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Justice and Correctional Services Minister Michael Masutha says efforts by correctional services facilities to make a positive contribution to community development are progressing well.

Three former farmworkers from Calvinia, Northern Cape, are beneficiaries of one of the largest land redistribution deals in the Namakwa District Municipality.

As part of the deal, the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform in the Northern Cape has bought five farms measuring more than 11 000 hectares at a cost of R10.9 million. The farms were officially handed over to the beneficiaries at a celebration ceremony held on the farm recently.

Without proper roads it is difficult for people living in rural areas to access major towns to sell their goods or for children to get to school. This is why government has started putting plans into place to drive road construction across the country.

The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform is ensuring that the Comprehensive Rural Development Programme sites are making progress in improving life for poor communities.

When David Mphuti dropped out of university, his dream of becoming a mechanical engineer ended. He was without a qualification and had no job prospects.

He had to go back home and decided to do what he believed he was destined to do: farming.

More than 500 jobs will be created for the community of Greater Tzaneen, Limpopo, following plans to revive the Sapekoe Tea Estate. This number could more than double during harvesting.

More than 600 000 matric pupils across South Africa are presently buried in their books studying for their final examinations. For some, who started studying at the last minute, it is a very stressful time, but for those who started preparing well in advance, it is much easier.

The Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), in partnership with the Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (GDARD) and the University of Pretoria, is giving cattle farmers across the country a foundation in cattle farming.

This is occurring under the auspices of the corporation’s Gauteng IDC Nguni Cattle Development Trust. It aims to reintroduce the Nguni breed in black farming communities in Gauteng. The long-term objective is to develop an international niche market for producing Nguni cattle

With thousands of young people using MXit, the Department of Basic Education has found an effective and affordable way to reach learners. This instant messaging application for cellphones is a social network that forms an important part of the department's communication strategy for 2011.

MXit is one of the most popular platforms on a mobile phone and it is no secret that the majority of learners have access to cellphones.

A group of 10 aspiring medical students from Limpopo jetted off to Cuba recently to pursue studies as part of a South Africa-Cuba health agreement.