Medical Services (EMS) budget by 15 percent ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Pretoria - In a further effort to combat child mortality in South Africa, the Department of Health is to roll-out three new vaccines in August.

Thohoyandou – Limpopo Health MEC Dr Norman Mabasa says efforts need to be increased to improve the cure rate for tuberculosis in the province.

Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele has condemned in the strongest possible terms the shooting of a Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) system bus in Soweto last night (1 September 2009) which left two people, including a police officer, injured.

Port Elizabeth - Small towns and cities in South Africa have been urged to gear up appropriately for thousands of domestic and international tourists during the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Mpumalanga - MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Norman Mokoena has condemned the setting alight of a clinic and other incidents of violence in Mkhondo, Mpumalanga.

Johannesburg - South Africa is well positioned to become the destination of choice for health tourism.

Mafikeng - Pinkie Nthibane Mokoto has been appointed Mayor of the Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality.

Durban - Home Affairs Minister, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma will address the funeral service of a KwaZulu-Natal man who apparently committed suicide because he was not granted an Identity Document (ID).

Pretoria - The Department of Health has confirmed three more cases of the H1N1 Virus, or Swine Flu, in the country, bringing the total number of cases to seven.

Johannesburg - A Brazilian 2014 FIFA World Cup delegation is currently in South Africa to learn more about the processes and preparations that go into staging one of the world's biggest sporting events.

Mbombela - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson says Brics member countries have put food security at the top of the agenda ahead of the all-important summit in Durban.

Bloemfontein - Two young and deserving students from the Free State have jetted off to Cuba on a scholarship to study for a degree in physical education and sports.

Pretoria - There was no major security breach committed during the prestigious FIFA Confederations Cup, thanks to the efforts made by the National Joint Operations and Intelligence Structure (NATJOINTS).