South Africa

Cape Town - South Africa is ready to host the FIFA Confederations Cup and government is confident it will be a resounding success, says Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe.

Diepsloot - Despite challenges that residents in Diepsloot face, they remain positive about government's progress in improving the lives of its citizens.

Cape Town - In exactly one year from today, the biggest soccer event in the world, will kick off in South Africa.

Pretoria - South African President and Chairperson of SADC, President Kgalema Motlanthe will on Monday host the Summit of SADC Heads of State and Government at the Presidential Guesthouse in Pretoria to discuss the situation in Zimbabwe.

Harare - Zimbabwe's cholera epidemic, with a mortality rate of 5.7 percent, is still way out of control and continues to spread, an international aid agency said on Friday.

Johannesburg - Among the priorities of the Gauteng AIDS strategy is to decentralise anti-retroviral treatment (ART) follow up to local clinics in order to extend HIV and AIDS treatment and monitor results.

Cape Town - Home Affairs officials have been warned that there are consequences for behaving in an unprofessional and inappropriate manner.

Pretoria - Monday will mark 500 days before the kick off to the world's biggest sporting spectacle to be held for the first time on African soil, the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Pretoria - Health Minister Barbara Hogan said in most cases the contamination of water sources and food by cholera bacteria was likely the main cause of cholera increase in the country.

Pretoria - Requests to the Department of Trade and Industry (dti) regarding operational information related to the National Lottery may negatively impact on the upcoming bidding process of awarding a new licence to operate the lottery, said the department.

Timbuktu - South African President Kgalema Motlanthe has described the new building at the Ahmed Baba Institute in Timbuktu, Mali as a celebration of African co-operation and friendship.

The world is watching in anticipation as stadiums go up, roads and highways are built or upgraded, and a country once faced with overwhelming odds draws closer to hosting the biggest sporting spectacle on the planet, writes Michael Appel.

Pretoria - International Property Rights (IPR) experts will meet on Monday for a five-day workshop that will help South Africa to protect IPR effectively.

Pretoria -Transport Minister Sbu Ndebele is currently in a meeting with the South African National Taxi Council, the first of a series of engagements with the stakeholders affected by the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system.

Johannesburg - Government may intervene to ensure the Liquid Fuels Charter, that seeks to bridge the economic gap in the fuel industry, is implemented properly, Energy Minister Dipuo Peters said on Thursday.