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Johannesburg - Operation issues around the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system will be put on hold pending further consultations, says the Department of Transport

Nelspruit - The Mpumalanga government will award 30 bursaries to business people to learn Portuguese to enable them to trade with their Mozambican counterparts along the Maputo Development Corridor.

Johannesburg - Kirsten Nematandani has been elected unopposed as the new president of the South African Football Association (SAFA), following the withdrawal of 2010 LOC Chief Executive Officer Dr Danny Jordaan and Chairman Dr Irvin Khoza from the presidential race

Johannesburg - Even the icy weather conditions in Johannesburg could not stop a determined Albertina Sisulu from casting her special vote on Tuesday.

Pretoria - Most African democracies could learn from South Africa's handling of the elections and preparations thereof, says the Southern African Development Community Electoral Observer Mission (SEOM).

Pretoria - An application by lion breeders for leave to appeal a decision on captive bred lions has been dismissed by the Bloemfontein High Court.

Pretoria - The Department of Minerals and Energy has published a draft regulation which, if approved, will see motorists using credit cards to purchase fuel to fill up their vehicle tanks.

Nelspruit - More than 900 of the 1000 ballot papers that had fallen off a Mbombela municipal truck in Mpumalanga have been recovered.

Johannesburg - With less than a few seconds to go before the country takes to the polls, Gauteng, the province with the largest voting population of 5.5 million is ready for action.

Port Elizabeth - Electricity services are a key revenue generator for municipalities and therefore need to be prioritized.

Soweto - Voters have begun queuing in polling stations around Soweto to cast their ballots in the country's fourth democratic elections.

Johannesburg - First time voter, Siyabonga Zwane, 18, a matric learner at Titelo High School woke up at the crack of dawn today to be first in the line to cast his vote at the Joubert Park polling station.

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.