South Africa

Pretoria - The health department has warned people who have been in direct contact with a rabies infected dog to contact their nearest health facility to receive the correct treatment.

Pretoria - The South African Football Association (SAFA) is currently searching for a Chief Executive Officer who will take the association to greater heights.

Pretoria - A chickenpox outbreak has struck Koedoeskop Primary in Limpopo. The Department of Health and Social Development forced the school to shut its doors after 93 pupils and one teacher were infected by the disease.

Johannesburg – One of the gates at the University of Johannesburg is to be renamed in honour of Gloria Sekwena, the mother of a prospective undergraduate student who lost her life during a stampede at the university last year.

Pretoria - In a first for Africa, the office of the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) received global recognition for its contribution to the International Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) by being presented with the prestigious Jorg Kandutsch Award.

Pretoria - Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele has called on South Africans to participate more in the maritime industry, which offers international opportunities for travel, training and work.

Pretoria - Real gross household expenditure slowed in the second quarter of 2010, the Reserve Bank said on Wednesday.

Pretoria – The Department of Home Affairs says it plans to have an online birth registration facility at all hospitals and clinics in the country.

Pretoria - A high-powered government delegation, including representatives of the national disaster management centre, is to visit different parts of the country to assess damaged caused by the recent floods.

Mafikeng - Fifteen North West students will be given a big send-off in Mmabatho on Thursday before flying to Cuba to study medicine.

Amman - Jordan's King Abdullah II has named Marouf Bakhit as the new Prime Minister after the resignation of Samir Rifai on Tuesday, the state-run news agency Petra reported.

Johannesburg - The Apply now/Khetha Career Guidance Campaign seems to be bearing positive results as the process for first year students to register for the 2013 academic year saw fewer late applications and less hiccups.

Mbombela - People in Mpumalanga who were unable to complete their schooling are being urged to register early for next year's Adult Basic Education and Training (ABET) classes.

Pretoria - A production simulator facility has been opened in Pretoria by the Ford Motor Company to train not only its own employees but engineering students.

Pretoria - South Africa is to host the 7th African Women Championship in November which will see African women's football teams battling it out for continental supremacy and a place at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.