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eThekwini Mayor condemns vandalism of property

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Pretoria - eThekwini Municipality Mayor James Nxumalo has condemned the vandalism of property including municipal buildings during a violent service delivery protest in Luganda, near Mariannhill in Durban.

Sakala backed by SADC for AfDB presidency

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Pretoria – Governors representing the Southern African Development Community at the African Development Bank have endorsed the candidacy of Zondo Thomas Sakala to stand for the presidency of the African Development Bank (AfDB).

Eskom needs additional 3 000MW to avoid load shedding

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Cape Town – Eskom’s newly appointed acting CEO Brian Molefe says the utility needs to find an additional 3 000 Megawatts of power in order to maintain power plants without implementing load shedding.

SA plays part in knitting thousands of blankets

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Johannesburg - South Africans came out in their numbers today to participate in South Africa’s attempt to earn a Guinness World Record attempt for the most hand-knitted blankets in a charitable event. The attempt was championed by the 67 Blankets for Nelson Mandela Day initiative.

Community stations to produce content on immigration

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Cape Town - Government will undertake a massive training programme for community radio and tv stations across the country to teach them how to produce content that will focus on immigration and unemployment.

SA gets new UN Office on Drugs rep

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Pretoria - South Africa has received credentials from Zhuldyz Akisheva, the newly-appointed Regional Representative for Southern Africa’s United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).

Limpopo SALGA condemns violence against foreign nationals

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Pretoria - Provincial Chairperson for South African Local Government Association (SALGA) in Limpopo, Mogobo Magabe, has called on all South Africans to support a campaign against the recent spate of attacks on foreign nationals.

Tributes pour in for Shoes Moshoeu

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has paid tribute to John “Shoes” Moshoeu, who died on Tuesday after a long battle with cancer.

Police, SANDF raid Jeppestown hostels

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Pretoria - Members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) have hit the ground running as they helped police to conduct raids at hostels in Jeppestown in the Johannesburg CBD last night.

Committee commends DoC strategic plan

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Cape Town - The Portfolio Committee on Communications has commended the five-year strategic and annual plans tabled by Communications Minister Faith Muthambi in Parliament on Tuesday.