Johannesburg - More than 3 000 minibus taxis and 450 buses, branded with a GauRide logo, will be made available to transport soccer fans to stadia across Gauteng during the FIFA Confederations Cup.
Cape Town - More work needs to be done to ensure the judiciary serves the less privileged members of society, says President Kgalema Motlanthe.
Pretoria - An African solution must be found to the economic, political and social crisis in Zimbabwe, says Danish Foreign Minister Per Stig Moller.
Johannesburg - Although the sale of tickets for the FIFA Confederations Cup and the 2010 FIFA World Cup is strong worldwide, the response from South Africans to purchase tickets is slow.
Pretoria - Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Fatima Hajaig will this weekend depart for Japan ahead of next week's Japan-South Africa Partnership Forum.
Cape Town - The Department of Higher Education and Training has accepted a proposal for the establishment of a monitoring and oversight body to deal with challenges of transformation in higher institutions.
East London - Minister for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Sicelo Shiceka, has vowed to leave no stone unturned in fighting corruption in local government over the next five years.
Pretoria - A Boeing 747 carrying humanitarian aid contributed by the South African public and co-ordinated by Gift of the Givers Organisation on Friday touched down in Cairo, Egypt en-route to Gaza, Palestine.
Johannesburg - South Africa's first electric car will be on display at the National Climate Change Conference on Wednesday.
Pretoria - Devoted police officers, who put their lives at risk to provide safety to communities countrywide, will be honoured next Tuesday on National Police Day, writes Proffesor Ndawonde.
Cape Town - Home Affairs Minister, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, on Wednesday visited the Cape Town regional offices as part of her countrywide road show.
Johannesburg - The load shedding which wreaked havoc on South Africa's economy and businesses at the beginning of last year was a learning experience for Eskom, says Eskom Chief Executive Officer Jacob Maroga.
Pretoria - As part of celebrating exactly one year on Thursday to the 2010 FIFA World Cup kick-off, South Africans have been called on to wear Bafana Bafana jerseys or a yellow shirt.
Pretoria - The date for the launch of the much-anticipated SumbandilaSat science satellite has been set for 25 March by the Department of Science and Technology.
Pretoria - President Kgalema Motlanthe and the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development Enver Surty are expected to be among some of the dignitaries attending national Human Rights Day celebrations in Galeshewe in the Northern Cape, on 21 March.
