South Africa

Potchefstroom - The National Credit Regulator (NCR) has urged consumers in the North West to avoid signing documents and contracts they have not read properly or do not understand.

Cape Town - Home Affairs officials countrywide must be efficient, and ready to assist the public, treat them with kindness and dignity, says Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma.

Cape Town - Sports and Recreation Minister Makhenkesi Stofile says nation-building and reconciliation in South Africa lies on positive attitude towards the country's national symbols.

Cape Town - President Jacob Zuma has outlined a few improvements government can implement to make the lives of South Africans less stressful and costly.

Cape Town - Cabinet has congratulated the Local Organising Committee (LOC) for organising and hosting one of the most successful FIFA Confederations Cup tournament ever.

Johannesburg - The national squad were lucky to get some Madiba Magic on Wednesday - and much needed too - ahead of their Confederations Cup encounter with Brazil.

Johannesburg - The national squad were lucky to get some Madiba Magic on Wednesday - and much needed too - ahead of their Confederations Cup encounter with Brazil.

Cape Town - Minister of Communications Siphiwe Nyanda says he will welcome the dissolving of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) board, describing it as dysfunctional.

Cape Town - No further injuries have been reported following the fires which broke out on Table Mountain in Cape Town.

Cape Town - The celebrations for former South African President Nelson Mandela's birthday on 18 July, is gaining momentum with Cabinet endorsing a call to declare the birthday, a global Mandela Day.

Pretoria - South Africa's banking system has remained stable with banks being adequately profitable despite the economic turmoil experienced in international financial markets, said the South African Reserve Bank (SARB).

Cape Town - Minister of Sport and Recreation Makhenkesi Stofile said his department will work tirelessly to deracialise sports in South Africa as part of transformation and building social cohesion.

Grahamstown - As the National Arts Festival gets underway today, visitors attending the event can rest assured that security at the festival would be tighter than before.

Pretoria - The Reserve Bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has decided to hold their regular meetings more often to allow for more effective planning and quicker reactions to changes in the economy

Nelspruit - Mpumalanga farmers will soon have access to all the advice and technical facilities they need to make a success of farming.