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Radio conference a platform to exchange ideas

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Johannesburg - Deputy Minister of Communications Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams says the Radio Days Africa conference, which is currently taking place in Johannesburg, provides a useful platform to exchange ideas, information and experiences about the issues facing radio.

Chaos at Oudtshoorn municipal council meeting condemned

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Pretoria - Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) Minister Pravin Gordhan has strongly condemned the chaos and intimidation that erupted at the Oudtshoorn municipal council meeting on Tuesday.

No longer business as usual, warns Modise

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Pretoria - Newly-appointed National Commissioner of Correctional Services, Zacharia Modise, has told Correctional Services officials that it will no longer be business as usual.

Minister wishes new SABC CEO all the best

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Pretoria - Communications Minister Faith Muthambi has wished the newly appointed Chief Executive Officer of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), Frans Matlala, all the best in his new responsibilities.

US, Cuba to reopen embassies

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Pretoria - The United States and Cuba have agreed to formally re-establish diplomatic relations and reopen embassies, President Barack Obama announced on Wednesday.

SADC to hold Troika Summit on Lesotho

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Pretoria – Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has returned from his visit to Lesotho after being dispatched there by Chairperson of the SADC Troika on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation, President Jacob Zuma.

Electronic sector must gear up for DTT

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Pretoria – Communications Minister Faith Muthambi says the electronic manufacturing sector must gear up to take advantage of the opportunities that will come from the digital migration process.

Offenders renovate houses for Mandela Month

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Cape Town – Simon Filander, who lives in a plank house in Morning Star in Cape Town, was at a loss for words when Human Settlements Deputy Minister Zou Kota-Fredericks – accompanied by a large group of offenders from nearby prisons - walked into his yard on Wednesday to start renovating is family house.

SA policy allows space to procure locally

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Pretoria – South Africa has the policy space to prefer local manufacturers in the purchasing of goods and services from local companies, says Economic Development Minister Ebrahim Patel.

2015 tax season kicks off

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Pretoria - As the tax season officially got off the ground on Wednesday, the South African Revenue Service (Sars) had already received more than 17 000 tax returns via branches and mobile units across the country by 8am.