South Africa

Pretoria - Operations at the Rusthof Old Age Home in the Western Cape are back to normal following a blaze there, that claimed the lives of three people over the weekend.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has congratulated Minister Sbu Ndebele for his appointment as Chancellor of the University of Zululand, hoping that he would take the institution to the next level.

Pretoria - Technical experts are working around the clock to improve the World Cup ticket selling system, to avoid any future inconvenience, says FIFA.

Pretoria - South Africans who still wish to purchase 2010 FIFA World Cup tickets will be relieved to know that a few thousand additional tickets have gone on sale today.

Cape Town - Government plans to boost up support to small businesses and co-operatives by introducing a new co-operatives policy.

Pretoria - Government is working around the clock to secure the release of four South African peacekeepers kidnapped in Sudan this week.

Pretoria - The country's reputation as a world-class destination would be further entrenched after the FIFA World Cup, Tourism Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk has told MPs.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma is among the delegates participating in the three-day World Economic Forum (WEF) on Africa which starts in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, this morning.

Pretoria - The Department of Basic Education has gazetted a policy aimed at promoting regular school attendance of learners by instituting proper recording and monitoring systems

Pretoria - A specialist team from the Special Investigative Unit (SIU) will follow up on the Auditor General's report on alleged governance transgressions and weaknesses at the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC).

Pretoria - Science and Technology Minister, Naledi Pandor, says there is a need to increase the number of mathematics and science subject passes for South Africans to realise their potential.

Pretoria - Limpopo Premier Cassel Mathale wants the Limpopo Economic Development Agency (LEDA) to make the province an industrious region.

Pretoria- The Business Confidence Index (BCI) continued its upward trend registering 84.2 points in April - up from the 83.2 points registered in March, the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI) said on Wednesday.

Mbombela - Popular South African soapie stars will join Public Works, Roads and Transport MEC Clifford Mkansi this weekend to do their bit for Mandela Day

Cape Town - Indigent persons will be able to access free legal services when the Legal Practice Bill, which was approved by cabinet today, comes into effect, the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development Jeff Radebe said.