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Zuma mourns death of Amina Cachalia

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma had conveyed his condolences to the family, friends and comrades of the late Amina Cachalia, a struggle stalwart and long-time friend of former President Nelson Mandela, who passed on Thursday.

Modise calls for clampdown on illegal liquor trading

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Pretoria - Communities need to work with the police to ensure that shebeens and taverns that have underage children as patrons are closed and their trading licenses withdrawn, says North West Premier Thandi Modise.

Social Development minister meets with NPO task team

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Pretoria – Rigorous steps will be taken to ensure that non-profit organisations (NPOs) -- who were deregistered with the NPO Directorate -- are fully compliant with the legislation governing NPOs.

Travellers to Moz should exercise caution

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Mbombela - Travellers to Maputo, Mozambique, have been urged to exercise caution following street protests this week against a surge in basic living costs.

FETs must up their game

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Johannesburg - Further Education and Training (FET) colleges must be radically overhauled so that they can become colleges of choice for school leavers while providing quality foundation programmes with particular focus on maths and science.

Ndzimande maps way forward for FETs

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Johannesburg - The curriculum at Further Education and Training (FET) colleges need to change in order to contribute to the country's new economic path.

Minister clarifies Zim decision

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Johannesburg - The curriculum at Further Education and Training (FET) colleges need to change in order to contribute to the country's new economic path.

Mpumalanga postpones trial exams

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Mbombela - The Mpumalanga Department of Education has postponed the preliminary exams for Grade 12s to give them at least one more week to prepare.

Police willing to learn from society - Mthethwa

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Pretoria - Determined to make inroads in the fight against crime, the police were prepared to learn lessons from any sector of society that was willing to share its ideas with them, says Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa.

Visiting hours restricted at Gauteng hospitals

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Pretoria - The Gauteng Department of Health and Social Development has put in place a restriction with regards to evening visiting hours at public hospitals during the ongoing public servants strike.

Govt places moratorium on new mining licences

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Pretoria - The Department of Mineral and Resources has placed a six-month moratorium on all new applications for prospecting mining licences, said Minister Susan Shabangu on Tuesday.

Africa steps up efforts for SKA bid

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Pretoria - African countries have stepped up its efforts to beat out Australasia and emerge as the hosts Square Kilometre Array (SKA) telescope and its associated infrastructure.

Striking public servants warned against intimidation

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Pretoria - As one million public servants embark on an indefinite strike following labour's rejection of government's revised wage offer of 7 percent, striking employees have been warned against intimidating non-striking employees.