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Black graduates excel in doctoral degrees

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Pretoria - The number of science, engineering and technology (SET) doctoral degrees awarded to black graduates in South Africa is slightly overtaking the number awarded to white graduates.

Kwaggafontein residents register for STBs

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Kwaggafontein - The distribution of government subsidised set-top boxes (STBs) will be a major boost for poor TV-owning households in Kwaggafontein, says Communications Minister Faith Muthambi.

SAPS protecting children 365 days

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Pretoria - The South African Police Service (SAPS) is committed to ensuring the safety, well-being, care and protection of children through an integrated multi-disciplinary approach.

R14bn spent on EC housing delivery

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Pretoria – Eastern Cape Human Settlements MEC Helen Sauls-August says the department has made remarkable strides in building houses for poor people.

S&P to decide on SA's rating

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Pretoria - Ratings agency Standard and Poor’s will today make its decision public on South Africa’s credit rating.

Kids' rights need to be protected

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Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan once spoke about the importance of creating safe environments for children, saying: "There is no trust more sacred than the one the world holds with children. There is no duty more important than ensuring that their rights are respected, that their welfare is protected, that their lives are free from fear and want and that they grow up in peace."

Set-top box registration in Kwaggafontein

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Pretoria - Communications Minister Faith Muthambi will today lead a door-to-door registration campaign for government subsidised set-top boxes (STBs) for qualifying indigent households in Kwaggafontein, Mpumalanga.

Rock fall slows progress at Impala mine

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Rustenburg – The rock fall at Impala Platinum mine, in Rustenburg, is hampering rescue efforts to find the body that is still trapped underground.

Companies invited to participate in WAPIC

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Pretoria - The Department of Trade and Industry has called on the electro-technical sector to participate in the West African Power Industry Convention (WAPIC) exhibition in Lagos, Nigeria.

Pregnant Malawian woman rescued

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Pretoria - The Gauteng Department of Social Development has rescued a 21-year-old Malawian woman, who gave birth to twins prematurely on a bus to her home country.

Business, government discuss economic growth

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Pretoria - Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor says South Africa has a great deal to do to address low economic growth, improve competitiveness and create new products and services.

Voters' roll increases above 10%

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Pretoria - The voters’ roll has increased by 11.3 percent since the previous Local Government Elections in 2011, says the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC).

More people have access to piped water

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Pretoria – The number of households that have access to piped water has increased from 56.3% in 2002 to 89.4% in 2015, said Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) on Thursday.