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Johannesburg - A clean-up campaign is underway along the Jukskei River in Alexandra, as part of the city's ongoing efforts to care and protect its wetlands.

Pretoria - The Gauteng Department of Health and Social Development has confirmed the reduction of HIV and AIDS infections among teenagers and children.

Pretoria - The HIV Antenatal Prevalence Survey in South Africa has shown a stabilisation in the HIV prevalence rate since 2006, Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi announced today.

Johannesburg - A clean-up campaign is underway along the Jukskei River in Alexandra, as part of the city's ongoing efforts to care and protect its wetlands.

Pretoria - The office of the National Police Commissioner Beki Cele says there is nothing unusual about the purchase of an official house for the commissioner.

Pretoria - Police and prosecutors are working closely to bring those responsible for the alleged rape of a Johannesburg schoolgirl to book.

Pretoria - Almost 600 000 matriculants will begin writing their Senior Certificate Examinations today, beginning with language and Electronic Technology papers.

Pretoria - With less than an hour to go before matrics sit for the Electrical Technology paper, learners in Pretoria are anxiously waiting to go into their exam halls.

Vlakfontein - Education Minister Naledi Pandor officially opened a R3 million administration block at the Inkululeko Primary School in Vlakfontein on Tuesday.

Johannesburg - The Gauteng Department of Housing has pledged to deliver 150 000 houses over the next five years through its Mixed Housing Development Flagship Projects.

Pretoria - The Regulations Relating to Maximum Levels for Melamine in Foodstuffs have been published in the Government Gazette and are now open for public comment.

Pretoria - An advanced state -of-the-art mobile diagnostic laboratory for HIV Counseling and Testing (HCT) has finally arrived in Tygerberg Hospital in the Western Cape.

Durban - The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health is to host a comprehensive HIV and AIDS Care Management and Treatment (CCMT) Summit this week.

Johannesburg - The Gauteng Health Department is to increase the number of patients it has on Anti-Retroviral Treatment as well as open three additional health facilities by the end of April to expand its ART programme.

Pietermaritzburg - The construction of a small craft harbour at Durban's Point Waterfront is expected to attract investment capital in excess of R6 billion to the province.