South Africa

Johannesburg - Hosting the FIFA Confederations Cup will put South Africa on the map and increase its recognition in the international community.

Parliament - Parliament hopes its theme for the State of the Nation Address (SONA) next month will capture the expectations that South Africans have of government as a whole in meeting the many demands of service delivery.

Pretoria - The number of reported cases of cholera was declining, the Minister for Health Barbara Hogan said on Monday.

Johannesburg - The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) will be launching, Africa Board, its new African trading segment on the JSE's Main Board which is set to increase interest and investment in African companies.

Pretoria - Government has increased the age of its child support grant beneficiaries to 15 years, in an attempt to reach more vulnerable children.

Pietermaritzburg - Various celebrities will be rolling up their sleeves this weekend to assist with building houses and raising funds, among other things, for victims of the recent natural disasters in KwaZulu-Natal.

Cape Town - Cape Town's City Traffic Services will be out in full force this weekend as an estimated 40 000 people are expected at the annual J & B Met to be held at Kenilworth.

Johannesburg - Volunteers are a key element to the successful hosting of the FIFA Confederations Cup, says FIFA Head of Communication Delia Fischer.

Pretoria - The South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) is to raise a further R25 billion in debt finance to upgrade and improve critical road networks in the country.

Africa's current leaders have a great responsibility to realise the dream set out by the continent's forefathers of independence years ago, that of a politically and economically united continent, writes Bathandwa Mbola.

Johannesburg - Ecstatic South African soccer fans are confident that Bafana Bafana will make them proud by walloping Iraq.

Johannesburg - The opening match for the FIFA 2009 Confederations Cup between South Africa and Iraq is underway.

Bisho - Robust research inputs from South Africa's academic and research institutes are needed to better the lives of people by delivering quality social services.

Johannesburg - The atmosphere generated by the South African fans at the Ellis Park stadium is incredible, particularly to international soccer fans who are experiencing it for the first time.

White River - More than 100 wild animals and plants were seized during a two-month operation aimed at combating cross-border trade in great apes and other wildlife.