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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.

Pretoria - Approximately 200 new classrooms will be built at 50 schools in Cape Town as more and more pupils need a place to learn

Pretoria - The African continent is to celebrate its bid to host the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), which is deemed to be the world's most powerful radio telescope.

Pretoria - North West hospitals will get an extra 535 beds in the 2010/11 financial year, Premier Maureen Modiselle said on Thursday

Pretoria - North West province will convene an indaba to determine whether the provincial economy is officially out of recession, said Premier Maureen Modiselle on Thursday.

Pretoria - The North West provincial government has committed itself to providing 14 000 houses for the 2010/2011 financial year to the most needy communities in the province.

Nelspruit- The Mbombela Local Municipality has called for the Mbombela Stadium to be renamed after assassinated speaker Jimmy Mohlala before the start of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Pretoria - Minister of Police Nathi Mthethwa has urged the community of Thembalethu in the Western Cape to help identify cable thieves and ensure that they are thrown in jail

Pretoria - Over 6 300 firearms and more than 90 000 rounds of ammunition have been surrendered to the South African Police Service to date.

Pretoria - Motorists are expected to pay 6 cents more for a litre of petrol as of next week, the Energy Ministry announced on Friday.

Pretoria - The National Anti-Corruption Hotline has been given a stamp of approval by President Jacob Zuma for its role in netting of 245 officials, who have been found guilty of misconduct.