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New NPC members hit the ground running

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Pretoria - The newly appointed members of the National Planning Commission (NPC) held their first meeting on Thursday to discuss national priorities and the implementation of the National Development Plan (NDP).

Team SA prepares for WEF

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will lead a South African delegation to the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland.

Government to work with business to drive economy

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Pretoria – Government says it will reach out to its social partners, particularly business and organised labour, to build consensus on the collective actions required to stabilise the economy and build confidence in the face of a weakened outlook for the global economy and its domestic consequences.

Extra varsity funding won’t breach spending limits

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Pretoria – Minister in the Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Jeff Radebe says the Cabinet approved amendments to national budget allocations to fund universities will not breach previously announced spending limits.

President Zuma to meet NPC members

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma is expected to meet with the newly appointed members of the National Planning Commission at the Union Buildings in Pretoria today to discuss national priorities and the implementation of the National Development Plan (NDP).

Learners encouraged to read

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Pretoria – Officials from the Basic Education Department will continue with their school visits today to encourage learners and communities to get into the culture of reading from the first day of school.

Minister Muthambi to check rural development progress

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Pretoria - Communications Minister Faith Muthambi will visit the Mhinga Royal Council and the nearby traditional leaders as part of the government’s Comprehensive Rural Development Programme (CRDP).

Minister dissolves PanSALB board

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Pretoria - Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa has dissolved the board of the Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) with immediate effect.

Ready, set, learn!

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Pretoria - National and provincial government leaders have this morning visited schools across the country to assess the state of readiness for the new school year and to wish learners well for 2016.

Cape fire fighters on standby

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Pretoria - The City of Cape Town’s Fire and Rescue Service continues to monitor the hotspots amid an increase in the number of fires reported around the Peninsula in recent days.

Registration running smoothly at UJ

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Pretoria - The University of Johannesburg (UJ) says registration processes are proceeding smoothly since they commenced on Monday, and it intends to maintain that until the closing on 3 February.