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N West Legislature to host persons with disability

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Pretoria - More than 350 persons with disabilities in the North West will get an opportunity to raise issues affecting them when the North West Provincial Legislature hosts the annual Persons with Disability Parliament on Fri

SA's renewable energy future looks bright

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Pretoria - November 5 will always occupy a place of special prominence in the history of South Africa's quest to secure the stability of energy supply in the country, especially as it forges ahead with its massive infrastructure build programme.

PE fans to catch a glimpse of Afcon trophy

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Pretoria - The Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) trophy tour will take place in Port Elizabeth on Saturday in a bid to spread the Afcon fever and generate enthusiasm in the area.

Farmworkers expected to return to work

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Cape Town - Farmworkers in the Western Cape are expected to return to work today after government on Wednesday announced that worker groups and labour unions had suspended their strike.

Heath steps down as SIU head

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Pretoria - Advocate Willem Heath has resigned as head of the Special Investigating Unit (SIU), Justice Minister Jeff Radebe said on Thursday.

2011 tenth warmest year

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Durban - Global temperatures in 2011 are currently the tenth highest on record since 1850 when records were first kept, a report by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) revealed today.

Mandela Centre sends condolences to Bam family

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Pretoria - The Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory on Monday joined millions of South Africans in expressing their deepest condolences to the family of the late Judge Fikile Bam.

Govt looks back on 2011

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Pretoria - Although 2011 was a challenging year, government has made strides in creating and maintaining a better life for all, President Jacob Zuma said on Sunday.

DPRK leader Kim Jong-il dies

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Pyongyang - Kim Jong-il, the top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), passed away on Saturday at the age of 69 "from a great mental and physical strain", the country's official KCNA news agency reported on Monday.

SA's GDP grows by 1.4%

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Pretoria - South Africa's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) came in lower than expected, increasing by 1.4% in the third quarter of 2011.

Premier pushes for speedy payment of creditors

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Pretoria - North West Premier Thandi Modise says delayed payment to creditors needs to be investigated to check if soliciting of bribes and corruption are not the root of non-compliance with the Public Finance Management Act.

Campaign to fight hunger

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Pretoria - Minister of Social Development Bathabile Dlamini will on Tuesday launch the Food for All Campaign in the North West as part of government's efforts to fight extreme hunger and poverty.

Holiday fun at Joburg Zoo

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Johannesburg - Loads of activities are lined up for young visitors to the Johannesburg Zoo this festive season, and they will get rare opportunities that usually only keepers get.