South Africa

Polokwane - Limpopo Premier Cassel Mathale will later this week name the province's best female farmers and farm workers.

Pretoria- They were mostly only in their early 20s when 20 000 women marched to the Union Buildings on August 9 1956 in protest of the pass laws that were inflicted on them. While many South African women - young and old - enjoy the freedoms that came after that historic march - Bertha Gxowa and Joyce Seroke will forever remember the struggles they were faced with those many years ago.

Pretoria - Department of Labour inspectors have embarked on a week-long workplace inspection in the iron and steel industry in all provinces to ensure that health and safety regulations are adhered to.

Pretoria- A new Bill is in the pipeline that will see gender parity measures being enforced across all sectors of society.

East London - Scores of people have started to arrive at East London's Absa Stadium where President Jacob Zuma is expected to address the national Women's Day event.

Pretoria - As part of Nelson Mandela Day celebrations, the Department of Social Development will on Thursday officially launch the Older Persons Act in KwaZulu-Natal to promote the status of older persons

Pretoria - With only a few hours to go before President Jacob Zuma delivers the annual State of the Nation Address (SONA), business has called on the President to use the address to enhance both domestic and international business confidence.

Polokwane - Women in Limpopo who are interested in farming have been encouraged to apply for funding through the Limpopo Employment, Growth and Development Plan (LEGDP).

Bloemfontein- Nigeria bowed out gracefully from the 2010 FIFA World Cup last night after an entertaining draw with Korea DPR.

Pretoria - The United States national team will face-off against the Algerians this afternoon at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Tshwane.

Pretoria- South African Football Association (Safa) President, Kirsten Nematandani, said despite Bafana Bafana's early exit from the World Cup, their preparations for the showpiece have been a resounding success.

East London - President Jacob Zuma has demanded quick action to address the country's slow transformation in the workplace, saying South Africa was not achieving the kind of gender parity required by its democratic rule.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma says his birthday wish is to see widened access to education, especially for the poorest of the poor.

Pretoria - More than half-a-million international visitors are in the country for the World Cup

Pretoria - Football body FIFA and the South African music industry seem to have ironed out their differences over the inclusion of local artists in a pre-World Cup concert to be held in Soweto on 10 June.