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Afcon teams, fans must declare agricultural products

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Pretoria - All national teams and their supporters who will be coming to the country during the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) soccer tournament have been advised to declare imports of animals and animal products before entering South Africa.

Minister to monitor illegal immigrants' stay at Lindela

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Pretoria - The Department of Home Affairs says Minister Naledi Pandor has set up a mechanism to ensure that the number of days each illegal immigrant spends at the transit centre, Lindela, does not exceed 120 days, as stipulated by law.

Ekurhuleni hosts anti-xenophobia summit

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Pretoria - Ekurhuleni Mayor Mondli Gungubele says the municipality will continue to work hard to ensure that its police officers are well trained to deal with any violence against foreign nationals and the gay and lesbian community in the area.

Written reply on Sisulu's flights withdrawn

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Pretoria - The written reply tabled to Parliament regarding the number of trips the former Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Lindiwe Sisulu, undertook with the SANDF's Gulfstream jets has been withdrawn.

Premier Zille urged to work with ministers

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Pretoria - The Presidency has urged Western Cape Premier Helen Zille to work with her colleagues, the ministers in the relevant portfolios, to discuss the assistance she needs to resolve the strikes by farmworkers in the province.

Safa condemns attack on Zambian national team

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Pretoria - The South African Football Association (Safa) has condemned in the strongest terms the attack on the Zambian national team after the Nelson Mandela Challenge match with Bafana Bafana at Soccer City on Wednesday night.

N West Legislature to host persons with disability

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Pretoria - More than 350 persons with disabilities in the North West will get an opportunity to raise issues affecting them when the North West Provincial Legislature hosts the annual Persons with Disability Parliament on Fri

SA's renewable energy future looks bright

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Pretoria - November 5 will always occupy a place of special prominence in the history of South Africa's quest to secure the stability of energy supply in the country, especially as it forges ahead with its massive infrastructure build programme.

PE fans to catch a glimpse of Afcon trophy

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Pretoria - The Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) trophy tour will take place in Port Elizabeth on Saturday in a bid to spread the Afcon fever and generate enthusiasm in the area.

Farmworkers expected to return to work

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Cape Town - Farmworkers in the Western Cape are expected to return to work today after government on Wednesday announced that worker groups and labour unions had suspended their strike.

Heath steps down as SIU head

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Pretoria - Advocate Willem Heath has resigned as head of the Special Investigating Unit (SIU), Justice Minister Jeff Radebe said on Thursday.

2011 tenth warmest year

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Durban - Global temperatures in 2011 are currently the tenth highest on record since 1850 when records were first kept, a report by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) revealed today.