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Committee satisfied with post-school education plan

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Pretoria - Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training, Connie September, has voiced her satisfaction with the national plan on Post-School Education in the country.

SA suspends imports amid Brazilian meat scandal

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Pretoria - The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) has suspended imports of meat from establishments suspected to be involved in the Brazilian meat scandal.

A need to reverse apartheid spatial planning

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Pretoria - There is a need to guide the growth and management of urban areas in ways that unleash the potential of cities and towns, and reverse the terrible legacy of apartheid spatial injustice.

Panel on water pledges to achieve 2030 Agenda

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Durban – The High Level Panel on Water (HLPW) has pledged to work closely and collaboratively with all water stakeholders to ensure that the water related targets of 2030 Agenda and beyond are achieved.

Women changing the world of work

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Pretoria – The 61st Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, which is currently underway in New York, is discussing “Women Economic Empowerment in the Changing World of Work”.

Ontlametse Phalatse to meet President Zuma

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will tomorrow receive a courtesy call from Ontlametse Phalatse, one of the two South African girls living with Progeria, at the Union Buildings in Pretoria.

Digital awareness campaign moves to Ladybrand

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Pretoria - Residents of the small agricultural town of Ladybrand in the Free State will on Friday have an opportunity to learn and understand the importance of switching from analogue to digital broadcasting.

Borehole drilling progressing steadily in E Cape

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Pretoria – Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) Minister Des van Rooyen has officially handed over boreholes to the community of OR Tambo District Municipality in the Eastern Cape.

Three to appear in court over Chief Justice burglary

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Pretoria - Three men arrested in connection with the recent burglary at the offices of the Chief Justice in Midrand will appear in court in Mamelodi today, Acting National Commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS), Lieutenant General Khomotso Phahlane, said on Wednesday.

Freedom Park pays tribute to international communities

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Pretoria – Human Rights Day is a significant day to South Africans for remembering not only the 69 people, who were killed during the Sharpeville Massacre, but all those who made the ultimate sacrifice for South Africa’s freedom, says Freedom Park Chief Executive Officer Jane Mufamadi.

Parliament urges SA to uphold democratic values

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Pretoria – On this important commemorative day, Parliament has urged all South Africans to reflect, recommit, advance, protect, defend and uphold democratic values of human dignity, equality and freedom.