South Africa

Vryburg - A new game, called the Save It! Digital game, available free on the internet and on MXit, is set to keep youngsters entertained for hours, while teaching them to save energy.

Cape Town - A total of 42 percent of all new electricity generation will be expected to come from renewable energy over the next 20 years, with the approval of the Department of Energy's Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) 2010 plan, said the Director General of Energy Nelisiwe Magubane today.

Durban - Despite the global economic recession, the South African tourism industry is surviving and doing well, says Tourism Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk.

Johannesburg - The average response time for Gauteng police to attend to emergencies on the 10111 number has improved to less than 30 minutes.

Cape Town - The Department of Basic Education has announced that President Jacob Zuma is to meet with the principals of primary schools.

Pretoria - Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele has vowed to stamp out the reported illegal conversions of panel vans into mini-bus taxis.

Cape Town - Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga has announced that government has dropped plans to introduce the General Education Certificate for Grade 9's.

Pretoria - Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele is upbeat after the recent meeting of the Joint Working Group on Public Transport which was set up to discuss the implementation of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system.

Pretoria - Television viewers will from this month pay more for their television licenses, the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) announced on Tuesday.

Johannesburg - Gauteng municipalities buckling under pressure from the current global financial crisis could soon breathe a sigh of relief.

Bloemfontein - The process of developing South Africa's rural areas took a giant step forward when young people received certificates for completing the first phase of their skills empowerment programme.

Pretoria - Enough money will be available to pay staff as well as bring about stabilisation to the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), says interim board chairwoman Irene Charnley.

Pretoria - The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) is still in the process of confirming whether the death of a man in KwaZulu-Natal was due to the H1N1 Influenza Virus, also known as swine flu.

Johannesburg - South Africa's Business Confidence Index (BCI) has increased slightly to 83.2 points in July from 83.1 points in June, the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI) announced on Wednesday.

Giyani - Vitamin A supplementation, de-worming, catch up immunization and growth monitoring will be among the services offered during the Child Health Week.