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Lesotho's new Parliament to sit for first time

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Maseru - Lesotho's King Letsie III has summoned the newly elected Parliament to a special meeting on Tuesday which will signal the start of processes to install the new government following the country's elections held on 28 February.

Port Ngqura creates jobs

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Pretoria - The Port of Ngqura has managed to create over 800 permanent jobs in the Eastern Cape, Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown said on Monday.

Radical economic transformation

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When President Jacob Zuma addressed the inaugural meeting of the Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment Council (B-BBEE Council) this week, he put emphasis on the urgency of implementing our economic policies so as to effectively transform its structure and that it reflects the country’s demographic.

Tributes for hero pilot

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Pretoria - Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa has sent condolences to the family of Working on Fire helicopter pilot, Hendrik Willem Marais, who died in a helicopter crash while providing aerial support against the fire at Olifantsbos in the Cape Point Nature Reserve.

Process begins to replace IEC part-time commissioner

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has requested Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng to start the process of filling the vacancy that has occurred due to the resignation of Raenette Taljaard, the former part-time Commissioner of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC).

Hard work pays off for SA's best teachers

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Pretoria - South Africa’s outstanding teachers, who go beyond the call of duty, were honoured on Saturday evening during the annual National Teaching Awards.

Charlotte Maxeke home to be turned into a museum

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Pretoria - The house of struggle stalwart and one of the famous 1956 Women’s March leaders, Charlotte Maxeke, will be converted into a museum and interpretation centre, the Gauteng Provincial Government (GPG) announced today.