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Hall of Fame for SA athletes

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Johannesburg - For the first time in South Africa, there will be a national sporting Hall of Fame which will house and display the memorabilia of all South African sport heroes including Mbulaeni Mulaudzi, Senzo Meyiwa and Phindile Mwelase.

Nutritious meals change lives

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Johannesburg - Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi has urged service providers, who are supposed to prepare nutritious meals for learners at schools, to do their work properly for the sake of health and nutrition.

NYDA welcomes housing restriction

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Pretoria - The National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) has welcomed the age restriction set by the Human Settlements Minister Lindiwe Sisulu for access to free public housing.

Memorial service for late sports stars underway

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Johannesburg - The Standard Bank Arena in Johannesburg is this afternoon reverberating with vuvuzela’s and songs praising the three late sporting heroes, Senzo Meyiwa, Phindile Mwelase and Mbulaeni Mulaudzi.

Unemployment decreases slightly

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Pretoria - South Africa’s unemployment rate decreased slightly from 25.5% in the second quarter to 25.4% in the third quarter.

Government notes downgrade

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Pretoria – Government says it has taken note of the decision by Japanese based credit rating agency Ratings and Investment Information Inc (R&I) to downgrade South Africa’s foreign and domestic currency ratings to “BBB+” and “A-” respectively.

KZN man was not admitted for Ebola: NICD

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Pretoria - The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has confirmed that a KwaZulu-Natal man was not admitted or tested at Addington hospital for Ebola as stated in some news reports.

Your government needs you

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Words cannot describe the anger and pain I felt when I heard about the death of Senzo Meyiwa. His death at the hands of callous murderers has robbed his family of a humble father and our nation of a rising sports star.

Gauteng Premier to visit Meyiwa family

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Pretoria - Gauteng Premier David Makhura will today visit the family of the late Bafana Bafana and Orlando Pirates captain Senzo Meyiwa in Umlazi, Durban, to convey condolences on behalf of the province.

Power system to remain constrained

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Pretoria - The power system is expected to remain constrained for the rest of this week due to technical issues experienced at some power stations, says Eskom.

President Zuma pays tribute to Zambian President

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has conveyed condolences to the government and people of the Republic of Zambia following the passing of that country’s President Michael Chilufya Sata.

Managers to be disciplined for non-disclosure of finances

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Cape Town – The Public Service Commission has called on all Executive Authorities to take disciplinary action against senior managers who consistently fail to submit their financial disclosure forms without valid reasons.

New plastic bag specifications good news for environment

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Pretoria – The National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications (NRCS) says manufacturers and retailers who do not comply with the revised compulsory specifications for plastic carrier bags and flat bags, will be charged.