South Africa

Pretoria - Acts of violence against foreign nationals living in South Africa will not be tolerated, Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa has warned.

Pretoria - Government has reassured the public, particularly parents, that the number of school days will not be lost due to the longer holiday during the World Cup.

Pretoria - Ministers, deputy ministers and LOC dignitaries will participate in football matches at the Union Buildings as part of the celebrations for the hosting of what promises to be the best World Cup ever.

Pretoria - The English national soccer team arrived at the OR Tambo International Airport this morning for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Pretoria – Minister of Women, Children and People with Disabilities Lulu Xingwana says the spate of gender-based violence taking place across South Africa must stop.

Pretoria - Cabinet has re-established the Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) to focus on threats of attacks on foreign nationals possibly after the upcoming 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Pretoria - Cabinet has welcomed the announcement of the 23-man squad due to represent South Africa at the FIFA World Cup spectacle in a week's time, and has wished the team well.

Pretoria - Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies has approved the guidelines of the Automotive Investment Scheme (AIS) which is aimed at growing and developing the sector

Pretoria - Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele will today announce the 2009/10 festive season road traffic statistics.

Cabinet held its ordinary meeting in Cape Town yesterday, 02 June 2010.

Pretoria - The Department of Arts and Culture has set aside R59 million to fund several World Cup related events to take place across the country during the tournament that gets underway in a week, Minister Lulu Xingwana said on Thursday.

Pretoria - Less than a week after courts dedicated to hearing World Cup related offences opened, they have already had to deal with four cases.

Pretoria - There are no security threats to next week's Soccer World Cup.

Pretoria - KwaZulu-Natal Premier Dr Zweli Mkhize and leaders of the provincial government on Tuesday started a process of reviewing the current administration's performance over the past four years.

Pretoria - For 58-year-old unemployed Lina Hlatshwayo, owning a house of her own was just but a dream. But today, Hlatshwayo is the proud recipient of a newly built house in Ivory Park, Tembisa.