South Africa

Pretoria - Government has no intention of controlling the legal profession in the country, says Justice Minister Jeff Radebe.

Mutale - Residents living in and around Thohoyandou, Limpopo, are being given a say in the Vhembe district's budgetary plans for the next five years.

Mbombela - Mpumalanga's Education Department plans to spend more money on fewer school infrastructure projects this year.

Thohoyandou - More than 600 poor households in Limpopo's Mutale area will receive RDP houses by April next year.

Pretoria - Police are offering a reward of up R50 000 for information that could lead to the arrest of an East Rand man whose ex-girlfriend has gone missing.

Pretoria - The National Planning Commission (NPC) has extended the deadline for comments and inputs to be made on its National Development Plan until May.

Thohoyandou - Limpopo residents will be able to ask questions about government's programmes when Deputy Minister in the Presidency Obed Bapela visits Thohoyandou on Friday.

Pretoria - South Africa must give youth development the attention it deserves, the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) said on Wednesday.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has received a report from the Board of Inquiry appointed to investigate alleged misconduct by suspended National Police Commissioner General Bheki Cele.

Pretoria - Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu says a lack of skills is one of the binding constraints to growth and development in the mining industry.

Pretoria - Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa has called on law-abiding citizens to stop buying stolen goods.

Washington - International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Christine Lagarde says the Fund has received commitments of additional resources up to about $320 billion.

Pretoria - South Africa believes that improving conditions to increase global trade is still critical to stimulating the recovery of the global economy, Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies says.

Pretoria - International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane has called on the Pan African Parliament (PAP) to embark on a vigorous campaign to encourage member state to ratify the Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance - which South Africa has ratified.

Pretoria - FIFA's Legacy Trust -- aimed at ensuring that South Africans will continue reaping the benefits of hosting the 2010 FIFA World Cup - is now fully operational.