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Free State department wins SAIGA Award

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Bloemfontein - The Free State Department of Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation has received an award for producing the most transparent, understandable, accurate and accountable annual reports for two years in a row.

Home Affairs rolls out electronic system

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Pretoria - The Department of Home Affairs says its one step closer to implementing its new electronic system for identity documents after the process proved to be a success for passports.

MEC calls for tough action against corrupt officers

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Nelspruit - Mpumalanga Community Safety, Security and Liaison MEC Sibongile Manana has called on the provincial South African Police Service (SAPS) management to take stringent action against corrupt police officials.

IEC ready for local elections

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Cape Town - The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has indicated that it is ready for the upcoming local government elections on 18 May.

Global financial crisis continues to bite: Busa

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Johannesburg - The contraction of South Africa's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 3 percent for the second quarter of 2009, indicates the economy is still in recession, says Business Unity South Africa.

Local participation vital in municipal planning: Motlanthe

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Pretoria - Weaknesses in communication, accountability, skills shortages and lack of community involvement in some municipalities were among the contributory factors to service delivery backlogs, Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe said on Tuesday.

Govt to increase enrolment at FETs to one million

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Johannesburg - The Department of Higher Education and Training hopes to increase student enrolment at Further Education and Training (FET) colleges to at least one million by 2015.

Swine flu hotline ready

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Pretoria - The public will be able to request more information or ask specific questions related to the H1N1 Influenza, or swine flu, via a hotline, from Wednesday.

Mpuma farmers welcome skilling programmes

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Nelspruit - Agricultural bodies have welcomed a commitment by the Mpumalanga Department of Agriculture, Rural Development and Land Administration to address a critical skills shortage in the farming sector.

Education MEC pays Mpuma schools a surprise visit

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Bushbuckridge - Before revealing who she was during a surprise visit to Machaye High School in Agincourt village on Tuesday, MEC Reginah Mhaule asked matrics what they would ask the education MEC if they met her.

Cut-off today for special vote applications

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Pretoria - Voters who will be in hospital or housebound on Election Day have until today to submit their applications to vote at the office of their respective Municipal Electoral Officer.

SA's Caster tipped for gold

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Berlin - South African 800m runner Caster Semenya is widely tipped to claim a gold medal in the final tonight at the 12th International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) World Championships.