South Africa

Pretoria - The South African government has given its backing to the referendum that will be held in South Sudan on Sunday.

Cape Town - As the Mother City prepares for the much anticipated opening of Parliament and State of the Nation Address by President Jacob Zuma, members of the public have been warned of the parking restrictions and road closures around the Parliamentary precinct.

Pretoria - Inspections have revealed that Supreme Poultry, the company at the centre of the frozen chicken controversy, is abusing brine injections in its chickens.

Pretoria - More than 5 000 youths have been accepted to the South African National Defence Force's (SANDF) Military Skills Development System (MSDS) and start their six months of training this weekend.

Ladysmith - KwaZulu-Natal municipalities have been urged by the National Disaster Management Centre (NDMC) to compile reports on the extent of damage caused by the recent floods to speed up the process of reconstruction.

Pretoria - Heavy rains and flooding in parts of KwaZulu-Natal have claimed the lives of at least five people, while many more have been forced to leave their homes.

Thohoyandou - Limpopo's Vhembe District Municipality has set aside R3.5 million for school leavers whose parents are unemployed and cannot afford to send them to tertiary institutions this year.

Pretoria - The Basic Education Department has cleared confusion over the matric pass rate after a daily newspaper disputed its legitimacy.

Pretoria - Bafana Bafana walloped Kenya 2-nil in an international friendly played at the Royal Bafokeng stadium on Wednesday night.

Today the African National Congress is 99 years old and thus enters its 100th year of its existence.
When we celebrate our centenary in Mangaung next year, we will be celebrating the triumph of a people united in struggle, when the masses of our people united with progressive forces across the world, to fight against an oppressive regime.

Pretoria - For the past five years, Lindelani Zulu has been knocking on doors and sending job applications to various companies but with no luck. He feels that the diploma certificate he obtained six years ago is just a worthless piece of paper.

Pretoria - Eskom has warned that a unit which burst into flames last night at Eskom's Duvha Power Station during a routine test will take extensive time to repair.

Today the African National Congress is 99 years old and thus enters its 100th year of its existence.

Pretoria - In support of Pregnancy Awareness week, the Junior Doctors Association of South Africa (JUDASA) has called on all young female doctors to take part in the campaign by reaching out to young girls in schools.

Pretoria - Improving South Africa's education system; broadening access to tertiary education and accelerating efforts to enhance health care, will be some of the key priorities of the ANC Government in 2011.