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Zimbabwe to roll out HPV vaccination

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Harare - Zimbabwe will start rolling out the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine to be administered to girls aged 10 in two districts of Marondera and Beitbridge from next month as a pilot project to reduce deaths from cervical cancer.

Presidency announces National Orders recipients

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Pretoria - From top athletes Caster Semenya, Lucas Sithole and Cameron van der Burg, businessman Ray Ackerman to activists and struggle stalwarts Dawid Kruiper, Frances Baard and Father Smangaliso Mkhatshwa -- these are some of the names on the long list of South Africans and eminent persons who are the recipients of prestigious Presidential honours.

Mpumalanga gets ready for fire season

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Badplass – Mpumalanga province has positioned itself to respond during fire season by putting 50 fire fighters through a course on wildfire prevention strategies.

KZN govt, taxi associations sign pact

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Pretoria - KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison, Willies Mchunu, has signed a cooperation agreement with five associations operating in the Greater Newcastle region, to address disputes over routes and safeguard the lives of taxi operators and commuters.

SA to participate in AU social affairs meeting

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Pretoria - Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant will next week lead a high-level South African delegation to a special session of the African Union Labour and Social Affairs Commission (AULSAC) in Windhoek, Namibia.

New Home Affairs office for Mossel Bay communities

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Pretoria - Home Affairs Minister Naledi Pandor will on Thursday open a new Home Affairs office in Mossel Bay, Western Cape, to improve services by bringing facilities closer to the people.

Pres Zuma: We have done well in five years

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Port Elizabeth – With just a few weeks left before the official end of the current term of government, President Jacob Zuma has expressed satisfaction about government’s performance in the Nelson Mandela Bay region of the Eastern Cape, over the past five years.

December 2013 tourism stats at record high

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Pretoria - Nearly one million tourists visited South Africa in December 2013, with most of the tourists coming from the SADC region, said Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) on Tuesday.

Rural life upward bound

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Thaba Nchu – Winds of change are blowing over the country’s rural landscape, with the National Rural Youth Service Corp (Narysec) set to change the development path of these areas by fighting unemployment.

Candidate lists being finalised

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Pretoria - The Independent Electoral Commission is finalising candidate lists following the conclusion of the objection and appeal process, in which only a single objection was upheld by the IEC.

Denel showcases its products in Malaysia

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Pretoria - Denel’s latest products in the land defence arena and missile technology are on display at the Defence Services Asia (DSA) Exhibition, which is underway in Malaysia.