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Johannesburg - The Gauteng Transport Department says at least 200 000 vehicles will have the new securitized aluminium number plates by the end of October.

Johannesburg - South Africa should strive to improve the lives of its citizens as part of the freedom it is now enjoying, acting President Kgalema Motlanthe told hundreds gathered for the main Human Rights Day celebrations in Sharpeville.

Pretoria - The "Clean Face of Gauteng" initiative, to be introduced this year, will see all government buildings in the province enhanced.

Pretoria - South African musicians are donating their time and talent to help Haitians in need at the Making A Difference 4 Haiti Benefit Concert in March.

Pretoria - The Ekurhuleni Municipality has purchased a multi-million Rand dredging machine to rehabilitate its lakes, dams and wetlands which have deteriorated over time.

Pretoria - The Department of Education has developed an action plan to co-ordinate and guide all interventions in the department in order to turn the education system around.

Pretoria - The KwaZulu-Natal government has set a target to reach a 80 percent matric pass rate by 2014.

Cape Town - Cabinet has welcomed the positive Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figures released this week which exceeded market expectations.

Pretoria - Cabinet has reassured communities protesting against lack of service delivery that government has plans to increase the capacity of local government to enable them to expedite service delivery.

Cape Town

Cabinet held its ordinary meeting in Cape Town on 24 February 2010

Pretoria - Cabinet has approved a report on the reviewed National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) set to widen access to higher education for the country's poorest.

Johannesburg - The healthcare sector and South Africans from all walks of life have rallied behind the country's biggest ever HIV Counselling and Testing (HCT) campaign to be launched on 15 April.

Mbombela - Commissioners from the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) visited the Mpumalanga legislature on Thursday to inform the house on preparations for the local government elections next year.

Pretoria - The plight of South Africa's exploited musicians and artists - many of whom reportedly end up dying bankrupt - has spurred government to roll up its sleeves and get involved.

Pretoria - Being in power for 17 months, President Jacob Zuma says has given him the opportunity to be able to ascertain what worked and what needed to be changed or strengthened in his Cabinet.