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N West women gather in prayer

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Pretoria - Women are usually the first line of defence in every family and play a central role in holding the family unit together and instilling good behaviour, says North West Premier Thandi Modise.

Ministers' children a private affair

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Pretoria - Every citizen in South Africa, irrespective of the office one holds, is entitled to receive education at an institution of their choice, says Acting Government Communication and Information System (GCIS), CEO Phumla Williams.

Zuma to re-open Grootvlei power station

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Balfour - President Jacob Zuma will today officially re-open Eskom’s Grootvlei power station, which will assist with the country’s energy demand requirements by providing maintenance space for other power stations.

Alcohol, drugs central to violent crimes

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Pretoria - Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa says the police will step up their fight against alcohol and drug abuse, as it has been identified as an underlying factor that increases the violent nature of crime in South Africa.

Major plans for E Cape health dept unveiled

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Pretoria – Eight clinics and two hospitals in the OR Tambo District in the Eastern Cape will be demolished and rebuilt from scratch, Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi announced on Thursday.

Nkoana-Mashabane on a working visit to Venezuela

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Pretoria – International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane has arrived in Venezuela where she will hold talks with her counterpart Minister Elias Jaua Milano on issues related to energy, mining, agriculture and education among others.

Committee urged to intervene in FETs

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Pretoria - Members of the Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training have been urged to intervene and help find solutions to the challenges facing several Further Education and Training (FET) colleges across the country.

Home Affairs to cancel duplicate IDs

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Pretoria – Home Affairs officials have urged all South Africans with duplicate IDs or ID numbers to come forward and correct this before the end of October.

Holy Cross Hospital CEO suspended

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Pretoria – The non-availability of basic equipment for patient care, the lack of quality leadership and management, and unacceptable staff attitude towards patients are some of the findings by an investigation team dispatched at Holy Cross Hospital in Flagstaff, Eastern Cape.

Cash-in-transit heists on the decline

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Pretoria – Robbery of cash-in-transit and bank robberies have decreased over the past financial year, the National Crime Statistics revealed on Thursday.