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All spheres of govt focused on youth during June

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Pretoria – Deputy Minister in the Presidency Buti Manamela says today's youth activism is directed towards successfully tackling the triple challenges of poverty, inequality and unemployment.

NW audits occupants of Madibeng low cost houses

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Pretoria - Officials from the North West Department of Local Government and Human Settlements have moved into Madibeng Local Municipality to conduct an audit list of the beneficiaries of low cost houses.

SA youth building a better future

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Pretoria - Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) Deputy Minister Andries Nel says he is inspired by the youth of South Africa who are building a better future each day.

Govt sells Vodacom stake to fund Eskom allocation

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Pretoria – National Treasury has announced that government has sold its stake in Vodacom to the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) to raise funds for a R23 billion allocation to Eskom.

Deputy President on urgent mission in Lesotho

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Pretoria - Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa, in his capacity as Southern African Development Community (SADC) Facilitator on Lesotho, has started an urgent mission to the Kingdom to help defuse security tension there.

Mining towns get R18bn facelift

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Pretoria - Government has allocated R18 billion to improve the socio-economic conditions of distressed mining communities across the country.

Government appreciates Nersa's speedy conclusion

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Pretoria – Government says it appreciates the speedy conclusion of the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) in reviewing the selective reopener for the third multi-year price determination for the period 1 July 2015 to 31 March 2016 that was submitted by Eskom.

Deaths of eight initiates condemned

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Pretoria – The Deputy Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Obed Bapela, has condemned the deaths of eight initiates since the start of initiation season.

Committee applauds outcome of Post Bank fraud probe

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Pretoria - The Portfolio Committee on Telecommunications and Postal Services has applauded the South Gauteng High Court for sentencing nine people to a combined effective jail term of 280 years in a case involving fraud.

Zuma's visit raised students' hopes

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President Jacob Zuma was encouraged by the response of students he met at TUT (Tshwane University of Technology). He said it was indicative of the message that education as the apex priority for the country has been received far and wide.

Karoo lion recaptured, says park

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Pretoria – The 3-year-old male lion that escaped from the Karoo National Park outside Beaufort West has been successfully recaptured.