South Africa

Pretoria- The Consumer Price Index for February fell to 5.7 percent, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) announced on Wednesday.

Cape Town - Today, the South African economy is two-thirds larger than it was in 1994, when Nelson Mandela took office as the country's first democratically elected president.

Cape Town - President Jacob Zuma says a two-pronged review of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) will culminate in a united government position on the role of SOEs in supporting government's developmental agenda.

Taung - More than 30 000 patients receiving tuberculosis treatment in the North West have been urged to complete their treatment to avoid developing the Multidrug Resistant (MDR) and Extreme Drug Resistant (XDR) strains of the disease.

Pretoria - Three Ghanaian television stations have reached an agreement to broadcast the Black Stars group matches during the FIFA 2010 World Cup which kicks-off in June.

Pretoria - South Africa continues to be a hub and destination for human trafficking and serious intervention is needed to curb this practice, says a study by the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC).

Cape Town – It is imperative that South Africa holds its dominant position as a platinum supplier; stability is restored to the production cycle and investor confidence in the platinum mining industry is repaired.

Pretoria - The French Government has donated R13 billion towards the renovation and extension of the Western Cape's antiretroviral infrastructure to accommodate more patients on treatment.

Cape Town - The Department of Rural Development and Land reform has proposed a major overhaul of the country's land restitution and redistribution policy to speed up land reform.

Pretoria -The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has confirmed five new human laboratory cases of Rift Valley Fever (RVF). This pushes up the number of confirmed cases to 47.

Cape Town - Rural Development Minister Gugile Nkwinti has hailed government's newly introduced Comprehensive Rural Development Programme (CRDP), describing it as one of the biggest steps to be taken to address the plight of the rural poor.

Cape Town - Rural Development Minister Gugile Nkwinti told parliament on Wednesday that his department had a vision to put one job in every rural household.

Pretoria - Road users are urged to adhere to road regulations during the Easter weekend as they travel to their respective destinations.

Pretoria -The Western Cape Department of Transport has handed over 71 new ambulances to the Health Department in a bid to strengthen emergency services during the 2010 FIFA World Cup,

Pretoria - R22 million has been allocated for the safe schools programme aimed at improving physical security measures in Western Cape schools.