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KZN voters not discouraged by cold weather

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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.

New EC Premier pledges to tackle poverty

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

KZN presiding officer charged for rigging ballot papers

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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.

Agriculture graduates to receive their qualifications

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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.

Good voter turnout in the Western Cape

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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.

NW finance chief charged with misconduct

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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.

Zuma casts his vote in Nkandla

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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.

Talks suspended at Metrobus

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

No election violence reported in KZN

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

NW elders participate in Golden Games

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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.