South Africa

Pretoria - Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan will on Wednesday deliver his maiden Budget Speech amid circumstances dictated to by an unfavourable economic climate

Pretoria - South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) investigators are planning on recovering the wreckage of the airplane that crashed in Harrismith in the Free State.

Cape Town - Eskom has recruited about 5000 unskilled workers from the town of Lephalale in the construction of its Medupi power station in Limpopo, says Minister of Public Enterprises Barbara Hogan.

Cape Town - There is no maintenance backlog on South Africa's national road network, says Minister of Transport S'bu Ndebele.

Pretoria - With the festive season in full swing, city authorities in Pretoria have warned revellers to avoid public drinking or face the full might of the law.

Cape Town - Parliamentarians have used their time during the debate on the State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday to pay tribute to former President Nelson Mandela whose 20th anniversary of his release from prison was commemorated last week.

Pretoria - In an effort to provide quality healthcare to patients, Limpopo is to increase nursing staff in the province's health facilities.

Pretoria - It's exactly 100 days to go before the 2010 FIFA World Cup kicks off on African soil and South Africa is putting her best foot forward in song and dance

Johannesburg - SA Airlink is to increase frequency on its regional routes, CEO Rodger Foster announced on Monday.

Santiago - Chile's National Emergency Office has put the death toll of Saturday's earthquake and subsequent aftershocks at 723.

Pretoria - The Railway Safety Regulator (RSR) has appealed for calm and the respect of the rule of law after a goods train was set alight near Vereeniging.

Pretoria - Pretoria streets were a sea of yellow and green on Tuesday as South Africans wearing their Bafana Bafana jerseys geared up to celebrate the 100 days countdown to the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Pretoria - As from this week soccer fans will be able to apply for 2010 FIFA World Cup tickets over the phone.

Cape Town - Government plans to scale up its training lay-off scheme as part of seven areas it wants to focus on, to grow the economy and create jobs, says Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor.

Johannesburg - Law enforcement agencies will be out in full force to deal with unruly revellers as many prepare to mark the end of the year, says the Gauteng provincial government.