Features

Johannesburg - The night sky over Johannesburg will be set alight this evening when Hindu residents celebrate the festival of lights Diwali.

Pretoria - Registered voters going to the polls on Wednesday can take comfort in the fact that more than 300 international observers will be overseeing the electoral process to ensure its free and fair.

Johannesburg - It's official, the Rea Vaya buses will hit the streets of Johannesburg on Monday morning.

Parliament, 17 September 2009 - The Portfolio Committee on Communications today met and finalised the selection of 12 candidates for the new South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) Board.

Pretoria - The newly appointed Deputy Minister of Health, Dr Gwen Ramokgopa, will this afternoon visit the Pelonomi Regional Hospital in Bloemfontein to investigate the circumstances into the reported sexual assault of a female medical doctor.

Pretoria - Paul Mashatile was last night sworn into office as Minister of Arts and Culture by Chief Justice Sandile Ngcobo.

Polokwane - Hot on the heels of Minister of Police Nathi Mthethwa's announcement of Operation Duty Calls to combat crime over the festive season, Limpopo's men and women in blue have announced that they are stepping up anticrime measures.

Pretoria - Schools hit by recent storms in Limpopo will soon be able to continue with their exams as the provincial Education Department will be distributing about 111 mobile classrooms to the affected schools.

Pretoria - The Gauteng Education Department has shut down an illegal school operating at the Central Methodist Church in Small Street.

Rustenburg - Government needs to introduce tougher legislation to protect children from all forms of abuse, the minister responsible for children said on Saturday.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will on Sunday join hundreds of people at a cleansing and healing ceremony in Taylor's Halt, Pietermaritzburg.

Mafikeng - North West MEC for Public Safety, Howard Yawa, has commended the arrest of a Lehurutse policeman who has been accused of kidnapping and murdering a suspect related to stock theft.

Musina - South African National Parks (SANParks) is challenging an application for a R3 trillion mining operation to be established at the entrance to the Mapungubwe World Heritage Site.

Johannesburg - Its all systems go for Wednesday's Election Day as electoral material for South Africa's fourth democratic elections has already been dispatched to over 2 000 voting stations across Gauteng.

Nelspruit - The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has joined hands to ensure that South Africa has enough electricity during the 2010 Soccer World Cup.