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SA condemns on-going Syrian conflict

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Pretoria - South Africa says the political solution in the on-going conflict in Syria must be reflective of their will and aspirations, and protect the inalienable rights of ordinary people.

Zuma meets actor Danny Glover

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Cape Town – Danny Glover, a star of Hollywood and an anti-apartheid activist, popped in at Tuynhuys to visit President Jacob Zuma.

President Zuma to attend 5th TICAD summit

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will depart for Japan to join over 40 Heads of State and Government to attend the fifth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD-V) Summit to be held in Yokohama.

Awaiting trial inmates filling up SA prisons - Ndebele

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Cape Town – Out of a total prison population of 152 514, only 107 471 have been sentenced and are serving time, while 45 043 people or 29.5 percent are detainees on remand, who are clogging up the system.

Public comment sought on draft land claims bill

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Pretoria - South Africans are being urged to submit their written comments following the publication of the Restitution of Land Rights Amendment Bill 2013 and the Memorandum on the Objects of the Bill.

Social grants help children stay in school

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Pretoria - Poor children who receive grants tend to stay at school for longer and perform better compared to poor children who get no financial support at all, says the Department of Social Development.

Less than 2% of acts declared unconstitutional

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Cape Town – Less than two percent of the 1 294 acts passed by Parliament since 1994 have been declared unconstitutional by the Constitutional Court, the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Jeff Radebe, said today.

Let us create communities which nurture children

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From the moment the nurse places the new-born baby in a parent’s arms, an overwhelming instinct to protect and nurture takes hold. Any selfishness fades as you look at that tiny, helpless body and realise that its needs are now your main concern.

SA is a sound investment destination

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Pretoria – The Johannesburg chief representative of the Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ, Yoshiro Yokoi, has commended South Africa for being a sound investment destination, despite the legacy left by apartheid.

Free State hospital fire extinguished

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Pretoria – The fire that broke out at the Dihlabeng Regional Hospital in Bethlehem in the Free State has been successfully extinguished.