South Africa

Pretoria - The Police Ministry says it has no intension of interfering with the country's media freedom, however it will not allow the safety of society to be compromised.

Pretoria - Tickets for an international friendly match on Saturday which promises to be a thriller between Bafana Bafana and Denmark at Lucas Moripe stadium, Atteridgeville, are sold out.

Pretoria - The United States soccer team can expect about 350 cheerleaders during their training session in Pretoria West on Sunday (6 June).

Johannesburg - The 2010 tax season promises to be a smooth one for loyal taxpayers but those who have been evading the taxman are in for some nasty surprises.

Johannesburg - For some, a trip from Sandton to the OR Tambo International Airport in a cool ten minutes might seem impossible to imagine.

Johannesburg - Get out your vuvuzela, wave your flag and get ready to welcome football fans from around the world when their teams play in Jozi.

Johannesburg - South Africa's high speed train has been granted its operating licence.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has arrived in India for talks with his counterparts aimed at strengthening and broadening commercial interactions between the two nations.

Cape Town - Government plans to keep children safe during the Word Cup by encouraging schools to offer holiday programmes, deploying social workers to public viewing areas and setting up child-friendly spaces at fan parks.

Johannesburg - Argentinean national coach Diego Maradona has dismissed security concerns ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup and encouraged fans to come to South Africa for the tournament.

In approximately a week's time, the whole world will turn its focus to South Africa for the 2010Fifa World Cup spectacular.

Reply by Deputy President, Kgalema Motlanthe, to questions posed in the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) for Oral Reply

Durban- Football teams have started arriving; fans are finalising their party plans and South Africa is brimming with pride with just days to go to the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Pretoria - Government has raised concerns at a report by lobby group Right2Know, which, among other things, claimed that secrecy is on the rise in the state.

Pretoria - South Africa's growth trend is expected to return to 4 percent by 2011, says the Department of Trade and Industry (dti).