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Sheriff's profession must be more attractive to women

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Pretoria – Although significant strides have been made to transform the sheriff’s profession in the country, more still needs to be done to make it attractive to women, says the newly appointed Justice Deputy Minister John Jeffery.

Pistorius trial date set

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Pretoria - Paralympian Oscar Pistorius's premeditated murder case has been transferred to the High Court in Pretoria, and his trial is set to start on 3 March 2014.

Bafana, Springbok did SA proud

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Pretoria - Brand South Africa has congratulated the country’s national soccer and rugby teams for valiantly flying the South African flag in the Nelson Mandela Sport and Culture Day on Saturday which resulted in overwhelming victories by both teams.

Gauteng to strengthen community health worker programme

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Pretoria - The Gauteng Department of Health says it has started a process to implement urgent interventions to strengthen and prevent further disruptions of the Community Health Workers programme (CHWs) in the province.

SADC mulls over mandatory HIV testing for members

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Lilongwe – In what is seen as a bold move to tackle HIV/Aids, Southern African Development Community (SADC) leaders -- who are meeting for their ordinary summit in Malawi -- could propose a compulsory universal HIV testing in all member states in a bid to reduce infections.

Mandela annual lecture focuses on building social cohesion

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Pretoria - Businessman, academic and philanthropist, Mo Ibrahim, delivered the 11th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture at the University of South Africa (Unisa) on Saturday where he focused on the need for social cohesion not only in South Africa, but also between the 54 nations that make up the African continent.

SA congratulates Mali's President-elect

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Pretoria - South Africa has congratulated Ibrahim Keita Boubarka, widely known as IBK, on his election as president of Mali, pledging close cooperation with the new government and better bilateral relations.

Doubts as SADC mulls over single currency

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Lilongwe - South Africa is backing the Southern African Development Community’s (SADC) ambitious plan to launch a sing currency for the continent, but Pretoria admits there are still challenges in implementing the plan.

Women in science honoured

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Johannesburg - As part of the annual celebrations for Women’s Month this August, the Department of Science and Technology (DST) has honoured the country’s female scientists for their innovation in combating violence against women in society.

Dream come true for children at Pontsho Centre

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Zebediela – Days of being squashed in a tiny mud building will soon be a thing of the past for 42 children staying at Pontsho Disability Centre in Khureng village, who will soon be accommodated in a new building with all the resources to meet their disability needs.

Police to intensify operations in KwaNongoma

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Pretoria – Minister Nathi Mthethwa says the police will continue to mount operations and increase their presence in various areas around KwaNongoma, in a bid to target various hotspots, including hostels.