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Diepsloot - Hundreds of registered voters in Diepsloot braved the cold weather this morning to cast their votes in the fourth democratic General Elections.

Pretoria - Electoral officer in KwaZulu-Natal Mawethu Mosery says stations in the province that were unable to open at 7am this morning are now opening gradually.

Northern Cape - The Department of Health in the Northern Cape has kicked-off its Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT) week which encourages voluntary HIV testing.

Johannesburg - Thousands of Joburgers have braved the icy weather to stand in long snake-like queues at the Jobubert Park polling station, waiting to make their historic cross next to the party that best represents their vision.

Pretoria - Hundreds of excited voters queued from 6am in the morning at the Skuilkrans Voting Station in Murrayfield, Pretoria East, anxiously waiting to cast their votes.

Pretoria - A voting station in Lotus Gardens in Pretoria was blown over by strong winds on Tuesday, but the station is now up and operational.

Pretoria - The Limpopo Provincial government has hit back at media reports that four MEC's will be reshuffled or replaced from Premier Cassel Mathale's cabinet.

Johannesburg - Despite earlier threats to stage a protest march against service delivery on Election Day, residents of Alexandra have turned out in large numbers to cast their votes.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has expressed concern at the escalating number of children who are involved in criminal activities in the country.

Pretoria - Two school boys, who allegedly drugged and gang raped a school girl inside a Johannesburg high school premises, have been arrested.

KwaZulu-Natal - Not discouraged by the chilly weather, thousands of voters in KwaZulu-Natal gathered outside their polling stations to make their cross on the ballot sheet, from the early hours of the morning.

Kimberley - Tourism Deputy Minister Thokozile Xhasa has singled out the tourism sector as a vehicle to drive global economic development, if it is managed well.

Bhisho - The new Eastern Cape Premier, Noxolo Kiviet, has promised to tackle the high rate of poverty, unemployment and underdevelopment in the province.

Ulundi - The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Safety and Liaison has confirmed that a presiding officer in Ulundi who allegedly stuffed a ballot box with ballot papers has been charged for violating the Electoral Act.

Port Elizabeth - A total of 83 graduates, who have successfully completed their studies in social forestry, agri-business, crop and animal production at Fort Cox College in Port Elizabeth, will receive their qualifications on Friday.