Pretoria - The billions of rands spent on upgrading South Africa's public transport for the 2010 World Cup will benefit South Africans long after the final match of the tournament is played.
Pretoria - Eighty thousand mobile phones have been handed over to the Health and Police Ministries to enable the departments to deal effectively with emergencies during the FIFA World Cup.
Pretoria - The positive global media coverage South Africa has received during the 2010 World Cup has exceeded all expectations and will benefit the country's tourism industry long after the tournament ends.
Pretoria - The Department of Environmental Affairs in partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), have launched the Green Passport Campaign aimed at encouraging visitors to make responsible travel choices whilst visiting South Africa for the FIFA World Cup.
Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has accepted diplomatic credentials from six new ambassadors and high commissioners during a ceremony at the Presidential Guest House on Tuesday.
Johannesburg - The opening match of the 2010 FIFA World Cup between Bafana Bafana and Mexico at Soccer City on Friday promises to be a thrilling encounter, but Bafana players are more than aware that the Mexicans will be tough opponents to beat.
Government calls on South Africans to stand to attention - with their hands placed at their sides - while singing the National Anthem.
Durban - KwaZulu-Natal's new website will help tourists to make last minute bookings for the 2010 FIFA World Cup and beyond.
Durban - Nomfundo Dzingwa was excited about the 2010 FIFA World Cup like all South Africans but a phone call from her fianc,e changed that.
Pretoria - South Africa's Advanced Passenger Processing (APP) system has proved to be effective, with the detection of football hooligans this week.
Pretoria - Government, in all its spheres, should be accountable to the people, President Jacob Zuma said on Friday.
Pretoria - Ghana head coach, Milovan Rajevac, has included 12 players from his 2010 FIFA World squad for the friendly match against Bafana Bafana on August 11 at Soccer City.
Pretoria - With the World Cup behind us, South Africans are being urged not to shelf their patriotic spirits but to instead direct it into a new initiative.
Pretoria - Deputy Minister of Public Works, Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu, has invited women contractors to a roundtable discussion of their experiences in the construction industry.
Johannesburg - Hundreds of Johannesburg residents, who boarded the Gautrain on Tuesday, have given the high speed train the thumbs up.
