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Police bust immigration officer in Pretoria

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Pretoria - Two men, a senior immigration officer at the Home Affairs’ Pretoria Office and a Pakistani national appeared in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court on Monday, police said.

SANDF performed ceremonial, traditional role at SONA

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma says the participation of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) at Parliament during the State of the Nation Address (SONA) earlier this year should not be viewed or interpreted as a deployment, but a ceremonial traditional practice.

Local content needed for DTT

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Johannesburg - South Africans have been watching a lot of international television content and this should change once the country switches off its analogue signal and moves to a digital broadcasting system, says Communications Minister Faith Muthambi.

Minister Motsoaledi probes conduct of two Mpuma doctors

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Pretoria – Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi held a meeting at the Evander District Hospital near Secunda on Monday following allegations of malpractice and negligence against two of the hospital’s doctors.

WHO proposes roadmap to deal with future health outbreaks

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Cape Town – The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called for a Central National Emergency Operations Centre to be established and to be on stand-by to deal with future disease outbreaks and related emergencies.

SANRAL CEO reaches retirement age

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Pretoria - The South African National Roads Agency’s (SANRAL) Chief Executive Officer Nazir Alli will reach the retirement age of 65 next month.

New police unit to root out rotten cops

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Pretoria - The South African Police Service (SAPS) is to launch a national disciplinary trial unit, which will deal with all forms of misconduct within the police ranks.

EC rolls out human settlements brigade for the youth

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Pretoria - In an effort to address high levels of youth unemployment, the Eastern Cape Department of Human Settlements has approved an empowerment programme targeting young people in the province.

Power system stable

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Pretoria - The power system is currently stable and Eskom will be able to perform maintenance without load shedding, the power utility said on Monday.

SARS confiscates undeclared sneakers

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Pretoria – Officials from the South African Revenue Service’s (SARS) customs unit have confiscated undeclared sneakers with an estimated street value of R11.3 million at the Lebombo border post in Mpumalanga.

Dti welcomes judgment on emolument attachment orders

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Pretoria - The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) has welcomed the judgment by the Western Cape High Court that declared deductions taken from employees’ salaries for emolument attachment orders (EAOs) as illegal and invalid.