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Johannesburg - The Coca-Cola Zero Fest, which kicks of on Friday at 10:30am, is set to rock Johannesburg.

Pretoria - Motorists travelling towards Limpopo using the N1Northward, between Rigel and Atterbury off-ramps are advised to use alternative routes as the road is temporarily closed due to an accident.

Umvoti - The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health has deployed 132 newly qualified personnel at strategic points in the province to attend to all emergencies during the Easter holidays.

Johannesburg - Government has called on sport personalities and celebrities to participate in communication campaigns aimed at educating young people on HIV and AIDS, among other things.

Pretoria - The Independent Electoral Commission's (IEC) results centre will open its doors on Wednesday at the Tshwane Events Centre.

Johannesburg - Deputy President Baleka Mbete has urged South Africans to take ownership of the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup by buying tickets to attend the games and buying them early rather than later.

Pretoria - President Kgalema Motlanthe has welcomed two new ambassadors from Kazakhstan and Sierra Leone to South Africa.

Pretoria - Thousands of South Africans worldwide are already descending on missions abroad to cast their votes today.

Johannesburg - International specialist banking group, Investec, boosted ticket sales for the FIFA Confederations Cup when it purchased 50 000 tickets for the tournament.

Pretoria - Visually impaired South Africans will now have the opportunity to cast their votes secretly for the first time on a Braille ballot sheet during the General Elections next week.

Pretoria - Soccer fans worldwide will today find out if their ticket applications for the 2010 FIFA World Cup has been successful or not.

Pretoria - Tshwane Metro Police say they had arrested 83 offenders for various offences during the Easter weekend.

Pretoria - Local musicians in South Africa will soon have the opportunity to have their songs recorded at a new recording studio.

Johannesburg - Orange Farm will have a spanking new artificial football pitch by October, thanks to FIFA's World Cup legacy programme.

Bloemfontein - Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davis has urged communities to alert authorities to illegal liquor traders.