South Africa

Pretoria - Mpumalanga residents who are eligible to vote have turned up in their numbers to register for the forthcoming local government elections.

Pretoria - Johannesburg motorists, tired of the usual trek to work and back every day, can take a free ride on either a Rea Vaya bus or Gautrain feeder bus for free tomorrow.

Pretoria - South Africa and Kazakhstan are set to strengthen bilateral relations when International Relations and Cooperation Deputy Minister Ebrahim Ebrahim hosts Kazakhstan's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Kairat Sarybay, today.

Pretoria - Bad weather has put a damper on voter registration in the Northern Cape where some voting stations were closed because of flooding.

Cape Town - Voter registration for the 2011 municipal elections got off to a slow start in the Western Cape earlier this morning.

Pretoria - The issue of heritage and culture among Gauteng residents was the focus of discussions on Monday between Gauteng Premier Nomvula Mokonyane and Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini.

Pretoria - Cash strapped families in the Eastern Cape are expected to benefit from a partnership between government and the private sector that aims to provide affordable housing units.

Cape Town - National Commissioner in the Department of Correctional Services Tom Moyane has promised to set aside at least R500 000 to reward hardworking officers.

Pretoria - The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has given the thumbs up to the voter registration drive so far, saying the process is going very well.

Pretoria - For the first time in its history, Eskom will publish interim financial results for the first six months ended 30 September 2010.

Mbombela - A tourism information centre has been officially opened in Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga, to draw tourists to this sprawling peri-urban area.

Polokwane - The Limpopo Department of Agriculture has embarked on a drive to encourage all its illiterate employees, most of whom are general workers such cleaners, gardeners and tea makers, to learn how to read.

Johannesburg - Hopes for the University of Johannesburg's Soweto Campus to become an internationally recognised South African university might soon be realised, if the revamped campus is anything to go by.

Pretoria - Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, who is currently on a four-nation visit to Europe, travelled to Paris on Tuesday to meet with her French counterpart.

Polokwane - With just a few hours left before the last day of voter registration weekend closes, people in Limpopo are turning out in large numbers to register for the upcoming local government elections.