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Pretoria - An application for pardon from convicted fraudster Shabir Shaik will be treated like any other application, the Presidency said on Monday.

Pretoria - An Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) is to be set up in due course to strengthen South Africa's existing anti-substance abuse campaigns, Cabinet announced on Thursday.

Pretoria - Government has thrown its weight behind the Police Ministry's campaign to beef up crime fighting over the festive season.

Pretoria - The Gauteng Department of Health and Social Development has in the last financial year generated R76 million from a project which bridges the gap between public and private health sectors.

Pretoria - In supporting Car-Free Day, Gauteng Transport MEC Bheki Nkosi, will be using a public transport from Pretoria to Johannesburg.

Pretoria - Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and communities in Gauteng will have an opportunity to get more information on how to access funding through government's Grant-in-Aid workshops.

Nairobi - The United Nations food agency will give food aid to more than double the number of people it is currently helping in Kenya.

Johannesburg - Measures have been put in place by the City of Johannesburg for early detection and prompt response to prevent the spread of cholera in the area.

Parliament - South Africans living in rural areas especially female farmers are set to benefit from government's R1.8 billion boost to rural development and smaller farmer support.

Pretoria - A staff member, several other students and a journalist were injured when police intervened during protests at the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) Pretoria campus on Wednesday.

Pretoria - Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele will on Thursday launch the Centre for Sea Watch and Response in Cape Town as part of Transport Month.

Pretoria - More than 500 people have been arrested in the 10 days since the launch of a crime awareness operation in Johannesburg.

Cape Town - The City of Cape Town's law enforcement agencies are continuing to provide support to the South African Police in containing the violence led by some members of the taxi industry in Cape Town.

Pretoria - The Department of Communications has officially launched an e-Cadre Program which offers Information Communication Technology (ICT) skills to unemployed youth from rural areas.

Bloemfontein - The Free State Department of Health has instructed 28 anti-retroviral (ARV) sites to resume new treatment cases as soon as the new drug orders are received.