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Pretoria - A concept paper for the establishment of a Ministry for Women and Gender Affairs is to be presented to Cabinet for consideration.

Durban - Phase Two of the government's Expanded Public Works Progamme (EPWP), which will be used as a mechanism to further create job opportunities and contribute to halving unemployment by 2014 is expected to be launched in March.

eThekwini - The eThekwini Municipality has unveiled an "energy office" to increase awareness around saving electricity and promoting energy efficiency.

Johannesburg - The Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA) has on World Cancer Day encouraged South Africans to eat healthy and exercise regularly to help fight cancer.

Durban - The Durban University of Technology (DUT) has closed all its campuses to staff and students due to a strike.

Johannesburg - The ferocious whine of authoritative V8 Ferrari engines will fill the air at the Kyalami racetrack when the A1 Grand Prix World Cup of Motorsport comes to Joburg later this month.

Limpopo - Three border posts have been closed due to the Limpopo River overflowing in the province.

Boksburg - A draft Bill on Traditional Leadership and Governance for Gauteng has been developed to advance the role of traditional leaders in developing rural communities.

Pretoria - Struggling consumers have been granted a reprieve with the announcement of a 100 basis points cut in the repo rate by Reserve Bank Governor Tito Mboweni.

Standerton - Calm has been restored in Standerton after the Mpumalanga government was given 24 hours to respond to the service delivery protests in the area.

Cape Town - Deputy Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform Joe Phaahla announced today that 99 percent of all land claims lodged in Gauteng have been settled.

Cape Town - Minister of Public Works Geoff Doidge today announced the launch of a systematic process to clean up his department after it was given a qualified opinion by the Auditor General (AG).

Knysna - One of South Africa's most important conservation areas and tourism assets, the Garden Route, joins the country's protected areas with the establishment of the new Garden Route National Park.

Islamabad - Pakistani security agencies have identified the perpetrators of the terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team on Tuesday morning

Midrand - The National Climate Change Conference has laid the foundations for a Policy White Paper on climate change to be drafted by 2010 as part of government's response to the global phenomenon.