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Motlanthe pushes for more Africa-India trade

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Pretoria - Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe has reaffirmed the strategic importance of India's relationship with Africa, however, he underscored the need for burgeoning trade relations to be propelled to the next level.

Africa, India cement ties

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Pretoria - Africa and India have pledged to further strengthen their cooperation in regional and global peace and security, as well as economic and trade areas.

MEC wants more female pilot

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East London - The Eastern Cape Transport MEC says young black women should be at the forefront of the aviation industry rather than just settle for being flight attendants.

Drastic steps needed to protect water resources

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Pretoria - Deputy Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, Rejoice Mabudafhasi, says climate change will have a severe impact on the world's water resources and has called for drastic measures to be put in place to address the challenge.

GP beefs up education districts

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Pretoria - In an effort to strengthen the performance and managerial capacity of school districts, the Gauteng Education Department has transferred six directors to head up the provincial districts.

IMF report fair, says govt

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Pretoria - Government says the International Monetary Fund (IMF) report on South Africa is a fair assessment of the fiscal situation in the country.

Toll roads would cover R149bn backlog - Ndebele

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Cape Town - Seven planned toll roads would help to cover a R149 billion backlog in strengthening and re-gravelling the country's worst roads, the Minister of Transport Sibusiso Ndebele, said on Thursday

Case against fraudsters postponed

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Pretoria - The case against three men accused of defrauding the Department of Labour's Compensation Fund of millions of rands was yet again postponed today as the men failed to plead.

$351m to help Horn of Africa

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Pretoria - The African Union (AU) on Thursday secured over $351 million in cash and some $28 million in kind at a Pledging Conference for the drought in the Horn of Africa.

Plan to ensure road safety in icy conditions

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Pretoria - Government has established a National Joint Operations Committee to deal with the current icy conditions that have gripped some roads in certain parts of the country.