All eyes will be on President Jacob Zuma as he delivers the State of the Nation address to a joint sitting of Parliament in Cape Town, this evening, outlining the government's plans for the year.

The Department of Trade and Industry wants to run a regular small business census to help improve its support and funding to the sector as part of a revised policy to boost support to small businesses.

The Airports Company South Africa (Acsa) is part of a consortium that has won a bid for the expansion, maintenance and operation of Guarulhos, Brazil's busiest airport, located in greater Sao Paulo.

Top government officials from South Africa and Mozambique have held an urgent meeting to find practical solutions to the scourge of rhino poaching, which saw the Kruger National Park losing 252 rhinos in 2011 alone.

Andy Birkett and Jason Graham will be out to defend the Unlimited Dusi canoe marathon title that they so impressively won in 2010 when the race was last a K2 event.

Excitement is building around Cape Town's Parliamentary precinct ahead of President Jacob Zuma's State of the Nation Address on Thursday evening. Find out how you can follow the President's speech.

President Jacob Zuma's State of the Nation address should focus on the implementation of policies already agreed to, while underpinning a joint public-private effort to lift the country onto a job-rich growth path, says Business Unity South Africa.

South Africa's unemployment rate fell from 25% to 23.9% in the fourth quarter of 2011. Jobs in the country's formal sector registered the highest year-on-year growth since the end of the recession in 2009, although the informal sector continued to shed jobs.

Popular South African actress Leleti Khumalo has joined forces with the KwaZulu-Natal government to help communities, especially young people, to take action to improve their own standards of living.

The 2012 Midmar Mile is shaping up to be one of the most keenly contested in the 39-year history of the world's biggest open water swim, with the arrival of a powerful international contingent in South Africa this past weekend.

South Africa will not nationalise its mines, Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu told the 2012 Mining Indaba in Cape Town, welcoming the report of an ANC task team reaffirming that nationalisation was "not a viable policy" for the country.

Athlete Oscar Pistorius received the Laureus World Sportsperson with a Disability Award at a gala function in London on Monday evening, becoming the third South African to win the award.

The Department of Science and Technology is calling on learners from grades 8 to 11 to enter a competition aimed at raising awareness of South Africa's bid to host the Square Kilometre Array.

An extremely focused campaign has the "Dream Team" of Thulani Mbanjwa and Sibonelo Zondi in with a strong chance of becoming the first crew born and raised in the Valley of a Thousand Hills to win South Africa's famous Dusi canoe marathon.

While sipping on bottled water has become something of a lifestyle statement, a survey has revealed that most South Africans are happy with the high quality water that comes straight from their taps.

Four key players in the country's mining industry, taking part in a Financial Times/Brand South Africa debate at Mining Indaba 2012, acknowledged that the sector is faced with major challenges, but agreed that SA mining is "open for business".

It's going to be a busy week for President Jacob Zuma as he prepares for his State of the Nation address, to be presented in Parliament - and broadcast live on radio and television - at 7pm on Thursday.

South Africa has condemned the violent loss of life in Syria and called for maximum restraint from all parties to the conflict, which has continued to escalate despite calls from the international community for the Syrian government and opposition to settle their differences peacefully.

Crime Line, a groundbreaking anti-crime initiative that allows members of the public to make anonymous SMS tip-offs on suspected crimes at any time of the day, is fast approaching the 2 000 mark for arrests ahead of its fifth anniversary in June.

President Jacob Zuma will once more be using social networking - this time including Twitter - to find out what's on South Africans' minds ahead of this week's State of the Nation Address.