South Africa

Pretoria- President Jacob Zuma has called on all South Africans to follow in former President Nelson Mandela's footsteps and use their democratic right to vote on May 18.

Pretoria - The Free State Independent Electoral Commission says it's ready for the more than one million registered voters in the province who will cast their vote on Wednesday.

Pretoria - The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) will today visit over a 100 000 homes to allow people to cast special votes.

Pretoria - Bafana Bafana head coach, Pitso Mosimane, will on Thursday announce the team that will face Egypt in the second leg of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifier match.

Pretoria - Except for the delays in the distribution of elections material in Emalahleni, no major hiccups were reported on the first day of special voting in Mpumalanga on Monday.

Pretoria - Special voting got off to an incident free start in Gauteng on Monday, with thousands of voters casting their special votes, said the provincial Independent Electoral Commission (IEC).

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has expressed his satisfaction on the Independent Electoral Commission's (IEC's) readiness to hold the country's fourth Local Government Elections tomorrow.

Pretoria - The Consumer Price Index (CPI) in April rose to 4.2 percent, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) said on Tuesday.

Pretoria - A staggering 6.1 million South Africans have a high blood pressure (BP) or are taking medication for hypertension, according to a recent South Africa Demographic and Health Survey.

Pretoria - The second day of special voting for 25 000 people in the Western Cape is going well, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) said on Tuesday.

Pretoria - The Hospital Association of South Africa (HASA) has welcomed the release of the green paper on the National Health Insurance (NHI).

Durban - Cricket South Africa has begun interviewing potential candidates for probably the most important cricket position in South Africa, the national coach.

Pretoria - Government efforts aimed at tackling the HIV epidemic appear to be yielding results.

Pretoria - Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) officials will today wrap up their special votes drive with home visits to 22 025 eligible voters who had applied in Limpopo.

Pretoria - Severe weather conditions and heavy snowfalls on Monday have forced the closure of the N3 highway at Van Reenens Pass between the Free State and KwaZulu-Natal, an official said.