South Africa

Nelspruit - Deputy President Baleka Mbete will attend the launch of the War on Poverty Campaign in Mpumalanga this month.

Visitors to the North West province during the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup and 2010 FIFA World Cup will miss out if they do not take a trip to one of the province's reserves, writes Kagiso Metswamere

Cape Town - Government is increasing its investment in the tourism industry as it gears up to host the thousands of soccer fans who will be arriving in the country for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Mafikeng - The North West Department of Public Works has recruited 91 trainees as boiler operators at 11 hospitals across the province in an attempt to address the shortage of this critical skill at hospitals.

Pretoria - The department of health has confirmed a diagnosis of the first case of H1N1, identified as swine flu, in South Africa.

Klerksdorp - The North West Department of Transport, Roads and Community Safety has arrested seventeen taxi operators in the Klerksdorp area for allegedly possessing fraudulent taxi permits.

Pretoria - Correctional Services Minister Sibusiso Ndebele today symbolically released 12 fallen political prisoners from Robben Island.

Pietermaritzburg - South Africa needs to strategically position libraries as partners in education to encourage a reading culture and a nation of critical thinkers.

The Access to Justice and Promotion of Constitutional Rights Programme, which will kick-off next month, will be used as a key mechanism to improve access to justice for all, particularly the marginalised, writes Proffesor Ndawonde.

Johannesburg - The Johannesburg Metropolitan Police, through Operation Nomakanjani, have arrested 150 motorists on charges of reckless and negligent driving.

Rustenburg - Municipalities in the North West are beefing up their disaster response and recovery management plans ahead of the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup in June and 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Cape Town - In a bid to prevent further degradation of Cape Town's world famous coastline, the City has recommended that urgent steps be taken to establish a Coastal Protection Zone.

Pretoria - The 2010 FIFA World Cup Local Organising Committee (LOC) is planning to launch an intense marketing offensive in response to FIFA's call for more robust promotion of the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup and the World Cup.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has appointed new members to the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) Board.

Pretoria - Home Affairs Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has assured first time ID applicants that they would receive their Identification Documents (ID) within a minimum of 40 days.