South Africa

Pretoria - The Independent Electoral Cimmission has announced that it will hold another voter registration weekend on 5 and 6 March.

Pretoria - The Department of Home Affairs has vowed to adjudicate the applications of the more than 275 000 Zimbabwean nationals who applied to regularise their stay in South Africa, as soon as possible.

Pretoria - The Tshwane University of Technology has joined the rest of the country in wishing learners who have passed their 2010 matric exams success in their different career paths and studies this year.

Johannesburg - Alexander Gerhard Johannes is Gauteng's top learner. The shy pupil from Pretoria Boys High bagged nine distinctions and had a total point score of 1 720.

Pretoria - Trade conditions in January 2011 have lost momentum, the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI) said on Wednesday.

Durban - Jacques Kallis was named man-of-the-match in the third test against India and also scooped the man-of -the -series award at Sahara Park, Newlands, on Thursday.

Cape Town - Parliament is abuzz with activity this afternoon, with makeshift broadcast studios being erected and sniffer dogs being led into entering vehicles to ensure security ahead of the opening on Thursday.

Washington - Two packages detonated on Thursday at two government buildings in the US state of Maryland, but caused no serious injuries, according to state authorities.

Brisbane - As many as 600 homes in Queensland, Australia, remain under water as a result of flooding -- the biggest single event the area has had to face in its history.

Pretoria - South Africa's business and labour sectors are looking forward to President Jacob Zuma's third State of the Nation Address, tomorrow evening, hoping job creation will be placed on top of government's agenda.

Pretoria - Despite a relatively slow first voter registration weekend, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) is confident it will achieve its target of registering 1.5 million new voters ahead of the municipal elections.

Pretoria - The South African government has given its backing to the referendum that will be held in South Sudan on Sunday.

Cape Town - As the Mother City prepares for the much anticipated opening of Parliament and State of the Nation Address by President Jacob Zuma, members of the public have been warned of the parking restrictions and road closures around the Parliamentary precinct.

Pretoria - Inspections have revealed that Supreme Poultry, the company at the centre of the frozen chicken controversy, is abusing brine injections in its chickens.

Pretoria - More than 5 000 youths have been accepted to the South African National Defence Force's (SANDF) Military Skills Development System (MSDS) and start their six months of training this weekend.