South Africa

Kimberley -The Northern Cape provincial government is to convene an economic summit in September to discuss the effects of the economic slowdown in the province.

Groblersdal - Most water sources in Limpopo's Greater Sekhukhune district, including the Tubatse River, have tested negative for cholera.

Nairobi - More than 1 000 environment ministers from across the world are set to meet in Kenya next month for the UN Environment Program (UNEP)'s Governing Council meeting.

Pretoria - South Africans including people who are arriving for the FIFA Confederations Cup should not panic, following the announcement by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to raise the influenza A (H1N1) to a global pandemic status.

Challenges faced by police officers daily are many. Besides being perpetually at risk; other challenges such as bribery, intimidation and retribution are also ever-present. But, many still manage to give honour and dignity to the uniforms they wear. Edwin Tshivhidzo and Professor Ndawonde spoke to a few such officers.

Addis Ababa - Indications are that delegates attending the upcoming African Union Summit in Ethiopia will spend much time deliberating on finding lasting solutions to the continent's conflicts as there is a general view that conflicts are standing in the way of a unified Africa.

Addis Ababa - The African Union has invested much hope in United States President, Barack Obama, amid the global economic crisis.

Kimberley - The South African government in partnership with the 2010 FIFA World Cup Local Organising Committee have launched the 2010 Mass Mobilisation Programme at Galeshewe Stadium in the Northern Cape.

Pretoria - Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Enver Surty has reiterated that any member of the public who has evidence that the grounds on which Shabir Shaik was granted medical parole was tainted, should make a representation to the minister of correctional services.

Bloemfontein - The decision to place a moratorium on initiating new patients on Anti Retroviral (ARV) treatment in the Free State due to a shortage of funds, was a difficult one, says the Minister of Health Barbara Hogan.

Johannesburg - The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) is not in a financial crisis and not under liquidation, says the public broadcaster's Acting Chief Executive Officer Gab Mampone.

Pretoria – Chief of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), General Solly Shoke, has praised the South African soldiers deployed in the Central African Republic for putting up a valiant fight against the rebels who attacked them over the weekend, leaving 13 SANDF soldiers dead.

Pretoria - The Kha Ri Gude (Let us learn) mass literacy campaign has made huge strides since its inception last year, with nearly 80 percent of learners enrolled being women

Pretoria - The Kha Ri Gude (Let us learn) mass literacy campaign has made huge strides since its inception last year, with nearly 80 percent of learners enrolled being women

Pretoria - The Kha Ri Gude (Let us learn) mass literacy campaign has made huge strides since its inception last year, with nearly 80 percent of learners enrolled being women