South Africa

Pretoria - Community members have been warned that criminals are posing as Ekurhuleni Emergency Services personnel to gain access to homes.

Johannesburg - They have worked for months and sometimes through the night to ensure that South Africa delivers its promise to the world. And today hundreds of men and women who helped build the country's world class stadiums were rewarded for their hard work when the LOC and FIFA announced that each worker will get two complimentary tickets to watch several World Cup games.

President Jacob Zuma received, on the 2nd and 10th August 2010 respectively, two Reports from the Public Protector on investigations into alleged breach of the Executive Members Ethics Act, 1998 (the Act) and the Executive Ethics Code (the Code) by the Minister of Communications, General Siphiwe Nyanda.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has called on South Africans to emulate Nelson Mandela's life by using their energies to change the world for better, this Sunday.

Cape Town - Public Enterprises Minister Barbra Hogan has called for new regulations to resolve how political parties are funded.

The Minister of Communications General Siphiwe Nyanda has noted the final report of the Public Protector following an investigation into an allegation of a breach of the Executive members' Ethics Act of 1998 and the Executive Ethics Code.

Johannesburg - They have worked for months and sometimes through the night to ensure that South Africa delivers its promise to the world. And today hundreds of men and women who helped build the country's world class stadiums were rewarded for their hard work when the LOC and FIFA announced that each worker will get two complimentary tickets to watch the opening match of the tournament

Pretoria - Excitement is mounting for a group of innovative students from the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) who will get to showcase their hydrogen powered bicycle, known as "A hi fambeni", at a conference in the North West.

Pretoria - Five-time South African Music Award winners Freshlyground, legendary jazz musician Hugh Masekela and two-time Grammy Award winners, the Soweto Gospel Choir - are all among the local artists who have made the line-up for the FIFA World Cup Kick-Off Celebration Concert.

Pretoria - The country's Regional Courts will now have the power to deal with civil cases, increasing the public's access to justice, says the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development.

Pretoria - National Police Commissioner Bheki Cele has encouraged and prepared police members ahead of the upcoming football spectacle.

Pretoria - The Tshwane Fresh Produce Market, in the west of Pretoria, re-opened for business on Thursday, following a spillage of sulphuric acid from a truck on Tuesday.

Pretoria - The 20th World Economic Forum (WEF) on Africa, which kicks off on Wednesday in Tanzania, needs to look beyond just the "talk" and come up with concrete implementation plans.

Pretoria - The newly constructed King Shaka International Airport in Durban came out with flying colours during a trial exercise on Thursday.

Pretoria - Pitso "Jingles" Mosimane registered his first win as Bafana's new head coach when South Africa beat the Black Stars of Ghana 1-nil in an international friendly at FNB stadium on Wednesday night.