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Close to 20 000 voters collect ID cards

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Close to 20 000 people collected their smart ID cards from Home Affairs offices across the country on day one of the Independent Electoral Commission’s (IEC) final voter registration weekend.

Climate change efforts must be scaled up

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South Africa believes that efforts in the fight against climate change need to be scaled up within a multilateral regime that protects the development gains of developing countries.

Slow start for day one of voter registration

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Day one of the Independent Electoral Commission’s (IEC) voter registration weekend, which got off to a slow start, saw youth in the Pretoria North area heed the call to register to vote in the upcoming elections.

South Africans upbeat on final registration weekend

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With the final voter registration weekend getting off to a slow start in the smaller voting stations of Cape Town’s southern suburbs, residents, some of them first time voters, said voting to them is important if they are to determine the future they want.

Voter registration in full swing

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The Electoral Commission has confirmed that approximately 99% of the 22 925 voting stations opened on time during the final voter registration weekend.

90 trainee traffic officers complete training

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The 90 newly trained traffic officers are expected to assist the Gauteng province to deal decisively with violations on the roads and drivers, who continue to conduct themselves with impunity.