Pretoria - When FIFA President Sepp Blatter opened the envelope in May 2004 which revealed South Africa as the first African country to host the soccer World Cup, excitement and jubilation gripped the nation. And now, six years on, the moment all South Africans have been waiting for has finally arrived!
Pretoria - The North West Department of Health and Social Development will embark on a month-long measles and polio immunisation campaign.
Durban - All eyes will be on the boys in blue and yellow this afternoon, as the nation waits anxiously to see how the national squad squares up against Mexico, when the first match of the 2010 FIFA World Cup gets underway.
Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has conveyed his condolences to the government and the people of Pakistan, following heavy rains and floods that have already killed more than 1 500 people.
Pretoria - Years of hard work is expected to reap its rewards today when the soccer World Cup kicks off on South African soil.
Pretoria- Government is committed to addressing challenges faced by South African artists, trade and industry deputy minister Thandi Tobias-Pokolo said on Wednesday.
Pretoria - Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, has welcomed the world to the country, as South Africa readies today to put on the greatest sporting spectacle, the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Johannesburg - If you're going to the final of the World Cup use public transport and get there early.
Mbombela - The Mpumalanga legislature will host a Women's Parliament on Friday with the intention of improving the lives of local women, especially those in rural areas.
Johannesburg - World Cup celebrations got off to a sizzling start in South Africa ahead of today's kick-off as thousands rocked the Orlando Stadium in Soweto last night.
Pretoria - The boys in blue and yellow can expect cool to cold weather conditions when they go head to head with Mexico in the opening match of Africa's first World Cup, says the weather services
Pretoria - Government says it remains committed to finding an amicable solution with public sector labour unions to end a wage dispute.
Johannesburg - Gauteng will be the epicenter of the FIFA 2010 World Cup's media buzz.
Pretoria - Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has called for more emphasis to be placed on Primary Health Care as part of reducing the huge burden of disease the country is faced with
Durban - The city's mayor Obed Mlaba welcomed the world to Durban at the official launch of the FIFA Fan Centre at New Beach on Thursday.
