South Africa

Pretoria - Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies says there is a need to review Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) strategy.

Johannesburg - Freedom Day is much more than just another day off work; 27 April is set aside annually to celebrate peace, unity and human dignity, while honouring those who lost their lives in the anti-apartheid struggle.

Mangaung - With just 16 days to go before the kick-off of the FIFA World Cup, Mangaung (Bloemfontein) officially handed over the Free State Stadium to FIFA General Secretary Jerome Valcke on Tuesday.

Pretoria - Things have got off to a slow start at the Union Buildings this morning ahead of Freedom Day celebrations later in the day.

Pretoria - The establishment of a Small Claims Court in Alexandra will provide residents with a speedy, simple and accessible forum to resolve their disputes

Pretoria - South Africans from all walks of life will today celebrate Freedom Day to mark the liberation of the country and its people from a long period of colonialism and apartheid.

Pretoria - The Western Cape Department of Water Affairs has launched a 2010 and beyond water wise awareness campaign aimed at encouraging the conservation of water in the province.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has arrived at the Union Buildings where this year's main Freedom Day celebration is being held.

Pretoria - The number of clinics in Gauteng providing Anti-Retroviral Treatment to HIV positive patients is set to increase by 61 by the end of the month

Durban - Durban's dramatic makeover in recent years was always intended to go beyond the 2010 FIFA World Cup, said eThekwini Municipality's Strategic Project Unit Head, Julie-May Ellingson

Pretoria - Arts and Culture Minister Lulu Xingwana says South Africans should use the Freedom Day as a reminder of the struggle and the painful journey the nation has taken to achieve equality and democracy.

Pretoria - Hooligans and criminals who disregard the country's laws during the 2010 FIFA World Cup will be red carded by the law, Deputy Justice Minister Andries Nel has warned.

Piet Plessis - North West Premier Maureen Modiselle has declared the impoverished Piet Plessis community in the Kagisano Local Municipality near Vryburg as a Special Rural Development Premiers Project.

Johannesburg - It has been many years since her teaching days, but today Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga returned to the front of the class to give teachers at the Winnie Ngwekazi Primary school in Soweto tips on how it should be done

Pretoria - Today South Africans countrywide are celebrating the first democratic elections on 27 April 1994 when millions of people, for the first time, exercised their right to vote.