South Africa

Pretoria - The North West Health and Social Development Department is to hold a two-day consultative forum aiming to improve the provision of healthcare services in the province.

Cape Town - Municipal and provincial officials are expected to meet tomorrow to discuss how to handle violent service delivery protests, said Minister of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Sicelo Shiceka today.

Bafana Bafana need a perfect game plan to turn up the pressure to get the best of their opponents, with set-pieces and counter-attacks during the upcoming World Cup, but how will they fare tonight against the team ranked 109 in the world in a friendly match to mark 100 days ahead of the soccer world cup. Nthambeleni Gabara takes a look.

Cape Town - Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Sicelo Shiceka says government has begun to roll out several pilot projects as part of turning around local government.

Pretoria - February's Business Confidence Index (BCI) showed signs of improvement, said the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI) on Wednesday.

Durban - The Moses Mabhida Stadium was reminiscent of scenes from the historic 1995 Rugby World Cup when South Africa beat New Zealand in a nail biting final. South African Airforce helicopters trailed the skies leaving a sea of green, black, red, yellow, blue and white behind them. From the townships to the suburbs, South Africans lined the streets with their vuvuzelas which could be heard from the Valley of a Thousand Hills to the very top of Table Mountain.

Pretoria - South Africa has made significant progress in implementing the Beijing Declaration on the status of women, says the women and children's department.

Nelspruit - R6.4-billion has been allocated to the Mpumalanga Department of Health to fight TB and HIV/AIDS.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday kicked off his first state visit to the United Kingdom where he will meet Queen Elizabeth II and hold bilateral talks with Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

Pretoria - World Cup host, Bafana Bafana, played an entertaining 1-1 draw against Namibia, during an international friendly encounter at Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban, on Wednesday night.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has called on South Africans to rally around the World Cup as a catalyst for unity.

Pretoria - All eyes will be on Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan today when he delivers his maiden Budget Speech amid circumstances dictated to by an unfavourable economic climate.

Pretoria - Former National Intelligence Service (NIS) head, Mike Louw, will be remembered for his contribution to building the new democratic state, says President Jacob Zuma.

Pretoria - Ekurhuleni Metro has set up a number of interventions to advance efficiency and speed up turnaround times at the licensing department.

Pretoria - The Health Department has dismissed rumours that there is a condom shortage in the country.