South Africa

Cape Town - South Africa's recent high wage settlements have weakened the fight against soaring inflation rates.

Pretoria - South Africa's International Relations Minister Maite Nkoane-Mashabane and her Timor-Leste counterpart Dr Zacarias da Costa have committed to redoubling efforts to strengthen relations between the two countries.

Johannesburg - The South African government has once again reiterated its commitment to ensuring the safety of visitors and football fans during the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Johannesburg - While most advertisements last for not longer than a minute, one South African football heavyweight reckons the 2010 FIFA World Cup could present South Africa with an opportunity to stage a 30-day advertisement to the world.

Johannesburg - Business Against Crime South Africa (BAC) has appointed Dr Graham Wright as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

Giyani - President Jacob Zuma has announced that changes will be made to the "willing-buyer, willing-seller" model of land redistribution in South Africa.

Johannesburg - South Africa requires tight coordination between national, provincial and host cities to have an efficient transport system for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, says Minister of Transport Sibusiso Ndebele.

Pretoria - Free tickets to watch the 2010 FIFA World Cup matches live will be allocated by Coca-Cola to schools across the country that participate and excel in recycling projects.

Johannesburg - Teachers provide the only hope that many people have that their children will find their way out of poverty, unemployment and hopelessness.

Johannesburg - Chairperson for the 2010 FIFA World Cup Organising Committee, Dr Irvin Khoza, says "psychological readiness" among South Africans is vital to create excitement ahead of the football spectacle.

Pretoria - The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has again discouraged the overuse of testing and the use of Tamiflu by people with symptoms of H1N1 Influenza, known as swine flu.

Pretoria - South Africa's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the second quarter of 2009 contracted by 3 percent indicating that the economy was still in recession.

Cape Town - The Department of Home Affairs is tightening immigration regulations in the fight against corruption and people who cheat their way into staying in the country.

Bloemfontein - The Free State Department of Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation has received an award for producing the most transparent, understandable, accurate and accountable annual reports for two years in a row.

Pretoria - The Department of Home Affairs says its one step closer to implementing its new electronic system for identity documents after the process proved to be a success for passports.