Pretoria - South Africans across the country will join more than one billion people in 1 000 major cities worldwide in switching off their lights for an hour on Saturday in support of the Earth Hour campaign.
Pretoria - A cleansing and healing ceremony will be performed at Freedom Park on Sunday to mark the return of the spirits of South African activists who died in Zambia during the liberation struggle.
Pretoria - President Kgalema Motlanthe has conferred national orders to 28 heroes and heroines who have made outstanding contributions to nation building in South Africa.
Johannesburg - A Centre for Carbon Capture and Storage, aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere in South Africa, was unveiled in Johannesburg on Friday.
Pretoria - The price of 93 grade petrol will increase by 36 cents per litre at midnight on Tuesday, the Department of Minerals and Energy announced on Friday.
Pretoria - With only five days to go until the end of the first sales phase, tickets for the 2010 FIFA World Cup are in great demand.
Pretoria - The on-form Bafana Bafana has a tricky task to accomplish on Tuesday - that is to beat star-dominated Portugal in an international friendly match to be played in Switzerland.
Johannesburg - South Africa's internet population is expected to grow as much in the next five years as it has in the 15 years since the internet became commercially available in the country.
Cape Town - The South African Maritime Safety Authority (Samsa) has forecast that it will be able to create 1 800 jobs in the sector over the next year.
Bushbuckridge - Mpumalanga's Agriculture, Rural Development and Land Administration MEC Candith Mashego-Dlamini will inspect farming projects in Bushbuckridge on Friday.
Komatipoort - Some 165 South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers have been deployed to patrol the international border between the Kruger National Park and Mozambique to combat poaching.
Cape Town - Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe says while interventions such as social grants remained a critical element in the fight against poverty, government ought to find more effective ways to bring marginalised communities into sustainable economic activities.
Cape Town - Government will meet its infrastructure deadlines well ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, says Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe.
Cape Town - A fund for women's empowerment is to be established to enable women to start and develop their own businesses.
Cape Town - The success of the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) lies in the collective hands of the nation, says Minister for Performance, Monitoring and Evaluation in the Presidency, Collins Chabane.
