South Africa

Carnarvon - South Africa will win the bid to host the world's largest Square Kilometre Array (SKA), said Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor on Tuesday.

Durban - In rural Vulindlela, a town 90 kilometres outside Durban, one in 10 girls is HIV positive by the age of 16. By 24, more than half are infected. For two KwaZulu-Natal scientists, Dr Quarraisha Abdool-Karim and Professor Salim Abdool-Karim, finding effective treatment for a disease that affects mostly women, was a key priority.

Pretoria - Local musicians will on Thursday meet Minister of Arts and Culture, Lulu Xingwana, and the Local Organising Committee to discuss their concerns about not being adequately represented in the line-up for the 2010 FIFA World Cup celebration concert on 10 June.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has conveyed his condolences to the families and friends of the 18 elderly who died in a blaze at Pieter Wessels retirement home in Nigel, Ekurhuleni.

Pretoria - South Africa will host the 5th BRICS Summit in Durban next month - with the aim of harnessing the country’s membership to benefit the entire African continent.

Pretoria - International Relations and Cooperation Minister has expressed the need to elevate the strategic partnership between South Africa and People's Republic of China through the conclusion of a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Agreement (CSPA).

Pretoria - The University of the Free State (UFS) has been hit by a second initiation video, days after four former students dubbed the "Reitz Four" were each sentenced to a R20 000 fine or twelve months imprisonment.

Pretoria - Government will meet its Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of halving poverty by 2015 provided communities join in as allies, says Social Development Deputy Minister Bathabile Dlamini.

Bloemfontein - Free State MEC for Social Development, Sisi Ntombela, has called on women to make 2010 the year to unite and declare war against HIV and AIDS.

Pretoria - The process of categorizing people to serve on the National Planning Commission according to their field of expertise is underway, says the Presidency

Johannesburg - Interpol Secretary General, Ronald Noble. says they have no doubt that South Africa will be safe during the upcoming FIFA World Cup.

Pretoria - The Gauteng Department of Health says it has sufficient resources to meet its obligations between now and the end of the financial year in March.

Pretoria - South Africa recorded a trade deficit of R5.7 billion in February, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) said on Wednesday.

Pretoria - Motorists, still feeling the pinch of the February fuel price increase, will endure another price hike next Wednesday, the Energy Department has announced.

Pretoria - Job creation, the roll out of infrastructure development projects, as well as interventions to improve service delivery are some of the issues expected to be outlined when North West Premier Thandi Modise delivers the State of the Province Address (SOPA) on Friday.