South Africa

Pretoria - The current Minister of Social Development, Dr Zola Skweyiya, has resigned as a Member of Parliament and from politics, due to health reasons.

Pretoria - Voters are reminded that the Department of Home Affairs offices are open today to assist voters who need to collect their Identity Documents.

Pretoria - President Kgalema Motlanthe will be among the early birds expected to cast their votes as polling stations open at 7am.

Standerton - The Mpumalanga Government will this week dispatch a team of experts to help one of its municipalities deal with service delivery challenges.

Pretoria - The Northern Cape Provisional Legislature has elected Hazel Jenkins as the new premier of the province.

Johannesburg - Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele will officially launch the annual Transport Month Campaign on Wednesday.

Mafikeng - Outgoing MEC for Finance, Maureen Modiselle, has being officially elected as the premier of the North West province.

Pretoria - A carnival mood has descended on South Africa as hundreds of people begin queuing at the 19 000 voting stations across the country.

Polokwane - Limpopo's newly elected Premier Cassel Mathale has announced his new Members of the Executive Council (MECs).

Parliament - As proceedings continue in the National Assembly's first sitting, Jacob Zuma and Mvume Dandala have been nominated by their respective parties to take up the position of President of the Republic.

Pretoria - The Department of Arts and Culture has conveyed condolences to the family and friends of one of South Africa's legendary authors, Essien Itani Madima, 92, who passed away on heritage day.

Pretoria – Taxpayers with payments due to the South African Revenue Service (SARS) have until 28 March to make their payments.

Johannesburg - The public will know on Friday which MECs are to make up the Gauteng Provincial Government for the next five years.

Tehran - Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ebrahim Ebrahim has described South Africa's investments in the Islamic Republic as among the highest in the region.

Pretoria - The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has assigned an independent research organisation to conduct an exit poll during today's national and provincial elections to promote transparency.