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Tshwane bids farewell to world youth

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Pretoria - Minister in the Presidency Collins Chabane on Tuesday accepted the declaration of the 17th World Festival of Youth and Students as delegates marked an end to the week-long event in Tshwane.

Alternatives available for school leavers

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Pretoria - Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Hlengiwe Mkhize, says there are other options available to students, especially those who could not secure a space at universities.

Govt offers immediate relief for flood victims

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Pretoria - A total of 6 256 flood-affected families have so far received immediate disaster relief from the Social Development Departmental Social Relief of Distress (SRD).

Home Affairs wishes Madiba well

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Pretoria - The Department of Home Affairs Director General, Mkuseli Apleni, has extended well wishes to former President Nelson Mandela on behalf of Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma and the IEC chairperson, Dr Brigalia Bam.

Deadline looms for Zim nationals

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Pretoria - With the deadline for Zimbabwean nationals to regularise their stay in South Africa fast approaching, Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has once again stressed that the 31 December cut-off date would not be extended.

US wishes speedy recovery for Mandela

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Washington - The US State Department on Thursday wished former South African President Nelson Mandela a speedy recovery, calling the 92-year-old elder statesman "a truly global citizen."

Govt sets targets to curb violent crime

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Cape Town - Government has committed to increase the violent crime detection rate in South Africa from the current 13.5 percent to 34 percent in the next three years, with Justice Minister Jeff Radebe on Sunday also saying steps were being taken to address challenges in the country's criminal justice system.

Gauteng Health tackles teenage pregnancy

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Pretoria- Teenage pregnancies lead to girls possibly not completing their education resulting impacting on their ability to be economically independent said Gauteng Health and Social Development MEC Ntombi Mekgwe.

Motshekga intervenes in E Cape schools

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East London - A number of interventions are expected to be implemented in the Eastern Cape in a bid to turn around the performance of the provincial Department of Education.