South Africa

With only 365 days to go, today marks another milestone in the road towards hosting the 2010 FIFA World Cup, writes Proffesor Ndawonde.

With only 365 days to go, today marks another milestone in the road towards hosting the 2010 FIFA World Cup, writes Proffesor Ndawonde.

Pretoria - South African President and Chairperson of SADC, President Kgalema Motlanthe, has arrived at the Presidential Guesthouse in Pretoria for the SADC Summit on Zimbabwe.

Johannesburg - Government is to constitute a National Joint Working Group on Public Transport to deal with issues in the taxi industry.

Cape Town - South Africans on Monday morning were able to view a partial solar eclipse of the sun.

Pretoria - Farms allocated under the land distribution programme which are not being utilised properly by beneficiaries will be taken away and given to other beneficiaries.

Pretoria - The meeting of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Organ Troika and SADC Chairperson Kgalema Mothlanthe is underway at the Presidential guesthouse in Pretoria.

Pretoria - The Department of Health is satisfied that all the necessary preparations in terms of health and emergency medical services have been put in place ahead of Sunday's opening FIFA Confederations Cup match.

Tzaneen - Construction workers are completing the final phase of a bed and breakfast in Muhlava village near Tzaneen in Limpopo which boasts five chalets and an exhibition centre.

Johannesburg - Deputy Transport Minister Jeremy Cronin said on Thursday that government wanted to see the first phase of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system, up and running.

One day in each year is reserved for South Africans to reflect on and acknowledge the sacrifices members of South African Police Services make everyday in ensuring the country is a safer place, writes Proffesor Ndawonde.

Cape Town - President Jacob Zuma says South Africa is a country that can be counted on to deliver.

Geneva - The International Criminal Court's (ICC) decision to issue an arrest warrant against Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir for war crimes is regrettable as it will impact negatively on the peace processes in that country, says Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma.

The national response to the country's HIV and AIDS epidemic by government and various stakeholders is starting to show some positive results, writes Gabi Khumalo.

Bushbuckridge - Local authorities in Mpumalanga's Bushbuckridge area have initiated a plan to establish a tourism owners' forum to encourage more people to develop tourism in the region.