South Africa

Cape Town – The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has this week embarked on a voter registration drive at schools to register young people to vote in next year’s election.

Cape Town – Home Affairs Director-General Mkuseli Apleni has appealed to South Africans to be patient, and wait for the upcoming announcements and invitations before rushing out to apply for the new smart ID cards.

Pretoria - “I feel very proud to receive my new ID,” 102-year-old gogo Esther Mabitsela said upon receiving her new smart card ID.

Pretoria - From January to June this year, 34 members of the South African Police Service (SAPS) had committed suicide.

Pretoria - Legal Aid South Africa has announced that it will provide funding for the legal representation of the injured and arrested miners in the Farlam Commission of Inquiry.

Durban – The KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison, Willies Mchunu, has welcomed the arrest of a hit and run suspect, who claimed the life of a traffic officer.

Pretoria – Special teams from the Mpumalanga Provincial Treasury and the Office of the Premier will be sent to help three provincial departments to improve their financial management.

Pretoria - Government has congratulates the Minister of Finance, Pravin Gordhan, who was named the 2013 Finance Minister of the Year in the Sub-Saharan category by Emerging Markets.

Pretoria – Water and Environmental Affairs Deputy Minister Rejoice Mabudafhasi has officially opened the 4th Waste Management Khoro at the Olive Convention Centre in Durban.

Pretoria - South Africa will count on France's support in ensuring the effective implementation of the United Nations Resolution 2033, which provides for closer coordination between the Security Council and the AU Peace and Security Council.

The tolling of the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project (GFIP) is not just about building roads and paying for them; it is about investing in our future and building a better country. Last week’s gazetting of the e-toll regulations and the decision by the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) to dismiss the Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (Outa) against the SA National Road Agency Ltd (Sanral) has brought us a step closer to building a better country.

Pretoria - French and South African companies have been encouraged to work together to ensure the industrialisation of South Africa and the African continent.

Pretoria - Government has congratulated the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) on the anticipated launch of the new 24-hour online radio station, Ubuntu Radio.

Pretoria - Legal Aid South Africa says it acknowledges the South Gauteng High Court ruling that it should provide legal funding for the arrested and injured miners in the Farlam Commission of Inquiry.

Pretoria - Mpumalanga Premier David Mabuza has instructed both municipalities and provincial government departments to increase their budgets for the Mpumalanga Provincial Aids Council (MPAC).