South Africa

Mbombela - Popular South African soapie stars will join Public Works, Roads and Transport MEC Clifford Mkansi this weekend to do their bit for Mandela Day

Cape Town - Indigent persons will be able to access free legal services when the Legal Practice Bill, which was approved by cabinet today, comes into effect, the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development Jeff Radebe said.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday officially appointed 27 new judges to South Africa's courts, including the country's first woman Judge President.

Cape Town - Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa, State Security Minister Siyabonga Cwele and Western Cape Premier Helen Zille have pledged to work together to identify hotspots in the Western Cape and prevent threats of xenophobic attacks from taking place

Pretoria - South African Airways (SAA) acting chairperson, Dudu Myeni, on Tuesday met union representatives and airline management to discuss progress made on delivering a long-term strategy for the airline.

Johannesburg-The City of Johannesburg unveiled a comprehensive transport plan aimed at encouraging local and international soccer fans to use public transport during the upcoming 2010 FIFA World Cup tournament.

Pretoria - Nine school boys from King Edward VII High School in Johannesburg are receiving treatment at Milpark Hospital after being struck by lightning on Tuesday afternoon.

Pretoria - Health Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, has welcomed the proposed initiative intended to halve TB in people living with HIV by 2015.

Pretoria - Transport Minister, Sibusiso Ndebele, has called on law enforcement agencies to intensify enforcement operations on public transport vehicles.

Brand South Africa is to keep the momentum of solidarity and national pride built up in the country during the 2010 FIFA World Cup by morphing its successful Football Fridays campaign into a new Fly the Flag Fridays initiative.

Pretoria- FIFA will introduce two additional ticketing products the world football governing body announced on Saturday.

Abuja - Nigerian Acting President Goodluck Jonathan will be officially sworn in today as president after the death of President Umaru Yar'Adua

Johannesburg - Metrorail will transport match ticket holders of the 2010 FIFA World Cup free of charge on its special dedicated trains to host stadiums.

Pretoria - Agriculture development and the fight against malaria took centre stage on the first day of the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Africa on Wednesday.

Pretoria - In a move aimed at beefing up security at the country's borders, a new agency could soon be in place to address security gaps along South Africa's border line and ports of entry.