South Africa

Pretoria - Social Development Deputy Minister Bathabile Dlamini has expressed concern on the increasing number of young children getting involved in drug abuse.

Pretoria - Home advantage will give an added boost to the six African teams who qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup - the first to be held on African soil, writes Nthambeleni Gabara.

Johannesburg - Rape victims will no longer need a case number before getting treatment at health institutions said Health Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi.

Johannesburg - Research shows that 74 percent of all accommodation establishments in the country are charging reasonable prices, said Minister of Tourism Marthinus van Schalkwyk on Friday.

Durban - KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Arts, Culture, Sport and Recreation, Weziwe Thusi, has heaped praise on a Durban gymnast who bagged the gold medal in the women's vault at the 3rd Artistic Gymnastics World Cup competition in Doha.

Pretoria - Table Mountain in Cape Town is among the world landmarks that will go dark for Earth Hour from 8:30pm to 9:30pm on Saturday, 27 March.

Durban - In an effort to combat HIV and AIDS, the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health and traditional practitioners have met to discuss new and innovative ways to combat the disease,

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma says tourism is a key driver of economic growth and has a huge potential to create jobs after the devastating recession.

Pretoria - Soccer fans with legitimate Bafana Bafana replica jerseys not bearing the protea badge can now take them to be stamped with the national sporting symbol on the left breast.

Pretoria - The number of people infected with Rift Valley Fever (RVF) has increased to 63 with three more cases confirmed recently, said the Department of Health.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will in March undertake an official visit to Britain, where he will meet Queen Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Gordon Brown, among others

Pretoria - Former Bafana Bafana skipper, Lucas Radebe, says national soccer team players carry the hopes of the nation on their shoulders..

Polokwane - The Limpopo Construction Contact Centre will be officially opened on Tuesday to support initiatives that seek to develop local contractors and construction services.

Johannesburg - The 2010 Local Organising Committee (LOC) will on Friday begin its inspection trip to the final ten stadiums to be used for the Soccer World Cup.

Johannesburg - The recently released results of the Higher Education HIV and AIDS Programmes (HEAIDS) survey show that the HIV prevalence rate among administrative staff stands at 4. 4 percent whilst 9.9 percent of service workers are HIV positive.