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Public servants reminded of company directorship deadline

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Pretoria – The Minister of Public Service and Administration, Advocate Ngoako Ramatlhodi, has reminded public servants, who still hold directorships in companies that are conducting business with an organ of State, that they should either resign from the employment of the public service or from these companies by 31 January 2017.

Kudos for Pretoria doctors who separated twins

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has congratulated the medical team and the management of Unitas Hospital in Centurion, Pretoria, for successfully separating three-week old conjoined twin girls.

No deportation of undocumented migrants

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Pretoria - The Department of Home Affairs has dismissed reports that it has ordered the immediate deportation of undocumented migrants in the country.

Drought continues despite good rains

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Johannesburg – While there has been good rains, the country is still firmly in a drought situation - and has not recovered enough to relax the restrictions to water use, implemented in provinces.

GDE apologises for late payment to exam markers

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Pretoria – The Gauteng Education Department has in a statement on Tuesday apologised to all matric examination markers who have been affected by a delay in payments due to them.

Education a weapon for economic transformation

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma says the South African government will always prioritise education because it is only through quality education that the country can win the struggle against unemployment, poverty and inequality.

Ministry sets record straight on medical benefits registry

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Pretoria - The Ministry of Health says its plans to develop a benefits registry through information requested from the Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) is not to collect personal or private information, as the Democratic Alliance (DA) claims.