South Africa

Pretoria - FIFA is warning people to be aware of a lottery scam that claims to be linked to the 2010 FIFA World Cup as well as the Local Organising Committee (LOC).

Pretoria - With Tuesday marking 100 days to the kick-off to the 2010 FIFA World Cup, excitement is building across South Africa.

Pretoria - Supersport United defender Morgan Gould has been withdrawn from the Bafana Bafana squad which will play a friendly match against Namibia at the Moses Mabhida stadium on Wednesday night.

Pretoria - The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) named former Sweden coach Lars Lagerback as the new head coach to lead the Super Eagles to the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Cape Town - The Department of Environmental and Water Affairs has released South Africa's polar research and supply vessel - the SA Agulhas - on a symbolic ten-day climate change voyage ahead of COP17 in Durban.

Pretoria - The South African government, non-governmental organisations and the private sector have offered their support to the victims of the earthquake in Haiti, where tens of thousands of people have been killed or injured.

Pretoria - Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe has urged South Africans to be mindful of those less fortunate and lend a hand were possible during this festive season.

Pretoria - Ivory Coast head coach Vahid Halilhodzic has been sacked just 101 days before the 2010 FIFA World Cup kick off.

Rustenburg - Excitement is mounting in the North West and countrywide ahead of 100-days count down to the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Pretoria - The South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) has suspended the certificates of airworthiness for 14 SA Airlink Jetstream aircraft.

Pretoria - Motorists are advised that toll fees across the country have gone up as of Monday 1 March 2010.

Pretoria - Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele has expressed disappointment at the incident involving an SA Airlink aircraft.

Cape Town - President Jacob Zuma says state-owned enterprises like Eskom are so riddled with problems that a serious review of the parastastals is necessary.

Pretoria - Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele has warned that motorists who break the law "will be caught and face the full might of the law".

Pretoria-President Jacob Zuma is to host a party for orphans and children, said the Presidency on Monday