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Eskom build programme on track

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Pretoria - Government says it is confident that state power utility Eskom's expansion programme will be completed within its set time frame with the latest data showing construction of both Medupi and Kusile power stations progressing well.

Report notes progress in adult education

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Pretoria - Government says significant progress has been made in turning around South Africa's adult education system with enrolment figures reaching 233 000 last year.

Govt in race to meet housing demand

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Pretoria - The government has remained upbeat that it will meet its housing delivery commitments amid a soaring demand for houses in the country.

Govt mulls new plan on rural development

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Pretoria - Government has conceded that while the Comprehensive Rural Development Programme (CRDP) has had its successes, implementing the CRDP in all poor households could come at a high cost financially.

Murray portrait given 16N rating

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Pretoria - The Film and Publication Board (FPB) has given the portrait by Brett Murray, which depicted President Jacob Zuma in a denigrating manner, a 16N rating.

SA makes progress in fight against crime

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Pretoria - South Africa has seen an overall decrease in serious crime from approximately 3 800 to approximately 3 600 per 100 000 of the population between 2010 and 2011.

Maintenance backlogs to be resolved by 2013

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Pretoria - The backlog of maintenance at power stations should be resolved at the end of 2013, with the first unit of the Medupi power station expected to come on board in the same year, Eskom said on Friday.

ARV availability improves in Gauteng, says Mekgwe

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Pretoria - Gauteng Health MEC Ntombi Mekgwe has assured the people of Gauteng that the availability of the antiretroviral drug, Tenofovir, has improved substantially in the province over the past weeks.

Illegal mining: Fast money, fleeting success

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Malalane - When Sizwe Silinda's mother died in 2003, the then 16-year-old had to quit school to take care of his unemployed sisters and their children because he was now the "man in the house."

Keeping children safe online is just a click away

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Johannesburg - Minister for Women, Children and People with Disabilities, Lulu Xingwana, has urged parents to educate their children on how to protect themselves from the dangers of online activities.

ARV packs delivered in Limpopo

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Pretoria - The Department of Health says Aspen Pharmacare, one of the two companies supplying anti-retrovirals to government hospitals, on Friday released 30 000 packs of Tenofovir for the Limpopo depot.