South Africa

Pretoria - Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe has guaranteed that there will be no electricity blackouts during the 2010 Soccer World Cup.

Polokwane - The Executive Mayor of the Mopani District Municipality in Giyani, Limpopo, Joshua Matlou, is giving away bursaries to students from poor backgrounds and those with disabilities in the district.

Pretoria - Cabinet has not considered audits of politicians' lifestyles because there are anti-corruption measures already in place, says Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe

Johannesburg - Mayor Amos Masondo says the re-launch of the Bus Rapid Transit system in major parts of Soweto where the system was suspended earlier this year will go ahead as planned next week.

Pretoria - A firearm and a toy gun were confiscated at a correction centre today, the Department of Correctional Services said on Wednesday.

Pretoria – Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has rejected the demands by the individual South African Medical students in Cuba who are on an illegal strike demanding an increased in stipend by more than 300% from $200 to $700 per month.

Pretoria - The Intelligent Number Plate project will drastically reduce the risk of car theft in Gauteng, says Premier Nomvula Mokonyane.

Johannesburg - Tickets for matches featuring Bafana Bafana are not selling well and this continues to worry organisers of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Pretoria - SA Airlink has announced it will permanently discontinue some of its routes in the country.

Pretoria - The Gauteng provincial government has set a target to reduce new HIV infections by 50 percent by 2011.

Durban - The USA handed Bafana Bafana their first defeat in four games to claim the 2010 Nelson Mandela Challenge Trophy at the Green Point Stadium in Cape Town, last night.

Pretoria - Gauteng Premier Nomvula Mokonyane has committed herself to restore the culture of learning and teaching in one of the worst performing schools in the province.

Pretoria - The President of Madagascar's Highest Transitional Authority (HAT), Andry Rajoelina, has reaffirmed control of the state machinery despite an alleged attempted coup d'etat in the Indian Ocean island country on Wednesday.

Pretoria - Home Affairs Deputy Minister Malusi Gigaba has called for collective action among Southern African Development Community countries to combat human trafficking.

Cape Town - A shipment of aid is expected to leave South Africa on Freedom Day, April 27, for Haiti in solidarity with the world's first black republic, the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Lindiwe Sisulu, announced today.