South Africa

Pretoria - International Property Rights (IPR) experts will meet on Monday for a five-day workshop that will help South Africa to protect IPR effectively.

Pretoria -Transport Minister Sbu Ndebele is currently in a meeting with the South African National Taxi Council, the first of a series of engagements with the stakeholders affected by the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system.

Johannesburg - Government may intervene to ensure the Liquid Fuels Charter, that seeks to bridge the economic gap in the fuel industry, is implemented properly, Energy Minister Dipuo Peters said on Thursday.

Durban - The MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison in KwaZulu-Natal Bheki Cele was expected to hold a meeting with the MNR Taxi Association on Thursday to discuss possible taxi violence.

Pretoria - South African President and Chairperson of SADC, President Kgalema Motlanthe, has arrived at the Presidential Guesthouse in Pretoria for the SADC Summit on Zimbabwe.

Cape Town - South Africans on Monday morning were able to view a partial solar eclipse of the sun.

With only 365 days to go, today marks another milestone in the road towards hosting the 2010 FIFA World Cup, writes Proffesor Ndawonde.

With only 365 days to go, today marks another milestone in the road towards hosting the 2010 FIFA World Cup, writes Proffesor Ndawonde.

Pretoria - South African President and Chairperson of SADC, President Kgalema Motlanthe, has arrived at the Presidential Guesthouse in Pretoria for the SADC Summit on Zimbabwe.

Johannesburg - Government is to constitute a National Joint Working Group on Public Transport to deal with issues in the taxi industry.

Cape Town - South Africans on Monday morning were able to view a partial solar eclipse of the sun.

Pretoria - Farms allocated under the land distribution programme which are not being utilised properly by beneficiaries will be taken away and given to other beneficiaries.

Pretoria - The meeting of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Organ Troika and SADC Chairperson Kgalema Mothlanthe is underway at the Presidential guesthouse in Pretoria.

Pretoria - The Department of Health is satisfied that all the necessary preparations in terms of health and emergency medical services have been put in place ahead of Sunday's opening FIFA Confederations Cup match.

Tzaneen - Construction workers are completing the final phase of a bed and breakfast in Muhlava village near Tzaneen in Limpopo which boasts five chalets and an exhibition centre.