Pretoria - The growing use of vehicles in South Africa and the aging of the national vehicle fleet is likely to offset planned and proposed national emission reduction measures that are aimed at regulating fuel composition.
Pretoria - This year's World Food Day national event will be held in the impoverished deep rural village of Muyexe, in Limpopo.
Pretoria - The Constitutional Court on Thursday held a special session to pay tribute to the former Chief Justice Arthur Chaskalson, who died three months ago.
Pretoria - A mine safety audit report detailing the high number of injuries and fatalities in South Africa's mines each year has been released by the Department of Minerals and Energy.
Ekurhuleni - Despite the recent slump in performance by the national team, Bafana Bafana, the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality has not lost hope on the prospect of an improved team come 2010.
Cape Town - President Jacob Zuma has appealed to traditional leaders to help the government with nation-building, food security, and the promotion of the country’s indigenous heritage.
Pretoria - Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi is expected to hold a meeting on Thursday with the STOP TB Partnership in Washington as part of strengthening South Africa's response to TB.
Beijing - The A/H1N1 flu continued to spread worldwide on Wednesday as Uruguay and Romania confirmed their first cases of the new flu strain.
Johannesburg - The decision by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to give Rio de Janeiro the right to host the 31st Olympiad in 2016 has raised South Africa's hopes of hosting the event in 2020.
Mogadishu - The UN Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution on Somalia, extending the African Union mandate to 31 January 2010
Johannesburg - Girl children will spend a day learning about what it takes to work at the Johannesburg Zoo, as part of the Take a Girl Child to Work initiative.
The major upgrading and renovations Pretoria embarked on to ensure the successful hosting of FIFA Confederations Cup matches will finally come to fruition in the next few weeks, writes Bathandwa Mbola.
Pretoria - Africa’s busiest airport, OR Tambo International Airport is a fitting location for the continent’s first aerotropolis, says Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport Ismail Vadi.
Pretoria - The Producer Price Index (PPI) for April slowed to 2.9 percent, from 5.3 percent in March, Statistics South Africa reported on Thursday.
Cape Town - The number of inmates that die in prison continues to decline, according to the annual report by the Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services
