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Mahikeng gears up to stimulate economic growth

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Pretoria - The capital of the North West province, Mahikeng, is strengthen its reputation as that region’s mega airport city, a move Premier Thandi Modise says will position the city as a gateway into the Southern African Development Community (SADC).

Sanral sets record straight on ‘e-toll roadblocks’

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Pretoria - The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) and the Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) have distanced themselves from an email warning motorists about roadblocks on the e-toll roads to force motorists to buy e-tags.

Taxis exempt from e-tolls, says Sanral

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Pretoria - The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) has stressed that qualifying public transport is exempted from paying for e-tolls on the Gauteng e-roads.

Deadline for anti-poaching strategies looms

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Mbombela - Organisations that want to help fight rhino poaching have until Friday, February 7 to provide government with their suggested anti-poaching strategies.

Modise condemns acts of violence

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Pretoria - North West Premier Thandi Modise has expressed concern about incidents of violence in that province, and has called on striking miners to respect the call for non-violent industrial action.

Correctional Services donates wheelchairs

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Pretoria - Correctional Services Minister Sibusiso Ndebele will today hand over wheelchairs in Bloemfontein in the Free State, where the department will host a prayer service as part of nation building.

Government mulls Green Paper on media diversity

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Johannesburg – Government is considering developing a Green Paper on media development and diversity, says the Deputy Minister of Performance Monitoring and Evaluation, Obed Bapela.

Right to protest comes with responsibilities

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Pretoria - Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa has slammed violent protests in the country, saying although the public has a Constitutional right to protest and raise issues, which they were not content with, those rights come with responsibilities.

Dewani to be extradited to SA

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Pretoria – Shrien Dewani has lost his appeal to avoid extradition from the UK to stand trial in South Africa for the murder of his wife Anni.

300 desks for Limpopo primary school

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Apel - Deputy Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs Rejoice Mabudafhasi has handed over 300 school desks to a rural school in Limpopo as part of the Back to School campaign.

Supply of water, sanitation scaled up in Colesberg

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Colesberg – For the communities of Colesberg in the Northern Cape, water shortages and lack of proper sanitation will soon be a thing of the past, as Water Affairs Minister Edna Molewa on Thursday announced multimillion rand water projects for the region.

‘Police alone can’t bring an end to violence’

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Cape Town – It is up to South Africans to get together and help end violent acts in South Africa through dialogue, as the police alone cannot solve the problem alone, Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa said today at the university’s launch at the police academy in Paarl.