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General Motors South Africa has announced an investment of over R1-billion in its Struandale, Port Elizabeth plant to enable the company to build the new generation Chevrolet Spark, Chevrolet Corsa Utility and Isuzu KB vehicles for local and international markets.

Many sub-Saharan African countries are off-track to achieve the UN's Millennium Development Goals, but there have been pockets of success: Ghana is set to become the first country in Africa to halve poverty and hunger before 2015, while primary school enrolment in Ethiopia has increased by more than 500% since 1994, according to the Overseas Development Institute (ODI).

As part of South Africa’s revamped approach to healthcare, the country is set to spend more on upgrading its five largest public hospitals than it did on building stadiums for the 2010 Fifa World Cup.

South African demand for China’s Yuan looks set to reach a new heights following Bidvest Bank’s decision to trade in the currency.
• South Africa-China trade ties to strengthen

A spectacular hand-beaded chair is getting South Africans talking about their dreams and expectations for their country, their communities and themselves.
• Turning jobless into jewellers

South Africa's FNB Stadium, previously known as Soccer City, was a major hit with the fans during the 2010 Fifa World Cup. It's also been racking up the design and construction awards, most recently being named the overall winner at the prestigious international Leaf Awards.

The Inaugural Flag, a piece of South African history that came close to being auctioned off in the UK earlier this year, will from now on be displayed at the University of Stellenbosch.

A trust fund is to be formed to oversee the money that Fifa gives to South Africa following its successful hosting of the first Fifa World Cup on African soil, to ensure that the money goes towards football development in the country.

The successful hosting of the 2010 Fifa World Cup has done wonders for South Africans' national confidence and the country's image abroad, according to pre- and post-tournament surveys commissioned by Fifa.

The 2010 Fifa World Cup was one of the greatest achievements of post-apartheid South Africa, President Jacob Zuma said at the national Heritage Day celebrations at Durban's Moses Mabhida Stadium on 24 September.