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ban, Africa's premier sporting destination

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Durban - Durban's dramatic makeover in recent years was always intended to go beyond the 2010 FIFA World Cup, said eThekwini Municipality's Strategic Project Unit Head, Julie-May Ellingson

Freedom Day should be reminder of struggle - Xingwana

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Pretoria - Arts and Culture Minister Lulu Xingwana says South Africans should use the Freedom Day as a reminder of the struggle and the painful journey the nation has taken to achieve equality and democracy.

Special courts ready for World Cup

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Pretoria - Hooligans and criminals who disregard the country's laws during the 2010 FIFA World Cup will be red carded by the law, Deputy Justice Minister Andries Nel has warned.

Piet Plessis community declared a rural project

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Piet Plessis - North West Premier Maureen Modiselle has declared the impoverished Piet Plessis community in the Kagisano Local Municipality near Vryburg as a Special Rural Development Premiers Project.

Teacher for a day

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Johannesburg - It has been many years since her teaching days, but today Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga returned to the front of the class to give teachers at the Winnie Ngwekazi Primary school in Soweto tips on how it should be done

What freedom means to South Africans

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Pretoria - Today South Africans countrywide are celebrating the first democratic elections on 27 April 1994 when millions of people, for the first time, exercised their right to vote.

Eskom, NUM to continue talks

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Pretoria- Eskom and the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) are set to continue talks today after the power parastatal secured a court interdict preventing workers from embarking on strike action

Gautrain prepares for first trip

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Pretoria- The Gautrain will ferry its first passengers from June 8, three days before the kick-off of the FIFA World Cup.

Youth projects get much needed boost

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Bloemfontein - Free State Social Development MEC, Sisi Ntombela, has funded two youth projects in Odendaalsrus in an effort to assist them with the running of their projects.

Zuma promises a better govt

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma is confident government will continue to work hard to improve the lives of South Africans as the country marks 16 years of freedom and democracy.

New system to track 2010 tourists

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Pretoria - Home Affairs is to unveil a system today to help facilitate the secure movement of people in and out of the country in preparation for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

ICD explains its role to rural community

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Bushbuckridge - The Independent Complaints Directorate (ICD) held a community meeting in Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga, on Saturday to educate communities about its role as police watchdog.