South Africa

Johannesburg - A patriotic shiver went down the spines of those watching, as the country's favourite citizen, former President Nelson Mandela, cast his vote in the 2009 General Elections.

Pretoria - In the interest of maintaining unity in Zimbabwe, the South African Government is considering inviting both President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai to the inauguration of President-elect Jacob Zuma.

Pretoria - Former Bafana Bafana and Leeds United skipper, Lucas "Rhoo" Radebe, is expected to be the centre of attraction at the national Tourism Indaba in Durban this weekend.

Johannesburg - Communications Minister Siphiwe Nyanda on Tuesday expressed concern at the low number of university students taking Information Communication Technology (ICT) courses.

Pretoria - A total 29 Heads-of-State have confirmed their attendance at the inauguration of President-elect Jacob Zuma.

Pretoria - The South African delegation at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW) has reiterated the country’s commitment to end gender based violence.

Midrand - Through government's National Influenza Pandemic Preparedness Plan, the Department of Health is certain that the swine flu will not be a threat for South Africa.

Pretoria - South Africa has once again proved that it can hold a successful election and is serious about democracy.

Standerton - The situation is still tense in Standerton's Sakhile Township after renewed service delivery protests broke out yesterday.

Johannesburg - The Chief Executive Officer of Helen Joseph Hospital in Johannesburg has been suspended pending an investigation into the death of a patient, allegedly while waiting for treatment.

Pretoria - Bafana Bafana coach Joel Santana has named his 30-man provisional squad which will represent South Africa in the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup.

Pretoria - Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir will not be among the 29 Heads of State to attend Saturday's inauguration of the country's fourth democratically elected president.

Pretoria - The African National Congress (ANC) is in the lead with just over one million votes counted in the national elections by 5:30am on Thursday morning.

Parliament - All 90 members of the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) were on Thursday sworn in by Chief Justice Pius Langa.

Pretoria - North West Premier Thandi Modise has welcomed the police investigation into the alleged murder plot against Patrick Chauke, Chairperson of Select Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) in the North West Provincial Legislature.