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Gauteng to commission township economy study

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Pretoria - The Gauteng Provincial Government will commission a baseline study on the township economy to understand its size, spread and strength as well as innovative ways of measuring its social and economic importance.

Communities urged to save water

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Pretoria - Government has appealed to communities to save water and help protect the country’s infrastructure at all times.

Programme to boost township entrepreneurs

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Johannesburg - The City of Ekurhuleni says it wants to transform historically disadvantaged townships into viable commercial business areas through its ambitious Township Economy Programme.

Informal mining settlements to be revitalised

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Pretoria - About 82 informal settlements are currently being assessed and categorised for upgrading as part of the National Upgrading Support Programme in the priority mining towns.

R55m biodiversity offset pact signed

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Pretoria – South African National Parks (SANParks), Coal of Africa and the Department of Environmental Affairs have signed a historic biodiversity offset agreement (BOA) for Vele Colliery.

Phiyega commends bribe conviction

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Pretoria - National Police Commissioner General Riah Phiyega has welcomed the conviction of two men by the Atteridgeville Magistrate’s Court for attempting to bribe the Diepsloot police station commander.

Probe into death of Moroccan diplomat

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Pretoria - Police have put together a team of detectives to investigate the death of a Moroccan consul, whose body was found at a guesthouse in Pretoria on Tuesday.

District municipalities to function better

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Pretoria - Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Pravin Gordhan says national government has looked at ways of strengthening municipalities at district level in order to improve the overall performance of local government.

Government to develop skills in mining

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Pretoria - The Department of Mineral Resources will develop the skills of young people and mineworkers to address the needs of the mining industry as it evolves.

Minister receives Lwandle report

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Cape Town – Human Settlements Minister Lindiwe Sisulu says she will study the findings and recommendations of the report of the Ministerial Commission of Inquiry that probed the inhumane evictions of families in Lwandle, Cape Town.

Moving SA forward with informed citizens

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Pretoria - Deputy Communications Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams says the country can only move forward when South Africans are informed about government’s programme of action.

PSC calls for transparency, accountability

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Boksburg - The Public Service Commission (PSC) has called for transparency and accountability in order to build a South Africa where all citizens enjoy a high standard of living.