South Africa

Durban - South Africa ended their final Group B match by crushing Bangladesh with a 206-run victory at the Sher-e-Bangla stadium on Saturday.

Pretoria - Minister of Communications Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri has passed away after a short illness.

Polokwane - A memorial service to celebrate the life of Limpopo MEC for Public Works, Pandelani Ramagoma, will be held at the Jack Botes Hall in Polokwane on Thursday.

Pretoria - The Minister of Justice, Jeff Radebe, has extended the deadline for public comments and input on the Muslim Marriages Bill from 15 March to 31 May.

Pretoria - President Kgalema Motlanthe has expressed condolences to the family and friends of Minister of Communications Dr Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri who passed away on Monday night.

Balfour - A R320 000 business development centre that will assist the development of small businesses has been launched in Mpumalanga.

Cape Town - Government has partnered with the private sector and non governmental organisations to fight against hunger, malnutrition and extreme deprivation.

Johannesburg - The FIFA 2010 Organising Committee (OC) has announced that Combined Artists Productions will be responsible for producing the Final Draw for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Pretoria - North West Premier Edna Molewa has expressed sadness at the death of Communications Minister Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri.

Pretoria - Fifteen branch courts across the country are now enjoying the status of being full service courts with improved access to the justice system following the extension of their services

Durban - The KwaZulu-Natal Government is making further efforts to reduce the number of women who die due to cervical cancer in the province ever year.

Durban - The KwaZulu-Natal Government is making further efforts to reduce the number of women who die due to cervical cancer in the province ever year.

Johannesburg - Government will intensify law enforcement agencies in areas where there could be possible political intolerance to ensure peaceful elections.

Pretoria - Staff affiliated to the Communication Workers Union (CWU) are to march to Telkom's head office on Wednesday, to hand over a memorandum of demands to management.

Johannesburg - The possible bankruptcy of General Motors in the United States will have minimal impact on GM South Africa (GMSA).