Pretoria - Not quite dressed in the trademark red suit with a sleigh hauled by reindeer, Public Works Minister Gwen Mahlangu-Nkabinde spread some good old fashioned Christmas cheer to the elderly and orphans of Hamanskraal.
Cape Town - Jobs, infrastructure development and small and medium enterprise (SMEs) promotion are likely to form the key focus of Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan's Budget Speech today.
Pretoria - Scores of people, young and old, have started arriving at Lucas Moripe Stadium, Atteridgevile, for the World Festival of Youth and Students (WFYS).
Mbombela - Mpumalanga's MEC for safety, security and liaison will monitor police operations at the Oshoek Border Post between South Africa and Swaziland in Mpumalanga on Tuesday.
Durban - The Proteas will forget about their 5-0 thrashing of the West Indies last year when the two sides meet in Delhi for their ICC Cricket World Cup opening encounter on Thursday.
Cape Town - With debate growing around how South Africa can achieve a more equitable growth path, many commentators have highlighted key lessons South Africa could draw from fellow emerging countries.
Emalahleni - The Torch of Peace, a symbol of national efforts to combat violence against women and children, will make its way to Mpumalanga on Friday.
Cape Town - South Africa must pay more attention to fixing its education system, upskilling civil servants and fostering a social pact and common vision among all South Africans if it hopes to succeed with its New Growth Path, say economists.
Pretoria - Government says it has noted with concern media reports in which the spokesperson of the Premier of Mpumalanga province, Mabutho Sithole, is alleged to have bribed a journalist.
Pretoria - The ball has been set in motion for the 17th World Festival of Youth and Students in Pretoria, which kicks off on Monday.
Lephalale - Two thousand workers at the Eskom Medupi power station in Limpopo will be tested for HIV as part of a campaign to test 15 million South Africans before June.
Pretoria - The KwaZulu-Natal under-17 team won the 2010 South African Football Association (SAFA) championship title after beating the Northern Cape 4-1 on penalties at Eldorado Park stadium in Johannesburg on Sunday.
Cape Town - Over the next two days, President Jacob Zuma will host the second meeting of the UN Secretary General's High Level Panel on Global Sustainability in Cape Town.
Pretoria - South Africa is bringing in the old troops to help boost its current practical skills base in the field of engineering, particularly the built environment.
Pretoria - The Institute for Democracy in SA (Idasa) believes the broad parameters of the 2011 Budget are likely to remain unchanged over the medium-term.
