South Africa

Pretoria - Tight security measures have been put in place for the World Cup match between the United States and Algeria at Loftus this afternoon.

Pretoria - Government has put contingency plans in place to ensure services do not grind to a halt when public servants affiliated to Cosatu down tools on Tuesday.

Pretoria - The fifth and final ticket sales phase of the 2010 FIFA World Cup will kick off tomorrow with the opening of 11 Ticketing Centres in all host cities across the country.

Port Elizabeth - Just over 13 000 fans crammed into the FIFA Fan Fest at St George's Park on Tuesday afternoon to watch the live broadcast of the crunch match between Bafana Bafana and France.

Pretoria - The Consumer Price Index (CPI) eased to 4.6 percent in May 2010 - the lowest since May 2006, reported Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) on Wednesday

Pretoria - South Africa has to reposition itself in a way that it becomes more competitive, says Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has appointed Nebo Legoabe as a member of the Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA) board.

Pretoria - As the World Cup gets into full swing, former US President Bill Clinton will be "cheering" for the US team this afternoon when they take on Algeria at Loftus.

Pretoria - A four-minute stoppage time goal by Landon Donovan paved the way for the United States to progress to the knock-out stages of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Pretoria - Ghana will carry the hopes of Africa in the continent's first World Cup after the Black Stars managed to qualify to reach the next round of the tournament.

Pretoria - Three thousand health workers countrywide will be trained in tuberculosis (TB) management to help strengthen TB control.

Pretoria - The Department of Labour is investigating the death of a Transnet worker who died after falling from a working platform in Bloemfontein.

Pretoria - South Africans have been called on to emulate former President Nelson Mandela's life by participating in this year's Nelson Mandela Day.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma and Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan are in Canada for the G20 summit that will look at the state of the world's economic affairs

Pretoria - More than 20 000 inmates in prisons across KwaZulu-Natal will receive HIV counselling and testing.