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Families visit gallows to mourn loved ones

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Pretoria - The families of those who were executed at the gallows at the Pretoria Central Prison during apartheid for political crimes were this week given the opportunity to visit the gallows - many for the first time.

Help fight women abuse

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Thohoyandou - Churches, traditional authorities and civic organisations in Limpopo have been urged to help expose those who abuse women and children.

North West mourns the death of Kgosi Motsepe

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Pretoria - North West Premier Thandi Modise says she is shocked and saddened by the death of Kgosi Peter Bazabaza Motsepe of the Bakgatla Ba-Mmakau Traditional Council.

Reverend Chikane to facilitate discussions on Schubart Park

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Pretoria - In compliance with an order granted by the Constitutional Court, the City of Tshwane and the residents of Schubart Park have jointly appointed Reverend Frank Chikane as the convener of discussions aimed at resolving issues between the parties.

Energy centre launched in Mbizana

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Pretoria - The Energy Department and PetroSA have launched an Integrated Energy Centre (IeC) in Mbizana in the Eastern Cape.

Med students trained in Cuba will help with NHI rollout

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Pretoria - KwaZulu-Natal Premier Dr Zweli Mkhize says that a group of medical students, who left the province on Monday for medical training in Cuba, will soon return and be able to assist with the rollout of the National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme.

Offenders to revamp, furnish schools

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Pretoria - Offender labour will soon be utilised more often to revamp and furnish schools in South Africa, the Correctional Services Minister, Sibusiso Ndebele, has announced.

Igesund, Komphela compete for Bafana coach

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Pretoria - The technical committee selection panel of the South African Football Association (Safa) have identified Bafana Bafana caretaker coach, Steve Komphela and Gordon Igesund as top candidates for the Bafana head coach job.

SA, Namibia Joint Commission confident ahead of COP17

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Pretoria - The South Africa/Namibia Joint Permanent Commission on Defence and Security has expressed confidence that COP17 will yield results that will advance humankind's endeavours to mitigate the threat of climate change to human security.

New PetroSA CEO welcomed

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Pretoria - Energy Minister Dipuo Peters has welcomed the appointment of Nosizwe Nokwe as chief executive officer of PetroSA.

SA, Benin urge for reform in UN system

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma and his Benin counterpart, Thomas Boni Yayi, have reiterated the need for reforms within the United Nations system, particularly the Security Council and the Bretton Woods Institutions to take into account the needs of developing countries.

No violence against women campaign kicks off

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Pretoria - Today marks the start of the 16 days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children campaign, with a number of activities planned to raise awareness around women abuse expected to take place within the next two weeks.