South Africa

Pretoria - Government has welcomed the signing of the wage settlement offer by 66 percent of unions as represented in the Public Service Coordinating Bargaining Council (PSCBC).

Pretoria - The Department of Energy has released Draft Regulations in a bid to ensure security of fuel supply in the event of unexpected major disasters.

Polokwane - The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) in Limpopo will visit heavily pregnant and seriously ill people at their homes to help them register to vote today and Sunday.

Polokwane - Avon residents in Senwabarwana, Limpopo, angered by the demarcation of their wards have allegedly threatened officials of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) with violence if they open a voting station there.

Pretoria - In observing Car Free Day, the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality has urged motorists to leave their cars behind and use public transport or lift clubs when they come to work on Wednesday.

Pretoria - The South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) has finally revealed the much-awaited toll tariffs for the Gauteng freeway network with motorists expected to pay between R4, R60 and R45 and R54 for 11.5 km depending on the size of their vehicle.

Soweto - Residents of Johannesburg's southern suburbs have trickled in to Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) voting stations, hoping to ensure they can vote for change in their communities in the upcoming local government elections.

Pretoria - Registrations for the forthcoming local government elections have kicked off rather slowly in the North West province, said Provincial Electoral Officer Dr Tumelontle Thiba.

Pretoria - Voter registration for the 2011 municipal elections in the Eastern Cape got off to a smooth start on Saturday.

Cape Town - Voter registration for the 2011 municipal elections got off to a slow start in the Western Cape earlier this morning.

Pretoria - While voting registrations were off to a slow start in Pretoria early this morning, by later in the day more and more people were turning up to register, check if their names were on the voters' roll or change their details.

Durban - "Change" was the word on several people's lips on Saturday as voter registration for the upcoming local government elections got underway in Durban.

Polokwane - Labour inspectors in Limpopo have clamped down on three building sites in Polokwane during a week-long inspection blitz.

Cape Town - Government plans to overhaul its Refugee Amendment Act to protect real refugees who may have been compromised by those who abused the applications process for refugee status.

Pretoria - The Black Stars of Ghana have inched closer to their target in the search for their first Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) title since 1982.