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French engineering firm Alstom has won a contract worth over €100-million from state power company Eskom to provide the instrumentation and control system for the Medupi power plant currently under construction in the Limpopo province.

Imagine if, for 16 days, there was no rape, no child abuse. The 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children campaign challenges South Africans to declare a truce on violence against women and children – and, ultimately, to make it a permanent one.

From Table Mountain to the Copacabana, from Durban Beach to the Eiffel Tower, from Soweto to Sydney Harbour, Fifa's Fan Fests will enable football fans worldwide to watch 2010 World Cup matches in some of the most iconic locations in South Africa and around the world.

South Africa could have the first of its new nuclear power plants by 2020 if a proposal by the Department of Energy is approved. The plan includes the development of new technologies and skills, and the creation of up to 70 000 direct and 300 000 indirect jobs.

Kathryn Meaklim destroyed the women's 400 metres individual medley world record and Cameron van der Burgh successfully defended his overall title as the 2009 Fina/Arena World Cup series finished in Singapore on Sunday.

The Springboks beat Italy 32-10 in Udine on Saturday, finding their best form late in the game to break open a match that had been closely contested until the hour mark.

The South African Police Service, the National Treasury and the Royal Norwegian Embassy have signed a R55-million agreement to support a police training project in Sudan, with a focus on improving safety and security in southern Sudan, Darfur and the capital Khartoum.

South Africa's Cabinet has approved a new international marketing logo for Brand South Africa. Inspired by the flag but evolved into a "trade-markable" form, the new logo is distinctive, dynamic and energetic, and stands out within its competitive environment.

Sunday marked the 200-day countdown to the kick-off of the 2010 Fifa World Cup. For Danny Jordaan, the man at the helm of South Africa's preparations for the event, it meant a change to the storyline – from the concrete of the stadiums and the roads to the people and the emotion of the World Cup.

As the host of the 2010 Fifa World Cup Final Draw, Cape Town will take centre stage in December. There is, however, another local jewel worthy of attention in these summer months. Take your eye off the Mother City for a moment, head east, and you'll discover one of the world's most remarkable coasta...

Tickets are on sale for the South African Tennis Open, taking place in Johannesburg from 1 to 7 February 2010. Rising French star Gael Monfils, ranked 13th in the world, has already confirmed his participation in the R3.5-million ATP World Tour Series tournament.

South African telecoms firm Telkom has launched a new, state-of-the-art, "green" data centre – boasting features such as "virtualisation" and free-air cooling – to take advantage of a local data centre operations market that is expected to grow at around 22% a year.