South Africa

Pretoria - The Electoral Commission (IEC) has started sending text messages to registered voters for whom no address details are currently available on the voters’ roll.

Pretoria – A new initiative by Home Affairs will enable South Africans to apply online for IDs and passports.

Pretoria – A housing conference, currently taking place, is looking at slum upgrading and prevention, taking lessons from various projects and programmes, including the UN-Habitat’s Participatory Slum Upgrading Programme.

Pretoria - The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has appointed four new councillors who will serve a four-year term in office.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has declared a Special Provincial Official Funeral for liberation struggle stalwart, Clarence Makwetu, says the Presidency.

Pretoria - Government has reminded all South Africans to go out in their numbers and register to vote during the final Local Government Elections voter registration this weekend, says Government Communication and Information System (GCIS).

The September 2015 report of the International Centre for Prison Studies on women incarceration trends in the world says, over the past 15 years, female inmate populations increased “sharply” and “faster” by about 50%, with the world median women incarceration rates standing at 4.4 per 100 thousand population.

Pretoria – The City of Johannesburg has put measures in place to mitigate health risks associated with the rubbish that’s piling up on the streets.

Pretoria - The Electoral Commission has welcomed the announcement of the 2016 Local Government Elections date by President Jacob Zuma, says the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC).

Pretoria - The Limpopo Office of the Premier has received a clean audit outcome for the 2014/15 financial year.

Cape Town – Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa will use its long-standing friendship with Liberia to deepen cooperation.

Pretoria - The Department of Energy has refuted claims that South Africa’s nuclear procurement process has been stalled indefinitely.

Pretoria - Government will on Friday provide a progress report on the implementation of the Operation Phakisa: Oceans Economy initiative at the Port of Port Elizabeth, in the Eastern Cape.

Pretoria - Government has called on communities to participate in the Imbizo Focus Week activities.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has announced that the next Local Government Elections will take place on 3 August 2016.