South Africa

Pretoria - The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has confiscated R4 million worth of abalone at the weekend.

Pretoria - A concert to pay tribute to some of South Africa's top female artists will wrap up Women's Month at the State Theatre in Pretoria.

Pretoria - Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe has stressed the importance of education to a developing society, saying it does not only benefit an individual, but rather empowers the community.

Pretoria – Metrorail’s Saulsville-Pretoria train service in Gauteng has been repaired.

Pretoria - Government has expressed outrage and dismay at the rape and murder of a 17-year-old girl in Bredasdorp in the Western Cape.

Johannesburg - Human Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwale has acknowledged that the demand for housing in South Africa remained very high and government would need to speed up its plans to address the backlog estimated at over 2 million.

Pretoria - The Police's top brass have gathered in Mpumalanga to share ideas on how to fight crime and maintain the high policing standards achieved during the World Cup

Pretoria - The Department of Home Affairs is working on rolling out an online Identity Document (ID) verification system which is expected to crack down fraudulent documentation.

Pretoria - More than 90 percent of babies born to HIV positive mothers in Gauteng public health facilities between April and June 2010 were saved from the virus, says the provincial Health and Social Development Department.

Johannesburg - The Department of Health is to partner with Business Unity South Africa (Busa) to help strengthen government's HIV Counselling and Testing (HCT) campaign.

Ladies and gentlemen of the media,

Fellow South Africans,

Today marks the beginning of the CAF African Women's Championship hosted by our country, featuring eight of the best African women's soccer teams.

Pretoria - North West MEC for Public Safety Howard Yawa has warned motorists who flick headlights to warn other road users ahead of roadblocks and speed operations that they will be arrested.

Pretoria-Banyana Banyana's CAF African Women Championship campaign got off to a good start when they beat Tanzania 2-1 at the Sinaba Stadium in Daveyton on Sunday.

Johannesburg-A colourful ceremony filled with rich African dance and cultural display opened the 7th edition of the CAF African Women Championship at the Daveyton Sinaba Stadium on Sunday.

Pretoria - South Africa and the Kingdom of Belgium are set to strengthen bilateral relations when International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane hosts Belgium's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Institutional Reform Steven Vanackere.