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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.

SABC documentaries to promote unity among Africans

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Cape Town - The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) is hoping to produce documentaries to sensitise the nation about the ills of the recent violent attacks on foreign nationals, says SABC Chief Operations Officer, Hlaudi Motsoeneng.

Tax system a good governance tool in Africa

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Pretoria - The tax system on the continent plays a substantive role as it is a tool for good governance and democracy, Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene said on Tuesday.