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Finance Ministry commends Barclays' commitment

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Pretoria - National Treasury and the Reserve Bank have thanked Barclays PLC for its commitment to implement its new strategy in a way that minimises the impact on the economies in which it operates.

Skills development centre to be launched in North West

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Pretoria - The North West provincial Public Works and Roads department and the Services Sector Education and Training Authority (Services SETA) are to launch a provincial office and skills development centre.

President Zuma to visit Nigeria

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Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma has been invited by Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari to visit the country, next week.

Mobile police stations to help fight crime

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Pretoria - As part of the wider fight against crime, the South African Police Service (SAPS) will soon embark on a project that will deliver mobile police stations in crime hotspots across the country.

Minister Mbalula comments on Phangiso withdrawal

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Pretoria - Sport and Recreation Minister Fikile Mbalula has expressed concern at the withdrawal of Aaron Phangiso from the first two ICC World Twenty20 internationals against Australia.

SA takes part in UNHRC session

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Pretoria - South Africa has called on the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to combat without fear of favour the scourges that continue to undermine human rights.

Calls for citizens to collect their smart ID cards

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Cape Town – Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba has urged South Africans, who have not collected their green ID books and their smart ID cards, to do so to enable them to register to vote in the local government elections.

Thousands of youth test for HIV

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Pretoria - More than 175 000 young people tested for HIV in the year 2015, according to data from the First Things First programme.

Jobs for cash report finalised

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Pretoria - Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has received the final draft of the ‘Jobs for cash’ report from the Ministerial Task Team (MTT) and will share it with the relevant stakeholders and President Jacob Zuma before releasing it to the media and public.

Classes resume at UFS

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Pretoria – The office of the Free State Premier has welcomed the resumption of classes at the University of the Free State (UFS).

National plan to fight racism gains momentum

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Pretoria - Government has officially launched the draft National Action Plan to Combat Racism, Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance in a consultative dialogue with key stakeholders, in Cape Town.