South Africa

Pretoria -The Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA) has urged South Africans to be more conscious about reducing, reusing and recycling waste.

Pretoria - A unique software system, termed ROSA which stands for Registration of South Africans Abroad, has been developed to help government track South Africans traveling abroad in case of emergencies.

Johannesburg - Voters will have another two days to register to vote in the general elections taking place later this year, with registration stations opening on the weekend of 7 and 8 February

Parliament - President Jacob Zuma will later today respond to the Parliamentary debate on the State of the Nation Address which he tabled before the National Assembly last week.

Pretoria - Learners at the Boschkop Primary School in Pretoria will now have the opportunity to learn how to use computers efficiently, thanks to an initiative by the students of the University of Pretoria.

Pretoria - South African President Jacob Zuma has extended condolences to the government and the people of Gabon following the passing of the Gabonese President, El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba.

Cape Town - Stakeholders involved in HIV and AIDS campaigns will on Thursday get an opportunity to tell Parliament and the Inter-Parliament Union (IPU) how to make HIV treatment more accessible.

Cape Town - Government will use Youth Month, celebrated in June, to revive programmes designed to respond to challenges that are facing young people in South Africa.

Ugu - Various local artists have signed up to entertain soccer fans who will be gathered at the public viewing site at the Marburg Sports Ground to watch the FIFA Confederation Cup matches.

Johannesburg - Johannesburg Water and University of Johannesburg have signed a Memorandum of Understanding that seeks to lay a foundation for the entities to collaborate on water and sanitation research and development projects.

Cape Town - A Joint Ad-hoc Committee will next week decide whether to ask Members of Parliament to endorse or overrule Advocate Vusi Pikoli's dismissal as National Director of Public Prosecutions by President Kgalema Motlanthe.

Ekurhuleni - Despite the challenges experienced, the Ekurhuleni Municipality has made huge strides in achieving the goals of the National Strategic Plan (NSP) on HIV and AIDS.

Mafikeng - The Royal Bafokeng stadium in Rustenburg, which is to host matches for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup and 2010 FIFA World Cup, is expected to be completed next month.

Cape Town - President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday responded to concerns raised by political parties and Members of Parliament regarding his maiden State of the Nation Address.

Pretoria - President Kgalema Motlanthe will on Monday host an extra-ordinary Southern African Development Community (SADC) summit to discuss the political deadlock in Zimbabwe.