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Mdladlana commends bid to end construction strike

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Pretoria - Labour Minister Membathisi Mdladlana has commended the South African Federation of Civil Engineering Contractors (Safcec) and National Union of Mineworkers' (NUM) for their efforts to end the strike in the construction industry.

Law enforcement tops substance abuse summit agenda

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Pretoria - Tighter monitoring of alcohol trading outlets and pushing up the legal drinking age to 21 years will be among the proposals to be put forward during the second Biennial Substance Abuse Summit.

Police negotiate the release of mine hostages

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Pretoria - The North West Police are currently negotiating the release of mine supervisors being held hostage by temporary mine workers at the Crocodile Mine, near Hartebeespoort.

Bafana match tickets on sale

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Pretoria - Tickets for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying match between Bafana Bafana and Egypt are on sale countrywide.

Operation Mayibuye closes in on criminals

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Pretoria - Gauteng police have recovered goods worth more than R500 000 and arrested about 60 suspects for various crimes during the weekend's crime prevention operations in the province.

GMSA will not need government loan

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Johannesburg - Despite the current economic conditions and the performance of its umbrella company, General Motors South Africa (GMSA) has a healthy balance sheet, says Managing Director Steve Koch.

Mosimane to pick team to face USA

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Pretoria - Bafana head coach Pitso Mosimane will next week Wednesday announce the team which will play the USA on 17 November in the Nelson Mandela Challenge in Cape Town.

SA Navy calls on youth to join the force

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Durban - Chief of the South African Navy, Admiral Johannes Mudimu on Saturday called on young South Africans to consider joining the Navy as their career path.

Presidency launches children's website

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Pretoria - Twenty-four schoolchildren from schools around Gauteng and surrounding areas are on their way to the Union Buildings this morning to check out a new children's website.

Rainy conditions to persist

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Pretoria - The South African Weather Services (SAWS) says rainy conditions in Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and North West will persist throughout the week.