South Africa

Pretoria - The impact of the economic crisis will continue to linger over South Africa, President Jacob Zuma said on Thursday.

Pretoria - Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Maite Nkoana Mashabane will return to South Africa on Sunday after concluding a working visit in India.

Pretoria - The 2010 FIFA World Cup Local Organising Committee (LOC) has congratulated Nigeria, Cameroon and New Zealand after qualifying for the 2010 FIFA World Cup at the weekend.

Pretoria-The Independent Development Trust (IDT) has unveiled a Contract Development Programme aimed at providing opportunities to emerging contractors in the building and construction industries.

Pretoria - The Western Cape Department of Education has called on everyone to put the rights of learners first after protesters who claimed to be parents disrupted learning at Ludwe Ngamlana Primary School.

Pretoria - Seven people aged between 25 and 35 were arrested in Atteridgeville, west of Pretoria by the Tshwane Metro Police on Saturday for possession and dealing in illicit drugs.

Pretoria - Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele has called on all South Africans to take more responsibility for their safety on the country's roads.

Pretoria - When Senior Superintendent Tummi Golding joined the South African Police Service (SAPS) in 2002, her mission was to help those affected by crime and her passion for the police service has certainly paid off all these years later, writes Edwin Tshivhidzo.

Bloemfontein - The Free State Provincial Government has expressed condolences to the family of Teboho Sikisi who passed away on Saturday.

Pretoria - Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises will on Monday kick off a four-day tour to various State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) beginning with South African Airways (SAA).

Pretoria - Winnie Madikizela-Mandela has shared with the nation how she received the news of the unbanning of liberation movements and the release of political prisoners, including her former husband Nelson Mandela.

Pretoria - Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe will on Monday join 60 other world leaders in Rome to seek a solution to reducing global hunger.

Pretoria - Former cricket administrator and South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) board member, Ray Mali, is expected to take over as an interim administrator of Athletics South Africa (ASA) this morning.

Pretoria -The Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA) has dismissed a media report indicating that its Projects Director Harry Letsebe's credentials earned him the position, as bogus and unfounded.

Pretoria - The new La Mercy airport, north of Durban, has officially been named King Shaka International Airport.