Democratic Alliance

The committee considering Gauteng toll tariffs will present its report to the transport minister and Gauteng premier by the end of April, the Department of Transport said on Tuesday.

South Africa’s Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has launched an ambitious drive to swell voter turnout at the 2011 local government elections – a poll that has, in the past, been under-supported, especially among young people.

South Africa’s Independent Electoral Commission has launched an ambitious drive to swell voter turnout at the 2011 local government elections – a poll that has, in the past, been under-supported, especially among young people.
• Millions vote in record SA election

Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan delivered his mid-term budget policy speech before the National Assembly on 27 October 2010.

President Jacob Zuma has reshuffled top posts in the government, appointing new ministers and deputies to improve performance in his administration.
• Zuma’s 2010 plan of action

Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan delivered his mid-term budget policy speech before the National Assembly on 27 October 2010. Read the full text of the minister's speech.
• Budget big on education, jobs

Political parties across the spectrum have echoed President Jacob Zuma's praise for South Africans, attributing the success of the 2010 Fifa World Cup to the passon and patriotic spirit of ordinary citizens of the country.

Bafana Bafana’s recent wins in World Cup warm-up matches have whipped South Africans into a frenzy – especially in Pretoria, where the national football team secured a nail-biting victory over Denmark on 5 June.
• SA buzzing with World Cup spirit

South Africa has become the fifth country in the world, and the first in Africa, to allow legal marriages between same-sex couples, after a historic vote in Parliament, followed by the signature of the acting President, passed the Civil Union Bill into law.