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Nelspruit - Three police administration clerks have been arrested in connection with a fake matric certificate scam.

Pretoria - Gauteng train commuters are advised to use alternative transport following an unplanned strike by some train drivers.

Johannesburg - A number of roads in and around Johannesburg will be closed to traffic for much of Sunday, 21 November, for the annual Momentum 94.7 Cycle Challenge.

Pretoria - The establishment of the Mining Industry Growth, Development and Employment Task Team (MIGDETT) has led to a mitigation of job losses in the mining industry from an initial estimated 100 000 to approximately 50 000.

Pretoria - Residents and motorists in the City of Tshwane are urged to be on alert as more thunder showers are expected for the entire week.

Nelspruit - The construction of two new schools to replace those that had to be vacated for the construction of the 2010 soccer stadium in Mpumalanga is expected to be completed by 31 March.

Pretoria - The North West is to intensify its road safety operations ahead of the Easter Holidays and the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Pretoria - The situation at Gauteng train stations remains calm as the Metrorail drivers' strike enters its second day.

Pretoria - The country's laws that govern medical parole are up for a major overhaul, if the recommendations by a task team currently reviewing the medical parole policy are supported by Parliament.

Polokwane - Several learners from both primary and high schools around Limpopo have been awarded certificates of appreciation for their efforts in helping police to curb crime over the festive season.

Pretoria - The search for two residents, who went missing after their shack was washed away in floods, continues in Phomolong, Ekurhuleni.

Pretoria - Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele on Tuesday called on individuals to take part in the upcoming Road Safety Summit as officials try to intensify the fight against road accident deaths.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma is keen to change the way government works with the farming industry, saying the partnership needs to be "more action driven."

Johannesburg - The Department of Health has recommitted itself to the primary health care level as the foundation of the country's national health system.

Pretoria - The bodies of a mother and her six-month old son, who were swept away by flash floods in Phomolong near Tembisa, were recovered yesterday.