South Africa

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.

Pretoria-Bafana Bafana expect a win against Uruguay in their second group A match which will put them in a better position to progress to the next round of the tournament.

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-Nigeria's head coach, Lars Lagerback is adamant that the Super Eagles have a good chance to overcome Greece on Thursday to steer their 2010 FIFA World Cup campaign back on track.

Pretoria-The hosting of the FIFA World Cup has effectively rebranded South Africa, transforming perceptions of the country's capacity and instilling immense national pride, says President Jacob Zuma

Pretoria-Ghanaian star midfielder, Sulley Muntari says he is not worried about being confined to the substitute bench when the Black Stars beat Serbia 1-nil on Sunday at Loftus Versfeld.

Pretoria-As South Africa marks 34 years since the 1976 student uprisings today's youth is calling for better education.

Nelspruit- Youths listening to President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday during Youth Day celebrations in the Thulamahashe Stadium in Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga, say they were inspired by his words.

Johannesburg - Organisers of this year's FIFA World Cup have described the latest figures pointing to an increase in the number of people visiting South Africa since the beginning of the month as encouraging.

Johannesburg - World Cup organising committee boss Danny Jordaan on Saturday called on the South African Football Association (SAFA) to use the millions of rands generated by the tournament to develop grass roots soccer in South Africa

Pretoria - Government has revised its initial salary offer to public servants from 6.5% to 7%, Public Service and Administration Minister Richard Baloyi announced on Thursday.

Pretoria - Bafana Bafana will be looking to level matters when they meet Uruguay in a Group A encounter at Loftus Stadium tonight. South Africa has not beaten the South Americans in their previous two meetings.

Pretoria - Thousands of colourful Bafana Bafana fans have started arriving at Loftus Versfeld Stadium ahead of the highly anticipated clash between the national team and Uruguay this evening.

Johannesburg - The star-studded line-up expected to dazzle South Africans and the world for the World Cup closing ceremony is gearing up for the mother of all parties.

Pretoria - The African Farmers’ Association of South Africa (AFASA) has applauded government for taking what it calls decisive steps to replace the ‘willing buyer, willing seller’ principle with the ‘just and equitable’ principle.