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World Sight Day: Come test your eyes

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Pretoria - More than 1000 Pretoria residents will have an opportunity to test their eyes, as well as other conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure and cholesterol, as the Gauteng Department of Health and Social Development embarks on an eye care campaign this week.

Mozambican war rifles used in rhino poaching

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Mbombela - Mpumalanga military officials have revealed that some of the rifles used to poach rhino in the Kruger National Park date back to the Mozambican civil war.

Motlanthe, ministers to discuss energy security

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Pretoria - Looming threats to the country's national electricity grid are expected to take centre stage when Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe chairs a meeting of the National Stakeholder Advisory Council on Energy on Friday.

Australia's flood death toll rises

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Brisbane - The official death toll from Australia's Queensland flood disaster has now reached 15, with 61 still missing.

Cabinet weighs in on rhino poaching

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Pretoria - Cabinet has condemned the poaching of more than 200 rhinos in parts of the country, saying this act poses a threat in the conversation of rhinos in the country.

Govt congratulates Team SA

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Cape Town - Cabinet has praised South African athletes' performance in the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games, while congratulating India for overcoming the odds in hosting the games.

Retailers warned not to sell expired products

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Pretoria - The National Consumer Commission (NCC) has warned retailers who sell expired products that should consumers suffer harm as a direct result of eating these products; the law will be strictly enforced.

Dept to take action against disruptive parents

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Pretoria - An investigation has been launched by the Gauteng Department of Education into an incident in which parents are believed to have locked teachers out of a school in the north of Johannesburg.

Over 8 000 inmates on ARVs

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Pretoria - Inmates with appropriate CD4 counts are on anti-retrovirals (ARVs), Correctional Services revealed on Wednesday.

UJ closes late applications for 2011

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Pretoria - The University of Johannesburg has closed applications for candidates to be admitted to register at the institution for the 2011 academic year - with the number of new applicants exceeding all expectations.

More cataract surgeries for KZN

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Durban - Nearly 1 000 people will undergo cataract surgery in KwaZulu-Natal after the provincial Health Department joined forces with Discovery Health and the International Centre for Eyecare Education.

Exercise caution around rivers, dams

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Pretoria - The South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) has warned South Africans to exercise extreme caution when in or making use of dams and rivers.

Major gains in unemployment battle

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Durban - The Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) has created over 190 000 job opportunities from April to June in 2010, despite the recent global economic crisis.

Boost for SA skills development plan

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Pretoria - A task team is being set up to improve SETA's capacity to meet the goals and objectives of the National Skills Development Strategy (NSDS) III.