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Bar set higher for SA’s health facilities

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Pretoria - Health care facilities in the public and private sectors will have to put their best foot forward to ensure that they meet the expectations of the Office of Health Standards Compliance (OHSC) board.

IEC finalising staff recruitment for Election Day

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Pretoria - The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) is finalising the recruitment of approximately 220 000 staff, who will work at voting stations across the country on Election Day.

B-BBEE Amendment Bill signed into law

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Pretoria - The Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) Amendment Bill has been signed into law, the Department of Trade and Industry (dti) said.

Employee nabbed for Sanral bomb scare

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Pretoria - A 28-year-old man will appear at the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on Friday for acts of terrorism linked to the recent bomb scare at the South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) offices.

20 Years of Freedom exhibition starts today

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Pretoria - The biggest exhibition of the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform, known as Building the Legacy: 20 Years of Freedom Exhibition, kicks off today at the Tshwane Events Centre.

Libya advance to CHAN final

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Pretoria - Libyan goalkeeper, Mohamed Abdaula, was the hero of the CHAN semi-final match against Zimbabwe at Free State stadium on Wednesday night.

South African HIV/AIDS trial scoops USAID award

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Pretoria - The Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA) 004 Tenofovir gel trial was on Wednesday announced as the winner of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Science and Technology Pioneers Prize.

Inequality still a challenge for SA - Motlanthe

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Pretoria - While government has made considerable strides since the dawn of democracy, much more still remains to be done to reduce inequality in the country, says Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe.

Ipid won’t be compromised with McBride as head

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Cape Town – Former Ekurhuleni metro chief Robert McBride is the most suitable candidate to head the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid), the Minister of Police Nathi Mthethwa said today, while assuring MPs that the directorate would remain independent whoever is chosen to head it.

KZN keen to increase trade with Europe

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Pretoria – The province of KwaZulu-Natal is making headway towards further economic growth this year by increasing trade opportunities with Europe.

Mobile termination costs halved

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Johannesburg – After months of consultations with the telecommunications industry, the Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) has announced that mobile termination rates will be halved as of March this year.

NSFAS in tight race to pay outstanding fees

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Pretoria - The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) says it is in discussions with the Department of Higher Education and Training to make additional funding available urgently to help the scheme support students who still have outstanding fees.

Phiyega visits Tzaneen after violent protest

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Pretoria - The National Police Commissioner General Riah Phiyega will today visit Relela Village, just outside Tzaneen, to speak to the community after a public protest left several people dead.

Private sector projects won't be compelled to join SIPs

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Cape Town – Government will have to seek the consent of owners of private infrastructure projects before these can be incorporated in the State’s Strategic Infrastructure Projects (SIPs), the Minister of Economic Development Ebrahim Patel said today.