South Africa

Pretoria - Government has welcomed the office of the Auditor General’s report, which it says provided useful and relevant information on the use of consultants by government.

Pretoria - The Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) has come out to emphatically reject allegations of bias in the Sishen and Imperial Crown Trading (ICT) mining rights issue.

Pretoria - Gauteng Premier Nomvula Mokonyane has urged all people in the province who qualify to vote and are yet to register on the voters' roll to go out and register for the upcoming local government elections.

Polokwane - The Limpopo Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) is faced with the challenge of opening voting stations for the voter registration weekend, starting tomorrow, in two flood-ravaged municipalities.

Pretoria - Western Cape Education MEC Donald Grant commended the provincial class of 2010 for remaining strong throughout the challenges in the learning environment.

Johannesburg - Two departments in the Gauteng Provincial Government received clean audit reports, while 11 departments received unqualified reports for the 2009/2010 financial year.

Pretoria - The Free State Department of Labour has urged workers to value protective gear provided by their employers as it is meant for their safety.

Pretoria - Celebrating active ageing, almost 1 000 older persons will forget about their illnesses associated with old age as they will be showing off their sports skills in the National Golden Games.

Pretoria - Travelling in public buses to attend meetings can be a difficult task but Rehana Moosajee, the City of Johannesburg Mayoral Committee Member responsible for transport, gave it a go.

"I was terrified thinking that I was going to die because I knew nothing about TB other than what I saw on TV," said popular South African TV personality Gerry Elsdon. She was diagnosed with tuberculosis of the womb nine years ago.

Barberton - Seven projects worth R24 million are underway in the Barberton area in Mpumalanga to promote what is regarded as the world's most valuable geological landscape.

Pretoria - The North West Human Settlements Department has started an initiative to ensure that it complies with good management and employment equity. It was hoped this would improve service delivery in the department.

Durban - Most political parties in KwaZulu-Natal are confident that the youth will register this weekend ahead of the local government elections, but said campaigning will continue with much zeal after Sunday.

Pretoria - Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor has welcomed the appointment Dr Sandile Malinga as Chief Executive Officer of the newly launched South African National Space Agency (SANSA).

Pretoria - The Gauteng Department of Education has suspended the deputy principal of Roosevelt High School in Johannesburg, following allegations of sexual assault against female learners.