South Africa

Cape Town - Over 500 children were imprisoned for breaking the law between April last year and March 2011, as compared to 668 the previous year in the same period.

Cape Town - The Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) has been allocated an additional R19.5 million to increase the print run of its Vuk'uzenzele newspaper, which has published over 50 million copies in all the country's official languages, including Braille, the Minister in the Presidency for Performance Monitoring and Evaluation Collins Chabane says.

Pretoria - Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe has concluded his visit to Finland with a pledge to partner with the country in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and marine industries.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will on Thursday unveil a state-of-the-art cargo terminal, a trade zone, an agrizone and associated property development all located at the Dube Trade Port in La Mercy, KwaZulu-Natal.

Pretoria - The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) will receive the United Nations Public Service Award (UNPSA) for Preventing and Combating Corruption in the Public Service.

Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula says government is ready to host the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon).

Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe says government is ready to roll out the country's infrastructure plan announced by President Jacob Zuma in his State of the Nation Address earlier this year.

Skukuza - The Kruger National Park expects to make more arrests related to rhino poaching in the world renowned reserve.

Polokwane - The Health and Social Development Department in Limpopo has admitted that some clinics in the province have gone without medicine but that it was working to improve the situation.

Pretoria - The Eastern Cape Education Department has been allocated a large chunk of the provincial budget, which will be invested in achieving excellence in the classroom and improving learning standards.

Pretoria - The Southern African Development Community (SADC) member countries should look into ways of integrating energy structures in order to reduce the cost of energy resources, Energy Minister Dipuo Peters says.

The new Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid), which this month replaces the Independent Complaints Directorate (ICD), will focus more on tackling corruption and human rights abuses by police than its predecessor, Ipid's executive director Francois Beukman said on Friday.

Public Works Minister Thulas Nxesi says he will do everything in his power to ensure that resources are available for the successful implementation of the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP).

Pretoria - The South African National Parks yesterday received 1 000 DNA kits to ensure effective prosecution of rhino poachers.

Infrastructure development will remain critical in helping South Africa's economy deliver the targeted five million jobs by 2020, Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe said on Friday.