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Remission beneficiaries must make most of second chance

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Pretoria - Offenders who have benefited from the special remission of sentences have been urged to make the most of the second chance they have been afforded, as the special remission of sentences programme drew to a close on Friday.

Police winning fight against crime - Mthethwa

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Pretoria - The crime statistics which were released recently are an indication that police are winning their war against crime, Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa says.

NW Premier condemns alleged rape of minor

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Pretoria - North West Premier Thandi Modise has condemned in the strongest terms the alleged rape of a 4-year-old girl from the Tlhabane village outside Rustenburg.

Labour hotline to fight graft

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Pretoria - The Department of Labour has launched a dedicated hotline to help fight fraud and corruption.

Professor Tobias to be laid to rest

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Pretoria - Well-known anthropologist Professor Phillip Tobias will be buried in the Jewish section of the West Park Cemetery in Johannesburg today.

Draw for Bafana, win for Boks

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Pretoria - Bafana Bafana drew 1-1 in their second 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying match with underdogs Botswana in Gaborone on Saturday.

VVIP aircraft purchase cancelled

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Pretoria - The Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, has announced the cancellation of the process of purchasing a new Boeing 777-2-LR aircraft for VVIPs.

SA to chair African prisons body

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Pretoria - Correctional Services Minister Sibusiso Ndebele has expressed delight at South Africa's election as Chair of the African Correctional Services Association (ACSA).

Learners urged to close gap in critical skills

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Johannesburg - Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa has called on learners to take up studies in Maths, Science and Technology in order to close the gap in skills and address the challenges facing the water sector.

Govt to address infrastructure development through PICC

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Pretoria - The Presidential Infrastructure Commission (PICC) will address the pace of infrastructure development in the country, which is lagging behind what the country needs, says Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe.

Government appalled by Zapiro cartoon

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Pretoria - Government says it is appalled by Zapiro's "disparaging and repulsive" cartoon in today's edition of the Mail & Guardian.