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Government welcomes latest FDI Index rating

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Pretoria – Government has welcomed the latest Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) rating, as it indicates that South Africa’s strategic partnership with investors form abroad was producing good spin-offs.

Minister Peters keen to do more for road safety

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Pretoria - Transport Minister Dipuo Peters today met with all of the department’s, 12 state owned entities where she urged the entities to show solidarity in their work when it comes to road safety.

Premier set to renew image of N West

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Pretoria – North West Premier Supra Mahumapelo has, during a meeting with the local business community, revealed a plan to rebrand, reposition and renew the image of the province.

Eskom execs to forfeit annual bonuses

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Pretoria - Senior executives at Eskom will not take their annual bonuses for the 2013/14 financial year, due to the parastatal’s R225-billion revenue shortfall.

Tshwane protesters: "We will stop burning tyres"

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Bronkhorstpruit – The community leaders of townships around Bronkhorstpruit in Tshwane, who staged service delivery protests, say they will refrain from burning tyres and will rather work with government to ensure that their demands are met.

Reaching out to child-headed households

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Pretoria – Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini has called on South Africans to help her department reach out to every child and youth-headed household.

New Gauteng Provincial Commissioner named

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Pretoria - National Police Commissioner General Riah Phiyega has appointed Lieutenant General Lesetja Mothiba as the new Gauteng Provincial Commissioner.

No ban on drones issued: Sacaa

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Pretoria - No specific notice or regulation to ban unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), also popularly known as drones, has been issued by the South African Civil Aviation Authority (Sacaa).

Tshwane gets its name basics right

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Pretoria – Tshwane residents are being given a chance to reshape their city by helping officials to identify misspelt and derogatory geographical names.

Enquiry to investigate Lwandle evictions

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Pretoria – Human Settlements Minister Lindiwe Sisulu says she will establish an enquiry to investigate the manner in which the Lwandle evictions were carried out.