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Pretoria - South Africa joined in the commemoration of Commonwealth Day and recommitted itself to the Commonwealth's shared values of tolerance, respect, and equality on Monday.

Johannesburg - Condoms will be dished out at the Tembisa and Nqayizivele High Schools in Johannesburg on Thursday to educate young adults about the serious risks involved with unprotected sex.

Eastern Cape - Safety Month, which is marked in February, is to be used to showcase the Eastern Cape's preparations towards ensuring the safety and security of visitors and residents during the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Pretoria - Matriculants throughout the country are today writing their second English paper.

Pretoria - Violence once again erupted in the Sakhile informal settlement, outside Standerton in Mpumalanga last night.

Durban - Lectures have resumed at the Durban University of Technology following management and staff unions reaching an agreement over salaries.

Polokwane - More than 81 percent of the people living in Limpopo now have access to electricity, according to province's 15 Year Review Report released on Wednesday.

Nkandla - The KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government has commissioned a study to focus on the profile of older persons to ensure if adequate services are being provided to them.

Bloemfontein - Free State MEC for Social Development, Sisi Ntombela, has challenged communities to partner with government and declare a war on poverty during Social Development Month.

Pretoria - The Department of Health is to develop legislation aimed at reducing certain trans-fats in some processed and prepared foods currently for sale in South Africa.

Johannesburg - Residents in Soweto, Johannesburg will soon be able to enjoy professional local and international drama productions right on their doorstep as construction on Soweto's first fully fledges theatre begins on Tuesday.

Parliament - Government must play a proactive role in ensuring the retention of jobs in key sectors such as mining, says Minerals and Energy Minister Buyelwa Sonjica.

Durban - The Football Development and Crime Awareness Programme is to be launched on Thursday as a diversion tool to reduce crime in the north of Durban.

Cape Town - The City of Cape Town's Operation Cobra has led to the seizure of over a quarter of a million Rands worth of drugs, alcohol and cash and the arrest of 37 suspects for dealing in narcotics over the past month.

Parliament - Lack of education infrastructure in rural areas, which President Kgalema Motlanthe has described as a concern, will be a focal point of the Department of Education over the next five years.