South Africa

Johannesburg - President Jacob Zuma had some inspiring words to impart to the country's youth on Wednesday.

Pretoria - More children between the ages of 0 and 9 are attending educational institutions, according to the General Household Survey for 2008

Pretoria - South Africa is to participate in the next Doha Round of World Trade Organisation negotiations, set to take place next year, to ensure developing nations have a voice, government confirmed on Thursday.

Johannesburg - FIFA President, Sepp Blatter, says the world football governing body is satisfied with the level of preparation that was done for the 2009 Confederations Cup.

Port Elizabeth - The Eastern Cape Health Department has dispatched officials to round up 18 tuberculosis (TB) patients, who urgently need to continue with their treatment in hospital.

Pretoria – Achievements brought by democracy should not be taken for granted, says Ekurhuleni Mayor Mondli Gungubele.

Cape Town - Government is confident that negotiations regarding the Occupation Specific Dispensation (OSD) for public servants will be concluded on Tuesday.

Pretoria - Cabinet has condemned the violent protests and strikes that have swept the country in recent weeks, saying that law enforcement agencies will act against those who act outside the law.

Johannesburg - Southern African states need to intensify their cooperation to curb escalating cross border related crimes, says South African Police Services National Commissioner, Bheki Cele.

Pretoria - Cabinet has wished the world champion Springbok Rugby Team well, in their second Tri-Nations match on Saturday.

Hammanskraal - The Public Service Week (PSW), launched on Monday, will be used as a fundamental instrument to facilitate access to services by the general public.

Pretoria - Public Service and Administration Minister Richard Baloyi said corruption was an obstacle to good service delivery and would be one of the priorities for his department in the next five years.

Pretoria - A Ministerial Task Team, established to look into government expenditure in the context of the current economic meltdown, will also look into the purchase of vehicles by Political Office Bearers.

Pretoria - The Presidency's Chief Operations Officer, Trevor Fowler, is to leave the Presidency at the end of August to pursue his career in engineering.

Pretoria - The South African population has increased from 45.6 million in July 2002 to 48.7 million in July last year, according to the General Household Survey for 2008.