South Africa

Pretoria - The Electoral Commission has started tallying the numbers, following the first voter registration weekend, ahead of the forthcoming municipal elections.

Deputy Minister in the Presidency Buti Manamela on Sunday visited Mabopane township, north of Pretoria as part of a campaign to encourage the locals to register to vote during the forthcoming local government elections.

The voter registration drive entered its second day on Sunday.

Rural Development and Land Reform Deputy Minister Mcebisi Skwatsha has handed over 32 title deeds to communities who successfully lodged their land claims.

As the Electoral Commission of South Africa opened its doors for the 2016 Local Government Elections voter registration, SAnews visited Soweto, Johannesburg where scores of people turned out to register.

Government has welcomed the 20 year prison sentence handed down to Donald Sebolai, the Soweto former DJ convicted of killing his girlfriend.

The National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NATJOINTS) says it has put a plan in place to ensure voter registration runs smoothly this weekend.

Pretoria- The Department of Home Affairs will open its offices between 8am and 5pm on Saturday and Sunday.

About 22 570 registration venues opened this morning and tomorrow to allow voters to register and update their details ahead of the 2016 Local Government elections.

Pretoria - Communications Minister Faith Muthambi is expected to travel to Davos, Switzerland, on Sunday to attend the 2016 World Communication Forum (WCF).

With the country’s population becoming increasingly young, Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba says today’s generation should determine its own future.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has urged all eligible voters to get registered for the 2016 Local Government Elections tomorrow and on Sunday.

Pretoria - Musa Canga, a 21-year-old South African, has encouraged his peers to participate in the 2016 Local Government Elections, to realise transformation and improve service delivery in their communities.

Pretoria - South Africans must consider using groundwater on a grand scale to augment the fast diminishing surface water, says Director General of the Department of Water and Sanitation, Margaret-Ann Diedricks.

Pretoria - Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Michael Masutha has called on African communities to do more to protect people from high levels of violence, regardless of their sexual orientation.