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Task team to ensure discrimination free textbooks

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Pretoria - Minister Angie Motshekga has appointed a Task Team to evaluate textbooks to ensure they are free of bias in terms of race, sex, gender and other forms of discrimination, says the Department of Basic Education.

Youth Jobs in Waste launched in Randfontein

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Pretoria – Minister of Environmental Affairs Edna Molewa has launched a R30 million project to address waste challenges as well as create youth unemployment in Mohlakeng, Randfontein.

67+ boreholes to bring relief to S Africans

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Pretoria - Operation Hydrate and Awqaf South Africa, supported by the Department of Water and Sanitation and the Mandela Foundation have pledged to drill 67+ boreholes in drought stricken areas over the coming months.

Kokstad to turn around backyard operations

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Pretoria – The KwaZulu-Natal Government has handed over multi-million rand infrastructure projects to the Kokstad Municipality to make backyard operations more professional.

SAPS ready for local elections

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Pretoria - The South African Police Service is committed to ensuring peaceful local government elections next week on 3 August.

Sub-standard paraffin stoves continue to cause harm

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Pretoria - While South Africa has among some of the strictest laws in the world governing the safety of paraffin stoves, sub-standard paraffin stoves continue to cause harm in poor communities.

Madiba magic spreads to Skampaneng Village

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Pretoria – Residents of Skampaneng Village in the Hammanskraal area, north of Pretoria, were overjoyed on Wednesday, after they received toiletries, sanitary products, as well as non-perishable items.

Government, Vuwani to reach common ground

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Pretoria - Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Des van Rooyen says government has been holding extensive dialoguing sessions with role players in Vuwani, in Limpopo, to curb further incidents of violence in the area due to the issue of demarcation.

Ingula progress an indication of SA's legacy

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Ladysmith - Progress made at Eskom’s Ingula Pumped Storage Scheme plant is evident of South Africa’s democratic legacy that supports economic growth and development, says President Jacob Zuma.