South Africa

Pretoria - No goal-line technology will be used during the upcoming 2010 FIFA World Cup, the International Football Association Board (IFAB) has ruled.

Pretoria - Farmers in the areas affected by the Rift Valley Fever (RVF) are urged to immediately vaccinate their animals and avoid opening carcasses they suspect died of the fever.

Pretoria - The Tshwane Sport Council can make changes to colours and emblems of sports structures but it must follow democratic protocols and established conventions, says the Department of Sport and Recreation.

Pretoria - The Presidency on Friday called for South Africans to nominate persons with various expertise to serve in the National Planning Commission (NPC) headed by Minister Trevor Manuel.

Pretoria - Tourism ministers of the Group of 20 nations are currently meeting to discuss how best the industry will assist in the global recovery.

Lebowakgomo - Limpopo is making strides in managing and combating the spread of HIV, Limpopo Premier Cassel Mathale announced on Thursday.

Bloemfontein – Free State Premier Ace Magashule has expressed concern over the increase in gang-related crime in the province.

Lebowakgomo - The development and installation of bulk infrastructure in Lephalale is on schedule, Limpopo Premier Cassel Mathale said on Thursday

Bloemfontein – Free State Premier Ace Magashule today announced that two provincial hospitals will be named after former MECs for Health in the province.

Pretoria- When Ivy Buziwe Ngaleka woke up at five in the morning on the morning of September 13, 2009, and hitch-hiked to Matatiele with only R20 in her pocket, her only hope was to meet President Jacob Zuma at the North End Stadium.

Lebowakgomo - Limpopo is partnering with the Department of Trade and Industry (dti) to establish Special Economic Zones, Premier Cassel Mathale announced during his State of the Province Address at the legislature on Thursday.

Bloemfontein – Free State Premier Ace Magashule has called on municipalities in the province to up their game in providing services to the people.

Presenter: Trevor Manuel, Minister of the National Planning Commission
Panel: Vusi Mavimbela, DG in The Presidency

Pretoria - Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele has conveyed condolences to the families of more than twenty people killed in two road crashes during the past 24 hours.

Johannesburg - The Gauteng Provincial Government is to increase the number of anti-retroviral (ARV) treatment sites in the province from 73 to 113 this financial year