South Africa

Pretoria - The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has launched an investigation into the discovery of a number of ballot papers in Mpumalanga.

Pretoria - Deputy Minister of Correctional Services Hlengiwe Mkhize will on Monday launch Corrections Week in Modimolle, Limpopo.

Johannesburg - The $600-million, 14 000km West Africa Cable System linking southern and western African countries with Europe should be in service by 2011.

Pretoria - Eskom will not go ahead with the disconnection of the bulk electricity supply to the City of Matlosana Local Municipality in the North West province, said the power parastatal on Wednesday.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will later today leave for New York, to attend the 64th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).

Phalaborwa - Work is nearing completion on a R5.5 million memorial precinct that will commemorate past and present Limpopo heroes who shaped the South African landscape.

Pretoria - Government has launched a hotline to speed up government payments to Small Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs).

Rustenburg - With just 262 days to go before the 2010 FIFA World Cup kicks off, another 2010 Visitor Information Centre has been launched to help tourists arriving in the country locate accommodation, road maps and other information easily.

Cape Town - Defence and Military Veterans Minister, Lindiwe Sisulu, on Monday appointed ten members to the interim National Defence Force Service Commission to assess the working conditions of soldiers.

Pretoria - Employment in the formal non-agricultural business sector decreased between the end of March to the end of June 2009, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) announced on Tuesday.

Pretoria - Retail trade sales for January came in lower than expected at 1.9% year-on-year.

Pretoria - Gauteng MEC for Economic Development Qedani Mahlangu on Wednesday addressed issues of delayed projects in the province, saying that progress has been made on various initiatives.

Taung - The North West Cultural Calabash festival has a star-studded line-up this year that is expected to attract thousands of people.

Pretoria – The Department of Correctional Services on Wednesday clarified media reports on the R2 billion the department spent on consultants.

Johannesburg - Transport Minister Sbu Ndebele says no country can claim to be developed unless all people, including those in the rural areas, are able to access transport with the least inconvenience.