South Africa

Pretoria - Resilience, lifestyle, popularity and commitment to change the lives of the poor earned President Jacob Zuma the 2009 News Maker of the Year award.

Durban - Durbanites came from far and wide to be apart of the Human Rights Day celebrations which included a variety of spiritual and fun activities for both adults and children, which were organised by the Art of Living Foundation in conjunction with the Ethekwini municipality.

Cape Town - While Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande has rejected calls for free education for all, he has vowed to present a "compelling case" for poor students to get a better deal, writes Chris Bathembu.

Pretoria - Gauteng has set up special measures to ensure that the Liquor Board awards licenses in time for the 2010 Fifa World Cup.

Pretoria - A total of 30 young cyclists from Johannesburg set out on their bicycles for Durban on Human Rights Day to mark Mandela Day in advance.

Durban - A host of liberation struggle heroes including Chief Albert Luthuli, Moses Kotane, Robert Sobukwe and Ahmed Kathrada were honoured and remembered as KwaZulu-Natal Premier Zweli Mkhize addressed a gathering celebrating Human Rights Day in Howick on Sunday.

Pretoria - Bafana Bafana are headed for their second base camp in Sao Paulo, Brazil, where they are scheduled to play three more warm-up matches.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will on Tuesday launch a new campaign that will see every South African citizen registered with the Department of Home Affairs within a year.

Pretoria -President Jacob Zuma will today launch a new campaign that will see every South African citizen registered with the Department of Home Affairs within a year.

Rustenburg - The FIFA Medical Committee has vowed to clamp down on doping during the 2010 Soccer World Cup.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will embark on a state visit to Uganda this week with the aim of enhancing economic and political ties with the new oil producing country.

Pretoria - Transport Minister, Sibusiso Ndebele, has urged taxi operators to work with government in an effort to provide an effective, safe and affordable transport system.

Pretoria - With less than 80 days to go before the 2010 FIFA World Cup kick-off, the KwaZulu-Natal Health Department has assured the public that preparations for health and medical services are at an advanced stage.

Pretoria - Eighteen thousand jobs were created in South Africa's formal non-agricultural business sector between the quarters ended September and December 2009, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) announced on Tuesday.

Pretoria - The Consumer Price Index (CPI) used to measure inflation is likely to fall within the Central Bank's target band in February, say economists.