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Government condemns abduction of young men

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Pretoria - The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) on Friday strongly condemned the abduction of young men by some unscrupulous people who are running initiation schools.

No NSFAS amnesty, says department

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Pretoria – The Department of Higher Education and Training says there has been no amnesty or suspension of loan repayments to the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS).

Eskom to rebuild boiler at Duvha

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Pretoria - Eskom will restart the process for a contract to rebuild the Duvha 3 boiler which was expected to be concluded by the end of June 2016.

Opening door for blacks into economy

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The transformation of the country’s R124 billion revenue marketing, advertising and media sector is imperative, given the strong influence it has on the aspirations and values of many South Africans.

TshWi-Fi scores international award

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Pretoria - The City of Tshwane has received international recognition at the World Wi-Fi Day Awards for Most Innovative City or Government Program to bridge the Digital Divide.

Ithubalami: rehabilitation path to new beginnings

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Johannesburg – A documentary entitled Ithubalami: My rehabilitation path to new beginnings, which documents the offender rehabilitation programme, was launched on Wednesday evening.

Government condemns incidents of looting during protests

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Pretoria - Government has strongly condemned the recent incidents of looting and destruction of property that have been reported over the past weeks in areas that have been affected by protests across the country.

200 parties to contest 2016 Local Elections

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Pretoria – Two hundred parties and 61 014 candidates will contest the 2016 Local Government Elections on 3 August, the Electoral Commission announced on Wednesday.

SALGA welcomes municipalities report

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Pretoria – The South African Local Government Association (SALGA) has welcomed the release of the Financial Census of Municipalities for year ending 30 June 2015, by Statistics South Africa.

Municipalities record an increase in revenue

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Cape Town – Municipal income of South Africa’s 278 municipalities has gone up by R25.5 billion from all sources of income for the financial year ended 30 June 2015.