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Thousands expected to attend Navy Festival

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Simon's Town - People from across the country are expected to be drawn to Cape Town at the end of the month to attend the annual Simon's Town Navy Festival, hosted by the South African Navy.

TUT management, unions meet to resolve impasse

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Pretoria - The management at Tshwane University of Technology and the striking unions will be meeting on Friday to attempt to resolve the current deadlock over salaries in the hope of restoring normality at the university.

Forum to educate KZN communities on Human Rights

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Durban - The KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government has launched the district Human Rights Forum in each municipality to educate communities about their rights so they can effectively use government services.

Gauteng Provincial Govt to engage Mamelodi residents

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Pretoria - The residents of Mamelodi will today be given the opportunity to engage with the Gauteng Provincial Government on its programme of action since the new administration took over earlier this year.

Waves of change for communication dept

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Pretoria - After just 11 days in office, new Communications Minister Radhakrishna "Roy" Padayachie and his Deputy Obed Bapela have already set targets for the "necessary waves of change" needed by the department.

Gauteng sounds alarm over deadly virus

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Pretoria - Health officials are on high alert following an outbreak of Acute Poliomyelitis in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which has left 85 people dead.

Mbalula vows to revitalise SA sports

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Pretoria - South African sports are set to get a shot in the arm with new Sport and Recreation Minister, Fikile Mbalula, at the helm.

Dates for recreational fishing announced

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Pretoria - Water and Environmental Affairs has announced the new recreational fishing season for West Coast rock lobster - also known as crayfish.

Joburg motorists urged to avoid CBD

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Pretoria - The Johannesburg Metropolitan Police have urged motorists to avoid the city centre, especially Bree and Simmonds Streets, due to the march by protesting taxi operators expected later this afternoon.

SADC to meet in Swaziland over Madagascar, Zim

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Pretoria - Southern African Development Community (SADC) Heads of State meet in Swaziland's capital, Mbabane will next Monday to discuss proposals put forward on the political crisis in Madagascar and Zimbabwe's economic recovery.

SA's GDP decelerated to 3.1% in 2008

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Pretoria - South Africa's annual Gross Domestic Product decelerated to 3.1 percent in 2008, according to the Reserve Bank's Quarterly Bulletin released on Wednesday