Features

Pretoria - It's the final stretch of counting at the Independent Electoral Commission's results centre with over 77 percent of the ballots already counted and verified.

Pretoria - Crime experts have welcomed the deployment of Special Task Force and Response Tactical Team members to local police stations, calling it "a right move" for government.

Pretoria - The "Zuma" factor and the formation of the breakaway Congress of the People (Cope) has had a negative impact on minority parties in the hotly contested KwaZulu-Natal province.

Pretoria - Reactions are continuing to come in from all sectors on the country's new Cabinet announced by President Jacob Zuma on Sunday.

Pretoria - The National House of Traditional Leaders (NHTL) has welcomed the retention of Sicelo Shiceka as the Minister of the new Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs.

Pretoria - A much awaited report that sought to find answers to the question, 'Why is crime in South Africa violent', has failed to adequately do so, the Police Ministry said.

Pretoria - The Ekurhuleni metro will on Wednesday launch its festive season safety campaign aimed at decreasing road fatalities.

Pretoria - The case involving two boys, who allegedly drugged and raped a school girl in Johannesburg, has been dismissed due to inadmissible evidence, says the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA).

Pretoria - The Southern African Clothing and Textile Worker's Union (SACTWU) has welcomed the appointment of its General Secretary, to the country's new Cabinet.

Pretoria - South Africa's 62 ministers and deputy ministers are being officially sworn-in to the Cabinet of President Jacob Zuma.

Pretoria - The Election Commissions Forum (ECF) has congratulated the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) for conducting a free and fair election.

Pretoria - The murder of 10 people in Shongweni and Marianhill in KwaZulu-Natal has been described as a barbaric act by Women, Children and People with Disabilities Minister, Lulu Xingwana.

Pretoria - The National Commissioner of the South African Police Service, General Bheki Cele, has made two changes to the provincial management of police.

Pretoria - The newly appointed MEC for Roads and Transport in the Gauteng Provincial Government, Ishmael Vadi, will be sworn in to office today.

Pretoria - The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has still not received any major objections regarding the way it conducted the 2009 General Elections.