South Africa

Pretoria -The ruling African National Congress has won the 2009 General Elections by a comfortable margin over opposition parties.

Port Elizabeth - Newly appointed Minister of Environment and Water Affairs, Buyelwa Sonjica has urged South Africans to use water wisely and consider it as an essential source for sustainable development.

Pretoria - Former President Nelson Mandela returned to his Johannesburg home on Sunday afternoon, following a successful medical examination at a Pretoria hospital.

Nelspruit - Farmers have welcomed the splitting of the former department of agriculture into two, saying their concerns will now receive more attention.

Pretoria - The Chairperson of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) board, Dr Ben Ngubane and his deputy Thami ka Plaatjie have resigned, the SABC reported on Monday.

Pretoria - Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele, together with other key transport stakeholders, will tomorrow assess progress at Gauteng's Freeway Improvement Scheme (GFIS) around Johannesburg

Cape Town - Democratic Alliance (DA) outgoing Councillor Dan Plato was elected Mayor of Cape Town on Wednesday.

Pretoria - Retail trade figures for the month of March decreased by 5.3 percent compared to 4.4 percent in February, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) reported on Wednesday.

Mafikeng - The new MEC for Housing in the North West, Desbo Sefanyetso, is committed and looking forward to eradicating informal settlements in the province.

Johannesburg - The youth have been encouraged to use the 2010 FIFA World Cup as a platform to realise their dreams of owning a business.

Johannesburg - The global economic meltdown has dampened the interest of potential sponsors for the upcoming FIFA Confederations Cup.

KwaZulu-Natal - The remains of one of the three South African Air Force (SAAF) pilots, who died in a fatal helicopter crash in KwaZulu-Natal on Tuesday, has been retrieved.

Pretoria - Defence and Military Veterans Minister, Lindiwe Sisulu, today met with the newly appointed National Defence Force Service Commission (NDFSC).

Mafikeng - Farmers in the North West have welcomed the new provincial Department of Agriculture Conservation and Rural Development.

Johannesburg - The Gauteng Department of Health and Social Development is expected to resolve all outstanding matters with Nestlé by the end of business on Thursday.