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Public comment sought on draft Construction Sector Code

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Pretoria - Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies is calling on the public to make comments on the draft Amended Construction Sector Code, which stipulates that at least 50% of black shareholding needs to be held by professionals.

President Zuma to consider Public Protector report

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Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma has withdrawn his application seeking to interdict the Public Protector from publishing an interim report pursuant to an investigation into complaints of improper and unethical conduct by the President and/or officials of state organs due to the alleged inappropriate relationship with members of the Gupta family.

Economic cooperation tops SA, Zim meeting

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Pretoria – Economic cooperation has come out as the key area South Africa and Zimbabwe need to strengthen for the mutual benefit of not only the two countries, but the entire region.

SA making inroads in digital migration

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Pretoria – Communications Minister Faith Muthambi will address The New Age business briefing on Friday to talk about the milestone in the migration from analogue to digital broadcasting.

Dam levels continue to drop

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Pretoria - The Department of Water and Sanitation has urged communities and businesses to strictly follow water saving measures as dam levels across the country continue to drop due to the drought.

Home Affairs gets nod for ICT award

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Pretoria – Government has commended the Department of Home Affairs for scooping the prestigious ICT Service Delivery Transformation Award.

Tourism SMMEs to thrive on incubator scheme

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Pretoria - The North West MEC for Tourism, Desbo Mohono, says the Tourism Enterprise Incubator Programme will significantly help to move many SMMEs in the sector off the ground.

Parliament commends quick action in maths paper leak

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Pretoria - The Portfolio Committee on Basic Education says it supports the approach taken by the Department of Basic Education in dealing with the reported Grade 12 maths exam paper leak in the Mopani District in Limpopo.

SA, Zimbabwe set for inaugural ministerial session

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Pretoria - International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane will today co-chair the inaugural ministerial session of the Zimbabwe-South Africa Bi-National Commission (BNC) in Harare ahead of the Heads of State session scheduled for Thursday.

Biotech crops impact economy positively

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Cape Town – The Department of Science and Technology Director General, Dr Phil Mjwara, says biotechnology or genetically modified (GM) crops have had a positive economic impact on South Africa.