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Motshekga to meet Umalusi

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Pretoria - Basic Education Minister, Angie Motshekga, will later today meet with examination quality assurance body, Umalusi, to discuss the expected delays in the release of Mpumalanga's matric results.

Stop degrading women - Mayende-Sibiya

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Pretoria - The Minister of Women, Children, Youth and People with Disabilities, has called for an end to the projection of negative and degrading images of women in the media.

How to get your matric results?

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Pretoria - Last year's matrics will on Thursday have various options in finding out if they have passed all their examinations when the 2009 matric results are officially released.

Clampdown on tax dodgers

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Cape Town - Cash-based businesses that avoid making VAT payments are among those entities and individuals that government aims to target in a bid to reduce tax avoidance and tax restructuring.

Prince William pops the question

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Pretoria - Local and international media have reported that Prince William and Kate Middleton are engaged and are to marry next year - leaving many admirers of the young prince a little depressed.

Taxi drivers say no to AARTO

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Pretoria - Taxi operators have threatened to shut down all modes of public transport in the country if government fails to cancel the implementation of the points demerit system.

Dept to finalise corruption hearing

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Pretoria - Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele told MPs on Tuesday that his department was finalising a disciplinary inquiry into several employees of the Road Traffic Management Cooperation (RTMC) who are implicated in charges of corruption.

Govt to save R23bn over three years

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Cape Town - A ministerial task team will help government save R6.5 billion Rand this year and a total of R23 billion over the next three years, says Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan

Alcohol, smokes up

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Cape Town - Smokers and drinkers will have to once again fork out more Rands and cents for their fix

NW govt prioritises service delivery

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Mafikeng - North West MEC for Finance Louisa Mabe has identified service delivery as one of government's main priorities for this financial year.

NW to improve access to healthcare

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Mafikeng - In an effort to improve access to quality healthcare, North West MEC for Health and Social Development, has called on communities to engage with government.

Positive reaction to Gordhan's budget

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Cape Town - Business and labour have widely welcomed Finance Minister's Pravin Gordhan's Budget Speech and described it as "progressive" in terms of what needs to be done to address the aftermath of recession.

Song and dance as Zakumi visits schools

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Mafikeng - Screams and laughter filled the Sol Plaatje Primary School in Mafikeng when 2010 FIFA World Cup ambassador Zakumi visited the school on Friday.