Features

Cape Town - Government plans to set up a guarantee fund of R1 billion to incentivise the private banking and housing sector to develop new products to meet the country's housing demand.

Pretoria - Doctors will be paid their Occupational Specific Dispensation (OSD) money today, says the Department of Health.

Pretoria - Motorists are advised to avoid several streets in Pretoria due to the memorial and funeral services of former Health Minister Dr Manto Tshabalala-Msimang.

Pretoria- President Jacob Zuma is to participate in the inaugural KwaZulu-Natal Chess Tournament tomorrow.

Cape Town - The Ministry of Monitoring and Evaluation has unveiled 12 performance outcomes and measurable targets a day after President Jacob Zuma announced in his State of the Nation Address (SONA) that government departments' performance will be monitored.

Pretoria - It's the final week of the matric exams for thousands of Grade 12 learners from across the country

Nelspruit - The final 2010 Visitor Information Centre (VIC), which will ensure tourists arriving in the city for the 2010 FIFA World Cup get the best advice and information, has been opened in Mpumalanga.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has called on the youth to play chess as the board game contributes to the development of strategic thinking which is an important element of life.

Pretoria - The Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality's crematorium which was supposed to have been used for the cremation of former Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang has been reopened.

Pretoria - Justice Minister Jeff Radebe says he supports President Jacob Zuma's decision to appoint Advocate Menzi Simelane as National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP).

Pretoria - Taxi drivers are preparing a march to the Union Buildings today, in protest against government's implementation of the AARTO demerit system.

Pretoria - The Railway Safety Regulator (RSR) is investigating the derailment of a freight train in Ekurhuleni.

Johannesburg - Soccer City stadium, the venue for the opening and closing games of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, was declared ready by the sport's international governing body on Saturday.

Pretoria - The Presidency has confirmed that its Chief Operations Officer Jessie Duarte has not resigned.

Pretoria - Police visibility is a deterrent of crime, says a senior researcher at the Institute of Security Studies (ISS).