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Community colleges get off the ground

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Pretoria – The 1st of April has seen the official establishment of nine Community Education and Training Colleges (CETCs), which will enable the merger of existing public adult learning centres into community colleges.

Joburg appoints its first ombudsman

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Pretoria - Advocate Siduduzo Gumede has been appointed as the first Ombudsman for the City of Johannesburg, and his independent office is set to open its doors to the public in July 2015.

Directive issued to Africa Sun Oil Refineries

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Pretoria - The Department of Environmental Affairs has issued a directive to Africa Sun Oil Refineries factory following the oil spill from the burned-out Africa Sun Oil Refineries factory.

Disused mines: what’s being done?

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In the late 1880s, when the first miners started driving their tunnels through the hard quartzite rock below the Witwatersrand, digging deep to extract the region's vast gold wealth, they could not have foreseen the dangerous legacy their activities would leave for future generations.

Government is committed to Eskom

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Pretoria - Eskom is on solid ground with government committed to deliver on its mandate of providing a reliable electricity service to the country, says Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown.

President Zuma on working visit to Egypt

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has arrived in Cairo, in the Arab Republic of Egypt, for his working visit at the invitation of President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi.

Wear blue for World Autism Day

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Pretoria – The Department of Social Development has encouraged all South Africans to observe World Autism Day by wearing blue clothes as a symbol of solidarity with persons with autism.

Police ready to serve and protect over Easter

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Pretoria - The South African Police Service (SAPS) will be heightening their crime fighting efforts with the launch of Operation Paseka, a high visibility operation to safeguard road users and communities.

President Zuma concludes Algeria visit

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has concluded his state visit to Algeria, which saw the signing of a number of MOUs, the Presidency said on Wednesday.

Progress being made at Medupi

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Pretoria - Eskom’s Medupi Unit 6 is currently being progressively tested and optimised to enable it to join the Eskom generation fleet as a contributor to energy supply, said the parastatal on Wednesday.

SARS reports growth in revenue

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Pretoria - Despite challenging economic conditions the South African Revenue Service (SARS) has seen a 9.6% growth in total revenue in the 2014/15 fiscal year.

Donations for slain Gauteng police officers' families

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Pretoria - The anonymous tip-off service, Crime Line, and the Widows and Orphans Fund for Members of the South African Police Service (SAPS) have donated R20 000 for officers who died in the line of duty in Gauteng recently.