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Plans finalised ahead of COP17

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Pretoria - With less than 25 days to go before the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP 17) climate talks kick off in Durban, government and stakeholders are confident the plans put in place for the summit are on track.

Govt welcomes revised electricity tariff

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Pretoria - The Department of Public Enterprises has welcomed Eskom's revised tariff application to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) of 35 percent over the next three years.

Task team deployed to disgruntled Dipetlwane community

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Moretele - The North West Department of Local Government and Traditional Affairs has dispatched a special task team to Dipetlwane in the Moretele Local Municipality to assess the situation and address residents' concerns over service delivery.

S-African, Iranian national libraries sign MoU

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Pretoria - The National Library of South Africa and the Iranian National Library have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen the relations that already exist between these two national institutes.

Home Affairs moving headquarters

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Pretoria - The Department of Home Affairs will relocate its head office from Waltloo to the city centre, a move that will result in it taking the services it offers closer to the people.

eam to assess Mattafin storm damage

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Pretoria - A team has been dispatched to Mattafin in Mpumalanga to assess the damage caused by a heavy storm on Tuesday night.

Zim, SA to discuss border crime

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Pretoria - South Africa and Zimbabwe are expected to discuss plans that will combat border related crimes during a ministerial meeting on defence and security in Harare on Thursday.

Petrol price to remain at R7.65

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Pretoria - South Africa's petrol price is to remain unchanged at R7.65, the Department of Minerals and Energy announced on Friday.

Smooth first week of matric exams, says dept

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Pretoria - The first week of matric examinations proceeded smoothly in all nine provinces, says spokesperson for the Department of Basic Education, Dr Granville Whittle.

Govt to launch child abuse council

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Pretoria-Government is to launch a National Council that will focus on child abuse, said Women, Children and People with Disabilities Minister, Lulu Xingwana.