South Africa

Cape Town - Mothers of new born babies will now be able to fill out and submit birth registration forms at hospitals across the country.

Durban - Portugal have reached the final sixteen at the 2010 FIFA World Cup after their much anticipated final group match ended in a draw.

The Department of Home Affairs is to roll out a new queue system at its branches.

Cape Town – SANDF head General Solly Shoke has for the first time in Cape Town handed out medals to men and women who have served or are still serving the nation with distinction.

Johannesburg - World football governing body FIFA says South Africa is half way through to organising a "perfect" World Cup and one of the best the world has seen.

Pretoria - After months of deliberations and planning by the Department of Basic Education, the Teacher Laptop Initiative (TLI) is set to be rolled out on Thursday with a key focus on teacher training and development in ICT, computer literacy and pedagogy

Durban - The sentiment ahead of the Germany versus England round of sixteen battle is that, the encounter has come a bit too early.

Cape Town - The World Cup has helped to show the world a more positive picture of Africa, said Mo Ibrahim, founder of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation.

Pretoria - Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa and Cyprus High Commissioner Argyros Antoniou have signed a deal that will see the fight against crime boosted in the two countries.

Pretoria - A combination of good finishing and excellent defending skills ensured Ghana's 2-1 win over United States on Saturday to secure the Black Stars a place in the World Cup quarter final.

Pretoria - The 2010 FIFA World Cup brought with it more than 1.4 million tourists to the country, most of whom were first time visitors to South Africa

Durban - The sentiment ahead of the Germany versus England round of sixteen battle is that, the encounter has come a bit too early

Pretoria - More than three million fans world-wide attended the 16 FIFA Fan Fest venues since the start of the World Cup in South Africa two weeks ago, the football governing body said on Sunday.

Port Elizabeth - The English contingent of the crowd at the FIFA Fan Fest in Port Elizabeth watched in disbelief as their team was 'pom'elled out of the World Cup by a slicker-looking German outfit on Sunday evening.

Pretoria - Government says the lasting legacy that the football spectacle has left shows that "today is already better than yesterday."