South Africa

Pretoria - African countries have stepped up its efforts to beat out Australasia and emerge as the hosts Square Kilometre Array (SKA) telescope and its associated infrastructure.

Pretoria - As one million public servants embark on an indefinite strike following labour's rejection of government's revised wage offer of 7 percent, striking employees have been warned against intimidating non-striking employees.

Johannesburg - Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has clarified government's decision to withdraw a special dispensation that exempted undocumented Zimbabweans in South Africa from deportation.

Pretoria - Members of Parliament requiring classified information on President Jacob Zuma's domestic and international travels should apply to the Joint Standing Committee on Defence.

Pretoria - South Africa has proved to be more popular with World Cup visitors than previously thought.

Pretoria - The Medical and Dental Professions Board of the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) has extended by 21 days the deadline for submissions to determine guideline tariffs for medical and dental services.

Pretoria - The National Council of Provinces (NCOP) will embark on its Provincial Week where it will interact with all the nine provinces to assess service delivery measures.

Bushbuckridge - The communities of Mashishing, formerly Lydenburg, and Bushbuckridge in Mpumalanga will learn about their rights as consumers at special workshops hosted by the Department of Trade and Industry this week.

Pretoria - Arts and Culture Minister Lulu Xingwana has urged South Africans to use Heritage Month to deepen the country's humanity and unity like they displayed during the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Pretoria - A team of experts is expected to assess the extent of acid mine drainage in the country and report back to an inter-ministerial committee appointed by Minister of Water Affairs Bulelwa Sonjica.

Pretoria - An outbreak of the Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) has been confirmed in an area of the Ba-Phalaborwa Municipality in Limpopo.

Pretoria - The Western Cape Education Department is offering free tuition to candidates registered for the 2012/2013 National Senior Certificate (NSC) supplementary exams to assist them in passing their exams.

Islamabad - The lives of millions of Pakistan's flood victims have been threatened by the outbreak epidemic diseases resulting from the worst floods in the country's history.

Musina - Nearly 300 homes in the Limpopo border town of Musina will benefit from the second phase of a R2.1 million electrification project which started on Friday.

Pretoria - The Western Cape Education Department has appealed to parents and caregivers to continue sending their children to school, despite today's industrial action by teachers.