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Engineers welcome probe into collusion claims

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Pretoria - The South African Federation of Civil Engineering Contractors (SAFCEC) says it does not it condone any form of collusion in procurement procedures and practices in the industry.

Financial Services Charter draft welcomed

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Pretoria - The new draft of the Financial Services Charter (FSC), gazetted by Department of Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies, has been welcomed by Keith Levenstein, CEO of EconoBEE.

Matric results out on Thursday

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Johannesburg - Grade 12 learners will be waiting with their fingers crossed for matric results, which will be released on Thursday.

Dept ordered to tally costs of Veterans' Bill

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Cape Town - Parliament today ordered the Department of Defence and Military Veterans to do its homework and calculate the costs and number of military veterans that would be affected if benefits mooted under a new bill came into effect.

Rift Valley fever warning in Free State

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Pretoria - The heavy rains over the past few weeks have been a welcomed development in water-strapped parts of the country, however, the Free State Agriculture Department has warned of an imminent outbreak of Rift Valley fever.

Date set for Dewani extradition case

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Pretoria - The extradition case for Shrien Dewani, the man wanted for allegedly masterminding a hit on his wife Anni Dewani, has been set for May 3 at Woolwich Crown Court in London.

All systems go for matric results release

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Pretoria - With just one day left for the release of the 2010 matric results - Basic Education Minister, Angie Motsekga, is confident the results will reflect stability in the education system.

SA to push African agenda on UNSC

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Pretoria - South Africa intends using its position as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to elevate the African agenda and bring peace to the continent.

Zuma calls for clamp down on taverns

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Cape Town - Drug dealers should receive serious punishment and taverns should be removed from communities, said President Jacob Zuma.

Wait over for class of 2010

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Pretoria - Hundreds of thousands of youths countrywide have been up all night anxiously trying to get their hands on a copy of their local newspaper to find out how they faired in their final examinations.

Matrics record 67.8% pass rate

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Pretoria - South Africans have a reason to be proud of the Class of 2010, who have recorded a pass rate of 67.8 percent.

Praise for Zonderwater correctional centre

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Pretoria - Correctional Services National Commissioner Tom Moyane says many correctional centres need to emulate the good example set by Zonderwater Correctional Centre in Gauteng.

Gauteng leads with matric results

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Pretoria - Gauteng learners have come out tops in the country, leading as the province with the best National Senior Certificate results in 2010.

Correctional centres called to address challenges

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Pretoria - Correctional Services National Commissioner Tom Moyane has called on all correctional centres to spare no effort in ensuring that challenges affecting the centres are being addressed.