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Mayende-Sibiya to perform nursing duties

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Pretoria - Minister for Women, Children and Persons with Disabilities, Noluthando Mayende-Sibiya will on Sunday swap her formal attire for a white nursing uniform and report for duty at the Prince Mshiyeni Hospital.

FS gets more nursing schools

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Thaba Nchu - In an effort to boost the number of qualified health professions in the Free State, Premier Ace Magashule announced that more nursing schools will open.

Teachers welcome laptop initiative

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Pretoria - Teachers across the country have welcomed the roll out of the Teacher Laptop Initiative (TLI), saying they were looking forward to sharing ideas, learning from each other and improving the quality of the education system.

Samwu, Salga hopeful for amicable solution

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Pretoria - The South African Municipal Workers Union (Samwu) and the South African Local Government Association (Salga) are hopeful that after today's meeting they will reach an agreement that will end the five-day municipal workers strike.

Focus on 2% employment for disabled

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Pretoria - The ministry responsible for people living with disabilities will this financial year ensure that all employers attain the 2 percent employment target for disabled people.

Gender equality must be fast tracked

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Pretoria - It will take South Africa almost 40 years to achieve gender equality at leadership level if the current rate of gender transformation is not hastened, says the minister responsible for women.

Motlanthe to tackle EC poverty

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Mthatha - Issues of rural development and service delivery needs will come to the fore when Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe visits Lubala village in the Eastern Cape at the weekend.

Arts to receive financial boost

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Durban - Arts and Culture MEC Weziwe Thusi has provided KwaZulu-Natal with an R88 million coffer for the development and support of arts infrastructure.

Durban volunteers get into swing of things

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Durban - Pinky Naicker, 22, has mastered the Diski dance but she still has more to learn as training for volunteers for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in KwaZulu-Natal kicked off.

Conference to focus on emerging contractors

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Pretoria - The Eastern Cape Department of Human Settlements will be hosting a conference which aims to focus on problems encountered by emerging contractors on housing projects.

Govt to assess progress in rural areas

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Pretoria - Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Rural Development and Land Reform will be visiting the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal this week to check on progress made.

Investigation on train derailment

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Pretoria - The Railway Safety Regulator (RSR) has launched an investigation following the derailment of the Shosholoza Meyl Diamond Express on Saturday.

Housing contractors warned

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Klerksdorp - North West MEC for Human Settlements Desbo Mohono has warned emerging contractors that her department will not tolerate shoddy work.

Joburg water gets thumbs up

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Durban - The City of Joburg has landed the number one spot on the national top ten Blue Drop Performers.