Ekurhuleni - Despite the recent slump in performance by the national team, Bafana Bafana, the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality has not lost hope on the prospect of an improved team come 2010.
Cape Town - President Jacob Zuma has appealed to traditional leaders to help the government with nation-building, food security, and the promotion of the country’s indigenous heritage.
Pretoria - Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi is expected to hold a meeting on Thursday with the STOP TB Partnership in Washington as part of strengthening South Africa's response to TB.
Beijing - The A/H1N1 flu continued to spread worldwide on Wednesday as Uruguay and Romania confirmed their first cases of the new flu strain.
Johannesburg - The decision by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to give Rio de Janeiro the right to host the 31st Olympiad in 2016 has raised South Africa's hopes of hosting the event in 2020.
Mogadishu - The UN Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution on Somalia, extending the African Union mandate to 31 January 2010
Johannesburg - Girl children will spend a day learning about what it takes to work at the Johannesburg Zoo, as part of the Take a Girl Child to Work initiative.
The major upgrading and renovations Pretoria embarked on to ensure the successful hosting of FIFA Confederations Cup matches will finally come to fruition in the next few weeks, writes Bathandwa Mbola.
Pretoria - Africa’s busiest airport, OR Tambo International Airport is a fitting location for the continent’s first aerotropolis, says Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport Ismail Vadi.
Pretoria - The Producer Price Index (PPI) for April slowed to 2.9 percent, from 5.3 percent in March, Statistics South Africa reported on Thursday.
Cape Town - The number of inmates that die in prison continues to decline, according to the annual report by the Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services
Parliament - Parliament is looking forward to hosting President Jacob Zuma next Wednesday when delivers his State of the Nation Address to a joint sitting of the National Assembly and National Council of Provinces.
Mafikeng - More than 175 girl learners in the North West have spent a day at work with senior government officials to better prepare themselves for the job market.
Parliament - Parliament's National Assembly is currently in the process of formally constituting its committees and electing chairpersons.
As Child Protection week draws to a close, Lawrence Ngoveni and Luyanda Makapela, take a look at the Child Justice Act which was signed into law earlier this month.
