South Africa

Cape Town - The University of Cape Town awoke to drama this morning as a small private helicopter made an emergency landing on Cross Campus road in the middle of campus at around 9am.

Pretoria - The North West Health Department is close to reaching its target of getting one million people tested for HIV by June this year.

Mbombela - Some 148 rural community members have been appointed to renovate the Marapyane Educational

Pretoria - South Africa has granted Swaziland a R2.5 billion loan.

Pretoria - The fight against HIV and Aids is expected to move into a new gear when Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi launches a Trucking Wellness Centre at Epping in Cape Town this evening.

Mbombela - The Mbombela local municipality in Mpumalanga is preparing for the off-season soccer spectacle between Premier Soccer League (PSL) champions, Orlando Pirates, and English Football Association (FA) champions, Tottenham Hotspur.

Durban - Sharon Ilett has decided to jump out off a plane, not to fulfil any bucket list desire but to raise awareness and funds for rhino conservation in KwaZulu-Natal.

Pretoria - With less than a week to go to the 2011 municipal elections, the IEC began putting the final touches to its preparations for the polls by launching the national Results Operation Centre (ROC) in Pretoria on Wednesday.

Durban - The old adage that action speaks louder than words will ring true yet again when KwaZulu-Nata

Pretoria - About 6 000 employees in the Free State Education Department are expected to volunteer to t

Pretoria - Honeymoon murder accused Shrien Dewani allegedly threatened staff at a hospital where he wa

Pretoria - Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe says policy, legislation, a change of attitude and behaviour are critical in pursuing the goal of the emancipation and empowerment of women.

Thohoyandou - The Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ebrahim Ebrahim, has urged students at the University of Venda (Univen) to help popularise South Africa's foreign policies.

Pretoria - Transnet Freight Rail's coal line will be shut down for a 20-day period so that planned mai

Pretoria - Enhancing cooperation in the fields of mining, trade, energy and agriculture will form the basis of talks between President Jacob Zuma and his Tanzanian counterpart, Jakaya Kikwete.