South Africa

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.

Pretoria - Despite a few injuries, spirits are high among the team of South African athletes in New Delhi for the Commonwealth Games which kick off next week.

Pretoria - While over 400 000 people have visited voting stations across the country to register for the upcoming municipal elections, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) on Sunday urged citizens to make their way to stations ahead of the deadline at 5pm.

Pretoria - The Basic Education Department said on Tuesday that exam paper standards would not be compromised, despite the challenges faced by the education sector.

Pretoria - South Africa and Kazakhstan have reaffirmed the need to strengthen their existing relations and further expand cooperation between the two countries.

Cape Town - A better voter registration turnout in the Western Cape was expected later in the day after the second day got off to a slow start.

Pretoria - The implementation of the new Consumer Protection Act and Companies Act has been delayed to 1 April 2011.