Pretoria - It was a royal affair at Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe's residence on Friday when Japanese Princess Takamado presented him with a soccer t-shirt autographed by the Japanese team.
Johannesburg - Former Bafana Bafana coach and retired soccer legend Jomo Sono says African teams should use the FIFA World Cup in South Africa as a wake-up call to improve the standard of the game on the continent.
Pretoria - The re-opening of schools on Tuesday got off to a good start with only minor hiccups reported countrywide as thousands of learners and teachers returned to school after a long and eventful winter vacation.
Pretoria – As the country awaits President Jacob Zuma’s State of the Nation Address this evening, South Africans have said they have high hopes that his speech will talk to a number of social issues affecting the country.
Cape Town - When President Jacob Zuma takes to the podium to deliver this year’s State of the Nation Address tonight, he is expected to tell South Africans how the proposed National Development Plan will help the country facilitate economic growth and job creation.
Pretoria - Government will prepare a new tender specification that opens the way for the purchase of cheaper anti-retroviral (ARV) drugs.
Pretoria - Veteran defensive midfielder, Macbeth Sibaya, has arrived in the country for the international friendly between Bafana Bafana and Ghana at Soccer City on Wednesday evening.
Pretoria – A new provincial council is to be launched in the North West to coordinate and monitor the implementation of programmes and strategies for the province’s response to HIV and Aids.
Pretoria - The Health Department says it is monitoring the impact of strike action on health services as some 1.3 million government employees were expected to down tools on Tuesday.
Pretoria - Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has welcomed the arrest of six Pakistani nationals for issuing fraudulent Home Affairs documents to illegal immigrants.
Pretoria - Three thousand health workers countrywide will be trained in tuberculosis (TB) management to help strengthen TB control.
Pretoria - Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe has noted plans for a new diesel manufacturing plant in the Free State.
Pretoria - German coach Joachim Loew says his young players are ready to face England in the last 16 of the FIFA World Cup at Bloemfontein's Vodacom Park Stadium on Sunday.
Cape Town - Soccer fans that have tickets to the 2010 FIFA World Cup and needed a visa to visit South Africa will be able to obtain them for free on entering South Africa.
Bloemfontein - It's all systems go for the City of Roses as they get ready to host their first FIFA World Cup night game between Switzerland and Honduras.
