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.
Mafikeng - People over the age of 60 got a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity today, to take part in a series of competitive, but fun, track-and-field events, at the Mmabatho stadium.
Pretoria - The sexual and physical abuse of young people, and in particular children, should not be tolerated in society, least of all in schools, said Minister in The Presidency, Collins Chabane.
Pretoria - The Department of Health is expected to present concrete proposals for doctors' salaries to the Bargaining Council on Friday.
Ladysmith - The launch of the Older Persons Charter will be among the highlights of activities lined up to mark the start of Social Development Month on Thursday.
Cape Town - The Department of Home Affairs will no longer close its Nyanga Refugee Reception Office today as previously indicated.
Pretoria - The Department of Health has embarked on a campaign to raise awareness about measles amid the increase in the number of cases reported.
