South Africa

Pretoria - South African men have been asked to come out in their numbers and participate in a march to promote the culture of no abuse against women and children.

Nelspruit - Service delivery and HIV/Aids were among the key issues on which Mpumalanga Premier David Mabuza focused in his State of the Province address in Nelspruit on Friday.

Pretoria - South Africa's Ministry for Women, Children and Persons with Disabilities has made two new appointments to help it control its expenditure and meet its primary goal of protecting vulnerable groups.

Pretoria - Government has called on South African businesses to resist the temptation to unduly inflate their prices.

Pretoria - Preparations are at an advanced stage for celebrations of Human Right's Day scheduled for 21 March.

Pretoria - The country's education system needs to be intensified to ensure an improvement in the matric results, says President Jacob Zuma.

Pretoria - Government considers South Africa having 11 official languages as an asset rather than a burden, says Arts and Culture Minister Lulu Xingwana.

Pretoria - Cabinet has established an Inter-Ministerial Committee to finalise the Draft National Broadband Policy for South Africa, says government spokesperson Themba Maseko.

Pretoria - Minister of Higher Education and Training, Dr Blade Nzimande has added his voice in strongly condemning the protest by South African students studying medicine in Cuba.

Pretoria - Government has scaled up its HIV and AIDS prevention and treatment plan with an emphasis on getting more South Africans tested.

Mbombela - Mpumalanga Premier David Mabuza has asked residents to give their full cooperation in next year's census.

Pretoria - Police have made a major breakthrough in their investigation into the hijacking and murder of a UK tourist - a man has been formally arrested and charged for both crimes.

New York - Mexican Telecom titan Carlos Slim Helu took the title of the world's richest person from Bill Gates' pocket, and became the first non-US billionaire to claim the spot in 16 years.

Pretoria - The 2010 FIFA World Cup will present a unique platform to mount the fight against malaria, tuberculosis (TB) and HIV in the African continent.

Polokwane - More than 156 cases of malaria have been confirmed in the high-risk areas of Vhembe and Mopani in Limpopo during the first week of January 2010.