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Johannesburg - Forty two new high performance vehicles will help ensure better policing in Gauteng.

Port Elizabeth - The thousands of commuters who have been stranded due to the strike by taxi operators in Nelson Mandela Bay were once again able to make use of public transport on Friday as the strike was called off.

Simon's Town - People from across the country are expected to be drawn to Cape Town at the end of the month to attend the annual Simon's Town Navy Festival, hosted by the South African Navy.

Pretoria - The management at Tshwane University of Technology and the striking unions will be meeting on Friday to attempt to resolve the current deadlock over salaries in the hope of restoring normality at the university.

Durban - The KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government has launched the district Human Rights Forum in each municipality to educate communities about their rights so they can effectively use government services.

Pretoria - The residents of Mamelodi will today be given the opportunity to engage with the Gauteng Provincial Government on its programme of action since the new administration took over earlier this year.

uMgungundlovu - Over 12 000 orphans in KwaZulu-Natal will go to school this winter sporting warm school uniforms.

Pretoria - After just 11 days in office, new Communications Minister Radhakrishna "Roy" Padayachie and his Deputy Obed Bapela have already set targets for the "necessary waves of change" needed by the department.

Pretoria - Health officials are on high alert following an outbreak of Acute Poliomyelitis in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which has left 85 people dead.

Pretoria - South African sports are set to get a shot in the arm with new Sport and Recreation Minister, Fikile Mbalula, at the helm.

Pretoria - Water and Environmental Affairs has announced the new recreational fishing season for West Coast rock lobster - also known as crayfish.

Pretoria - The Johannesburg Metropolitan Police have urged motorists to avoid the city centre, especially Bree and Simmonds Streets, due to the march by protesting taxi operators expected later this afternoon.

Pretoria - Southern African Development Community (SADC) Heads of State meet in Swaziland's capital, Mbabane will next Monday to discuss proposals put forward on the political crisis in Madagascar and Zimbabwe's economic recovery.

Johannesburg - Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Sicelo Shiceka has proposed that a study be conducted to investigate the duties of ward councilors.

Pretoria - The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has given political parties a last chance to rectify mistakes made on the candidate's lists that were submitted on 2 March