South Africa

Johannesburg - India has emphasised its commitment to further expand and diversify trade with South Africa.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma is expected to meet the country's World Athletics Championships medalists on Tuesday, the Presidency has announced.

Tshwane - The City of Tshwane stands ready to welcome the three triumphant South African athletes - Caster Semenya, Mbulaeni Mulaudzi, and Tshepo Mokwena - as they return from Berlin, Germany.

Mafikeng - Eight municipalities in the North West will as a matter of urgency, receive intensive support from the provincial government during the current and next financial years.

Pretoria - Minister in the Presidency Manto Tshabalala-Msimang has condemned the practice of forcing young girls into early marriages, saying it undermined the rights of children.

Pretoria - The significant drop in the number of fatalities this past Easter weekend is an indication that law enforcement authorities were winning in their efforts to curb road deaths.

Soweto - The Gauteng provincial government is sending hundreds of taxi operators back to school in a bid to help them manage their business better.

Pretoria - International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane will undertake a working visit to Sudan on Tuesday to further enhance bilateral relations between the two countries.

Johannesburg - President Jacob Zuma has welcomed the 2009 Tri-Nations champions, the Springboks, at the OR Tambo International Airport this afternoon.

Durban - KwaZulu-Natal healthcare services are to receive a major boost with the graduation of 2 062 new nurses from various campuses of the KwaZulu-Natal College of Nursing.

Johannesburg - South Africa's Sumbandila Satellite is set to be launched into space from a Russian Soyuz rocket at Baikonur, Kazakhstan, later today

Pretoria - The National Senior Certificate (NSC) supplementary examinations has been concluded without any serious irregularity or incident, the Department of Basic Education said.

Pretoria - The Presidency has urged members of the public who do not get through to the Presidential Hotline the first time, to be patient, as the glitches will be sorted out.

Pretoria - South Africa is to sign an environmental treaty with the governments of Angola and Namibia, the Department of Environmental Affairs said on Friday.

Pretoria - National Treasury Director General Lesetja Kganyago has been appointed as the new Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank, President Jacob Zuma announced on Friday.