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Pretoria - KwaZulu-Natal Education MEC Senzo Mchunu says the province will leave no stone unturned to ensure that it's business unusual for all provincial schools from day one.

Pretoria - The Eastern Cape Department of Education has vowed to tighten the grip on underperforming schools as the province will be battling to improve its matric results this year.

Pretoria - The Limpopo Department of Education has put plans in place to ensure that the beginning of the 2010 academic year gets off to a smooth start tomorrow.

Pretoria - The North West is abuzz with activity as teachers, parents and learners prepare for the re-opening of schools tomorrow..

Pretoria - The Gauteng Department of Education is ready to deal with an influx of late learner registrations when schools open on Wednesday.

Soweto - Some Soweto schools have heeded the call for teaching to start from day one of the 2010 academic year.

Johannesburg - Health Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, has officially opened a new state-of-the-art medical training centre that will ensure safe supply of blood and blood products to patients.

Johannesburg - The day got off to an emotional start at Margaret Gwele Primary School in Dobsonville, Soweto, this morning where many Grade 1's started school.

Pretoria - The Gauteng provincial government has identified infrastructure development, in the form of intensive labour projects, as key to the province's job creation strategy.

Johannesburg - Gauteng Premier Nomvula Mokonyane on Monday told the legislature that she had had a meeting with mayors and municipal managers of all the province's municipalities to talk about how they can improve service delivery

Pretoria - Energy Minister Dipuo Peters has urged South Africans to make their mark as day three of the public hearings into Eskom's proposed 35 percent tariff hike, kicks off.

Pretoria - Matrics at Ho%rskool Waterkloof in Pretoria have begun their final year of schooling aiming to beat the 60.6 percent pass rate achieved by last year's matrics.

Bloemfontein - Free State Premier Ace Magashule this morning visited Grey College in Bloemfontein to inspire teachers and learners to maintain the 100 percent pass rate achieved by the school last year.

Soweto - Gauteng Education MEC Barbara Creecy has assured parents that the department will accommodate all late registrations despite an expected learner influx.

Pretoria - The Gauteng provincial government has identified infrastructure development, in the form of intensive labour projects, as key to the province's job creation strategy.