South Africa

Bloemfontein - Ace Magashule was on Wednesday declared Premier of the Free State during the inauguration of members of the provincial legislature.

Pretoria - Voters have been reminded that the Department of Home Affairs offices will be open on Election Day to assist voters who need to collect their Identity Documents.

Pretoria - Outgoing Eastern Cape Legislature Speaker, Noxolo Kiviet, has been officially sworn-in as the new Premier in the province.

Cape Town - Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe is adamant government has to change the way it does business in order to deliver on its mandate.

Parliament - Women's representation in the National Assembly has increased to 45 percent, putting South Africa third in the global women in Parliament rankings, behind Rwanda and Sweden.

Pretoria - President Kgalema Motlanthe has commended South Africans for their enthusiasm ahead of Wednesday's polls.

Parliament - The National Assembly will reconvene as 2pm to elect the President of the country.

Parliament - It was a first on many counts for Parliament today, particularly with the appointment of the Speaker of the House, African National Congress (ANC) stalwart, Max Sisulu.

Mafikeng - All municipalities must have a Blue Drop certificate ahead of 2010.

Pretoria - The North West MEC for Finance Paul Sebegoe has allocated a huge chunk of the province’s 2013/14 budget to the social cluster which comprises the Departments of Education, Health and Social Development.

Parliament - Women's representation in the National Assembly has increased to 45 percent, putting South Africa third in the global women in Parliament rankings, behind Rwanda and Sweden.

Mafikeng - Residents of the Miga village near Ramatlabama border post outside Mafikeng say they will no longer disrupt voting stations on Wednesday.

Pretoria - With only 38 days left before the kick-off of the FIFA Confederations Cup South Africa 2009, match officials, who will referee the tournament's matches, have been confirmed.

Pretoria - Delivering a R28 billion provincial budget on Tuesday at the North West Legislature, the MEC for Finance Paul Sebegoe made a call for public private partnership to stimulate economic growth, create jobs and reduce unemployment.

Pretoria - The North West MEC for Finance Paul Sebegoe says measures have been put in place to deal with the non-spending of infrastructure budget allocations by provinces.