Santiago - More than thirty hours after an earthquake measuring 8.8 on the Richter scale, hit south-central Chile, the death toll reached 708 on Sunday while rescue and relief efforts are underway.
Pretoria - Minister of Home Affairs Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has extended her best wishes to South African citizens over the festive season.
Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has applauded the country's first National Development Plan which aims to make a better life for all by eliminating poverty and reducing inequality by 2030.
Pretoria - FIFA is warning people to be aware of a lottery scam that claims to be linked to the 2010 FIFA World Cup as well as the Local Organising Committee (LOC).
Pretoria - With Tuesday marking 100 days to the kick-off to the 2010 FIFA World Cup, excitement is building across South Africa.
Pretoria - Supersport United defender Morgan Gould has been withdrawn from the Bafana Bafana squad which will play a friendly match against Namibia at the Moses Mabhida stadium on Wednesday night.
Pretoria - The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) named former Sweden coach Lars Lagerback as the new head coach to lead the Super Eagles to the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Cape Town - The Department of Environmental and Water Affairs has released South Africa's polar research and supply vessel - the SA Agulhas - on a symbolic ten-day climate change voyage ahead of COP17 in Durban.
Pretoria - The South African government, non-governmental organisations and the private sector have offered their support to the victims of the earthquake in Haiti, where tens of thousands of people have been killed or injured.
Pretoria - Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe has urged South Africans to be mindful of those less fortunate and lend a hand were possible during this festive season.
Pretoria - Ivory Coast head coach Vahid Halilhodzic has been sacked just 101 days before the 2010 FIFA World Cup kick off.
Rustenburg - Excitement is mounting in the North West and countrywide ahead of 100-days count down to the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Pretoria - The South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) has suspended the certificates of airworthiness for 14 SA Airlink Jetstream aircraft.
Pretoria - Motorists are advised that toll fees across the country have gone up as of Monday 1 March 2010.
Pretoria - Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele has expressed disappointment at the incident involving an SA Airlink aircraft.
