South Africa

Pretoria -President Jacob Zuma will today launch a new campaign that will see every South African citizen registered with the Department of Home Affairs within a year.

Rustenburg - The FIFA Medical Committee has vowed to clamp down on doping during the 2010 Soccer World Cup.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will embark on a state visit to Uganda this week with the aim of enhancing economic and political ties with the new oil producing country.

Pretoria - Transport Minister, Sibusiso Ndebele, has urged taxi operators to work with government in an effort to provide an effective, safe and affordable transport system.

Pretoria - With less than 80 days to go before the 2010 FIFA World Cup kick-off, the KwaZulu-Natal Health Department has assured the public that preparations for health and medical services are at an advanced stage.

Pretoria - Eighteen thousand jobs were created in South Africa's formal non-agricultural business sector between the quarters ended September and December 2009, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) announced on Tuesday.

Pretoria - The Consumer Price Index (CPI) used to measure inflation is likely to fall within the Central Bank's target band in February, say economists.

Pretoria - South Africa's current account deficit widened in the fourth quarter of 2009, says the Reserve Bank.

Pretoria - Swedish coach Sven-G"ran Eriksson is to take Ivory Coast to glory during the 2010 FIFA World Cup this winter in South Africa.

Pretoria - In the fourth quarter of 2009, the weighed average exchange rate of the rand increased by 1.2 percent, the Reserve Bank said on Tuesday.

Pretoria - The rand's volatility remains a concern, but pegging the currency is not the solution says National Treasury Director General Lesetja Kganyago.

Rustenburg - The days of having to travel long distances to access decent sports facilities will soon be a thing of the past for the tiny township of Mogwase, outside Rustenburg.

Pretoria - The farming community outside Butterworth is expecting to harvest a whopping 5 000 tons of maize this season - a 200 percent improvement from last year.

Pretoria - Household expenditure in the last quarter of 2009 rose by 1.4 percent, said the Reserve Bank.

Pretoria - South Africans will now have instant access to the latest information on air quality within their areas on their fingertips.