South Africa

Pretoria - The City of Cape Town is hard at work preparing for the eagerly-anticipated 2010 Final Draw on Friday.

Pretoria- Over 600 deaths have been recorded in the country as a result of crashes over the December month.

The Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Pretoria

Cape Town - Ministers will be expected to submit bimonthly reports to President Jacob Zuma detailing their department's progress towards achieving 12 specific outcomes

Cape Town - The number of police detectives has grown by 34 percent since 2003, Minister of Police Nathi Mthethwa has said.

Pretoria - A team of South African mediators arrived in Zimbabwe on Sunday to facilitate talks in that country's power-sharing agreement.

Pretoria - Former Presidents Nelson Mandela and Thabo Mbeki's messages of condolences to former Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang's family were read out at her special official funeral service in Pretoria today.

Geneva - Developing members in the World Trade Organization (WTO) called for urgent action to resolve the remaining issues in the Doha Round of trade negotiations so that a shared objective to conclude the round in 2010 could be accomplished.

Johannesburg - Metro police officers are to patrol the Rea Vaya Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) network to crack down on the illegal use of the dedicated bus lanes

Pretoria - Cabinet this week in principle approved that government acquire an equity share of between 55 percent and 60 percent in Sunspace

Pretoria - "It is unfortunate that our country has developed a culture of dwelling on the negative and turning a blind eye to achievements," This was President Jacob Zuma's lament at former health minister Manto-Tshabalala-Msimang's special official funeral in Pretoria.

Pretoria - Two senior employees at the Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) have been suspended following investigations into alleged irregularities into the award and implementation of a multi-million rand tender.

Cape Town - President Jacob Zuma has called on South Africans and foreign nationals from across the continent to live together in peace.

Pretoria - Doctors and management from the Far East Rand Hospital and Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital will today have to explain why a two-year-old girl who was admitted for burns on her hands ended up with both legs amputated.

Johannesburg - Gauteng Premier Nomvula Mokonyane has used her State of the Province Address (SOPA) to call for "unity in action" to end the scourge of rape, which plagues not only the province but the country at large.