South Africa

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has nominated Judge Mogoeng Mogoeng as chief justice to replace former chief justice Sandile Ngcobo, whose term of office ended on Sunday.

Pretoria - About 98 percent of the voting stations in KwaZulu-Natal opened on time for the Local Government Elections that are currently underway throughout the country.

Pretoria - South Africa, as a member of the International Monetary Council (IMF), has called for a candidate from a developing country to be given the opportunity to be the Managing Director of the IMF.

Tzaneen - Thirteen people, including two children, have been confirmed dead after two light aircraft crashed into the Lekgalameetse mountains in Limpopo.

Pretoria-People who have no identity documents but still wish to cast their votes before the 7pm deadline still have a chance to do so by applying for Temporary Identity Certificates (TICs).

Cape Town - The Department of Home Affairs' issuing of works permits to Zimbabwean nationals, under its recent Zimbabwe Dispensation Project, has inflated the number of work permits issued by the department to foreigners, with over 65 000 issued in the first quarter of this fiscal year.

Pretoria- There were still some people waiting to cast their votes in the Western Cape as voting stations closed their doors in the local municipal elections.

Pretoria- Government is satisfied with the running of South Africa's fourth democratic local government elections.

Cape Town - The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) and the Civilian Secretariat for Police are developing a new policy document and draft legislation, which is geared to make the Hawks more independent.

Bushbuckridge - A R121 million bulk pipeline aimed at supplying water to residents of the Bushbuckridge local municipality in Mpumalanga was launched on Monday.

Nkowankowa - Public Protector Advocate Thuli Madonsela says she has requested more funding to help her office to operate more effectively.

Pretoria - Black Sash, a non-profit human rights organisation committed to making human rights real for all living in South Africa, has welcomed the two studies confirming that Child Support Grants (CSG) have reduced the depth and severity of poverty.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma is in Angola today to attend the Southern African Development Community (SADC) 31st ordinary summit amid a backdrop of instability, with growing popular unrest in several countries.

Pretoria- Despite a few operational glitches, the country's fourth Local Government Elections "went well", said the Independent Electoral Commission's (IEC) Chief Electoral Officer Advocate Pansy Tlakula.

Pretoria - The National House of Traditional Leaders (NHTL) has sent their deepest condolences to the bereaved royal family, the Kutama Traditional Community, the Limpopo HTL and Limpopo provincial government following the death of former chairperson, Khosi Vho-Fhumulani Peter Kutama.