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Microsoft's Bill Gates lauds SA’s HIV response

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Durban – US billionaire Bill Gates, one of the leading funders of HIV prevention programmes, has singled out South Africa as a model of the African continent in the fight against the spread of HIV/AIDS.

SA tourist arrivals continue to grow

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Pretoria - Tourist arrivals in South Africa are continuing on a growth trajectory, according to the latest tourism figures releases by Statistics SA.

SA's HIV response restores donor confidence

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Pretoria - South Africa’s accelerated response to HIV has restored the confidence of international HIV/Aids financing institution, The Global Fund, as well as the United States in the country as a recipient of funds to help fight the spread of HIV and Aids.

Home Affairs extends working hours

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Pretoria – Home Affairs has made arrangements to ensure certain services at branches are offered beyond normal working hours and South Africans can get their green ID book or smart ID cards.

Bigger ballot template for visually impaired voters

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Pretoria - The Electoral Commission, Blind SA and South African National Council for the Blind (SANCB) have developed a special new 32-window cardboard ballot template to allow visually impaired voters to vote unaided in the elections.

No load shedding for the rest of winter

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Pretoria - Eskom says it anticipates no load shedding for the rest of winter as it continues to make progress with the maintenance of its power generating plants.

1 000 young people to be trained in ICT in China

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Pretoria – Government and Huawei have signed an agreement that will see 1 000 young South Africans trained in information and communications technology (ICT) in China over the next five years.

Minister Pandor on importance of HIV research

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Durban - Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor has stressed the need for continued research in South Africa to help the efforts to find a highly effective and accessible preventive HIV vaccine.

AIDS Conference: Spotlight on HIV and sex work

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Durban – As scores of delegates gather in Durban this week for the 21st International AIDS Conference, the debate around decriminalising sex work to combat HIV infections has once again turned the spotlight on sex trade, a subject many are not comfortable to talk about.

Medicine "ATMs" coming to SA

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Pretoria - South Africans will soon get their medication from self-service “ATM-style” machines.