South Africa

Pretoria - The Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU) Council of Ministers will gather in Pretoria this morning ahead of Friday's crucial SACU summit.

Pretoria - In a bid to improve quality learning and teaching in rural schools, the Free State Department of Education is hosting a two-day rural education workshop to ponder learner support issues such as school transport, feeding schemes, hostels, HIV and Aids and learner pregnancy.

Pretoria - The Department of Home Affairs will be finalising the review of its Asylum Seeker Management Process which seeks to address challenges related to the management of asylum seekers holistically.

Nongoma - Eleven young women were involved in a stampede at the KwaZulu-Natal Royal Reed Dance ceremony at the weekend.

Pretoria - The Basic Education Department has strongly condemned the statement allegedly made by the Congress of South African Students (COSAS) chairperson, calling on learners to hit back at teachers who use corporal punishment on them.

Pretoria - While the Western Cape Health Department is satisfied with progress made in strengthening the fight against HIV and TB in the province, a need for the review of community care workers' stipends has been raised.

King Williams Town - Minister for Transport Sibusiso Ndebele has conveyed condolences to the families of ten people who were killed in a road crash at the weekend.

Pretoria - South Africa and Denmark will today hold a meeting where discussions are expected to centre on advancing relations between the two countries.

Hamilton - South Africa have won the Tri-Nations tournament after beating New Zealand 32-29 on Saturday

Parliament - South Africa is marching towards the successful fulfilment of the 17 guarantees given to FIFA to host the 2010 World Cup, says Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe.

Pretoria - Telkom and the Communication Workers Union (CWU) have signed a wage agreement, the telecommunications company announced on Wednesday afternoon.

Johannesburg - Hundreds of Bok supporters are expected to gather at OR Tambo International Airport this afternoon to welcome the victorious Tri-Nations champions back home.

Pietermaritzburg - The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health has launched a campaign to educate the province on the H1N1 influenza, known as swine flu.

Pretoria - The National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) has presented its plan on how it intends to support more young people in starting their own businesses as part of addressing unemployment in the country.

Cape Town - President Jacob Zuma has reassured opposition parties that he hasn't appointed a new Chief Justice.