South Africa

Pretoria - The price of 93 grade petrol will increase by 36 cents per litre at midnight on Tuesday, the Department of Minerals and Energy announced on Friday.

Pretoria - With only five days to go until the end of the first sales phase, tickets for the 2010 FIFA World Cup are in great demand.

Pretoria - The on-form Bafana Bafana has a tricky task to accomplish on Tuesday - that is to beat star-dominated Portugal in an international friendly match to be played in Switzerland.

Cape Town - Any decision made on moving Parliament from Cape Town to Gauteng would require "extensive" consultations with all stakeholders, government spokesperson Themba Maseko said on Thursday.

Mbanane - President Kgalema Motlanthe will later this morning chair the Southern African Development Community (SADC) summit, to discuss the economic recovery plan for Zimbabwe, as well as the political and security situation in Madagascar.

Johannesburg - South Africa's internet population is expected to grow as much in the next five years as it has in the 15 years since the internet became commercially available in the country.

Cape Town - Various successful roadblocks were held around Cape Town at the weekend in an attempt to increase road safety and clamp down on drunk drivers and speedsters.

Islamabad - At least 25 people were killed and 90 others injured when unidentified gunmen attacked a police training school in the eastern Pakistan city of Lahore on Monday.

Pretoria - Earth Hour 2009 enjoyed a massive response across the world, including in South Africa on Saturday night, as supporters switched off their lights in a visual call for action on climate change

Durban - A R20 million Further Education and Training (FET) College in Clermont is expected to increase access to education, bring more opportunities to the people living in the area and fight critical skills shortages in the province.

Cape Town - The City of Cape Town has tabled a draft budget of R23.8 billion for the 2009/10 financial year which begins on 1 July 2009.

Johannesburg - Government has developed a support scheme to ensure that poor people are not left behind when South Africa makes the complete switch from analogue television broadcasting to digital television broadcasting technology.

Pretoria - South Africa will now be able to comply with maritime regulations emanating from the International Maritime Organisation, thanks to the newly launched Centre for Sea Watch and Response.

Pretoria - As from January next year, children who are 15-years-old will be eligible to receive a Child Support Grant from government.

Johannesburg - All 283 municipalities in the country are to develop their own specific municipal turnaround strategy aimed at improving service delivery at local level by March 2010.