South Africa

uMgungundlovu - Over 12 000 orphans in KwaZulu-Natal will go to school this winter sporting warm school uniforms.

Pretoria - Gauteng police have recovered goods worth more than R500 000 and arrested about 60 suspects for various crimes during the weekend's crime prevention operations in the province.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma says there is an urgent need to accelerate economic transformation.

Pretoria - An alleged incident of police brutality at a Hillbrow nightclub will be thoroughly investigated, said Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa.

Johannesburg - Despite the current economic conditions and the performance of its umbrella company, General Motors South Africa (GMSA) has a healthy balance sheet, says Managing Director Steve Koch.

Pretoria - Bafana head coach Pitso Mosimane will next week Wednesday announce the team which will play the USA on 17 November in the Nelson Mandela Challenge in Cape Town.

Durban - Chief of the South African Navy, Admiral Johannes Mudimu on Saturday called on young South Africans to consider joining the Navy as their career path.

Pretoria - Twenty-four schoolchildren from schools around Gauteng and surrounding areas are on their way to the Union Buildings this morning to check out a new children's website.

Pretoria - The South African Weather Services (SAWS) says rainy conditions in Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and North West will persist throughout the week.

Pretoria - The Gauteng Education Department is to hold an education summit to address ongoing instability and underperformance in Soweto schools.

Pretoria - Government will step up its efforts to ensure increased participation of women in South Africa's economy.

Cape Town - Government has met a group of gay and lesbian activists, who are lobbying for "corrective rape" to be labeled a hate crime.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma says government will continue to work with its social partners at Nedlac, business, labour and the community sector to promote the National Development Plan (NDP).

Pretoria - Schabir Shaik has been re-incarcerated at a KwaZulu-Natal prison, the Department of Correctional Services has confirmed.

Pretoria – Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson today met with CEOs from the fishing industry and other senior officials from the department to pave the way for strengthened future cooperation between government and industry.