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IEC results centre slowly rolls into action

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Pretoria - As South Africans from all walks of life braved the chilly May morning and headed off to their respective polling stations, the Independent Electoral Commission's national Results Operation Centre (ROC) in Pretoria got off to a slower start.

Zuma casts his vote in Inkandla

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma cast his vote in his hometown in Inkandla, KwaZulu-Natal earlier, amid much excitement and jubilation from the locals in the area.

Zuma nominates Mogoeng as new Chief Justice

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has nominated Judge Mogoeng Mogoeng as chief justice to replace former chief justice Sandile Ngcobo, whose term of office ended on Sunday.

KZN voting stations opened on time

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Pretoria - About 98 percent of the voting stations in KwaZulu-Natal opened on time for the Local Government Elections that are currently underway throughout the country.

Calls for candidate from developing country for IMF

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Pretoria - South Africa, as a member of the International Monetary Council (IMF), has called for a candidate from a developing country to be given the opportunity to be the Managing Director of the IMF.

13 confirmed dead after plane crash

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Tzaneen - Thirteen people, including two children, have been confirmed dead after two light aircraft crashed into the Lekgalameetse mountains in Limpopo.

Home Affairs to issue TICs

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Pretoria-People who have no identity documents but still wish to cast their votes before the 7pm deadline still have a chance to do so by applying for Temporary Identity Certificates (TICs).

SA issues over 65 000 work permits

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Cape Town - The Department of Home Affairs' issuing of works permits to Zimbabwean nationals, under its recent Zimbabwe Dispensation Project, has inflated the number of work permits issued by the department to foreigners, with over 65 000 issued in the first quarter of this fiscal year.

Voting comes to an end

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Pretoria- There were still some people waiting to cast their votes in the Western Cape as voting stations closed their doors in the local municipal elections.

Hawks draft legislation to become more independent

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Cape Town - The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) and the Civilian Secretariat for Police are developing a new policy document and draft legislation, which is geared to make the Hawks more independent.

Child grant reports welcomed

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Pretoria - Black Sash, a non-profit human rights organisation committed to making human rights real for all living in South Africa, has welcomed the two studies confirming that Child Support Grants (CSG) have reduced the depth and severity of poverty.