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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.

Cape Town - Provincial Electoral Officer, Reverend Courtney Samson, says almost 5 percent of registered voters in the province had cast their ballots in the first 90 minutes of voting.

Pretoria - Following his suspension in September, Phillip Gumede, the Chief Financial Officer in the North West Office of the Premier, has been charged with gross misconduct.

Nkandla - President of the African National Congress (ANC) Jacob Zuma made his mark at Ntulwane Primary School this morning, amid loud cheering and singing from the crowd which had gathered there.

Pretoria - The Community Safety Department is pleased about the efforts and results that it has made and accrued from interventions relating to the elections.

Pretoria - The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has thanked South Africans who waited patiently in long queues to cast their votes on Wednesday.

Pretoria - The Presidency has described the meeting between President Jacob Zuma and police station commanders as productive and frank.

Johannesburg - Metrobus has suspended talks with the South African Municipal Workers' Union (Samwu) while it seeks financial support to meet the union's demands.

Pretoria - The African National Congress (ANC) continues to be in lead after more than three million votes had been counted in the 2009 General Elections by 8.30am on Thursday morning.

Pretoria - The provincial safety and security department says there were no reports of political violence in KwaZulu-Natal on Election Day.