South Africa

Pretoria - South Africa has strongly condemned Israel's attack on the Gaza-bound Freedom Flotilla and called for a concerted global effort to find a solution to the question of Palestine.

Pretoria - An enthusiastic United States football squad touched down at OR Tambo last night for the upcoming FIFA World Cup, with high hopes of making the gains they made in this country last year, when they reached the finals of the Confederations Cup.

Pretoria - More than 40 000 South African Police Service (SAPS) members will be deployed to all nine host cities during the 2010 FIFA World Cup to ensure the safety of soccer fans and the teams.

Pretoria - African leaders need to reflect on the progress made with regard to peace on the continent and get to the root causes of conflicts, says President Jacob Zuma.

Pretoria - An almost 2 million-year-old hominid skeleton discovered in the Cradle of Humankind has been named Karabo.

Nelspruit- The Border Control Operational Coordinating Committee in Mpumalanga will put in place extra measures to prevent possible congestion at the province's busiest ports of entry during the FIFA World Cup.

Nelspruit- Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga, has been given a resounding thumbs-up by FIFA President Sepp Blatter.

Pretoria - The Masakhane Primary School in Roodepoort may be proudly South African, but on Wednesday the Australians will attempt to win them over.

Johannesburg - West Ham United striker, Benni McCarthy, was the major casualty when the Bafana Bafana final 23-man World Cup squad was announced on Tuesday.

Pretoria - South African referee, Jerome Damon, is among the 19 out of the 29 referee trios who has been retained for the quarter-final games by the FIFA Referees Committee.

Pretoria - Seventy-six families are to receive new houses to commemorate Youth Month, the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) said on Tuesday.

Pretoria - One of the 2010 FIFA World Cup surprise packages, Korea DPR, arrived at OR Tambo airport a short while ago, to take part in the upcoming football spectacle.

Durban - Cristiano Ronaldo is a sporting idol, revered by young children around the world for his masterful skills with the ball, and they can only dream about a moment with the star. But for a few ball crew members and flag bearers in Durban, the dream of getting a glimpse of their football heroes became a reality, writes Kemantha Govender.

Cape Town – South African Airways (SAA) says it will be ready to present its turnaround strategy to national government by early April.

Pretoria - As part of the preparations for this year's 2010 FIFA World Cup, Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) is to impose restrictions on hand luggage for domestic flights.