Huge show of support as Boks return

Springbok supporters responded en masse to the call by Brand South Africa and Lead SA, gathering in their thousands at Johannesburg's OR Tambo International Airport on Monday afternoon to welcome the Springboks home after their exit from the Rugby World Cup.

Census 2011 gets under way

Babies, children, men, women, the homeless, foreigners ... over the next three weeks, people dressed in yellow bibs will be entering houses, huts, hospitals and police stations to count South Africa's population in the country's third census since democracy.

'Ubuntu welcome' for COP 17 delegates

With less than 50 days to the kick-off of the UN climate summit in Durban, South Africans have been urged to get ready to welcome about 20 000 high-profile delegates from 194 countries in the "ubuntu style" they demonstrated during the 2010 Fifa World Cup.

'Blow the whistle on reckless driving'

South African motorists and members of the public should report reckless driving and unroadworthy vehicles by phoning 0861 400 800, Transport Minister Sbusiso Ndebele said at the launch of this year's Transport Month campaign.

SA companies urged to 'Adopt-a-School'

Community members braved rainy weather to gather in Butterworth in the Eastern Cape on the weekend for the national launch of the Accord on Basic Education and Partnerships with Schools campaign, which calls on businesses to "adopt" schools and donate facilities to them.

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