South Africa

Pretoria - Cabinet has extended the contract of the Government Spokesperson Themba Maseko for a further three years.

Polokwane - A Limpopo MEC is taking a week out of his schedule to visit employees around the province to find out how service delivery can be improved.

Polokwane - Tourism Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk will on Friday launch a 2010 Visitor Information Centre (VIC) in Polokwane that will ensure tourists arriving in the city for the 2010 FIFA World Cup get the best advice and information.

Dar-es-Salaam - Africa's population has reached 1 billion as the continent's population grows by about 24 million a year, says a report.

Pretoria - Learners and teachers at Ingqayizivele Secondary School in Tembisa have made a commitment to promote and protect the lives of other human beings as prescribed in the Bill of Responsibilities.

Pretoria - Transformation in the workplace remains slow and still has a long way to go before it reflects South Africa's demographics, says Labour Minister Membathisi Mdladlana.

Pretoria - The Auditor General (AG) has given the Department of Water Affairs its first unqualified audit report in four years.

Johannesburg - India has emphasised its commitment to further expand and diversify trade with South Africa.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma is expected to meet the country's World Athletics Championships medalists on Tuesday, the Presidency has announced.

Tshwane - The City of Tshwane stands ready to welcome the three triumphant South African athletes - Caster Semenya, Mbulaeni Mulaudzi, and Tshepo Mokwena - as they return from Berlin, Germany.

Mafikeng - Eight municipalities in the North West will as a matter of urgency, receive intensive support from the provincial government during the current and next financial years.

Pretoria - Minister in the Presidency Manto Tshabalala-Msimang has condemned the practice of forcing young girls into early marriages, saying it undermined the rights of children.

Pretoria - The significant drop in the number of fatalities this past Easter weekend is an indication that law enforcement authorities were winning in their efforts to curb road deaths.

Soweto - The Gauteng provincial government is sending hundreds of taxi operators back to school in a bid to help them manage their business better.

Pretoria - International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane will undertake a working visit to Sudan on Tuesday to further enhance bilateral relations between the two countries.