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Govt, media relations crucial - Motlanthe

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Magaliesburg -The relationship between government and the media is not one that either of the parties can opt to be in or to stay out of, Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe said on Friday.

SAA to revive aging fleet

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Cape Town - South African Airways is set to revive its aging fleet by acquiring 20 new Airbus aircraft between 2013 and 2015.

Free State MEC faces music after speeding

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Pretoria - Free State MEC Dan Kgothule, who was caught speeding at 235 kilometres per hour, has been found guilty of a charge of reckless and negligent driving.

SA aims to recoup lost mining jobs

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Pretoria - Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu says jobs that were lost in the mining industry during the recession will be created during the course of this year.

Deadline looms for bursaries

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Musina - School leavers have until Wednesday to apply for study bursaries at the Musina local municipality in Limpopo.

Amended Bill to safeguard immigration system

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Pretoria - The Department of Home Affairs believes that the Immigration Amendment Bill will help weed out those foreigners who attempt to abuse the country's immigration system.

IEB matrics achieve 98 percent pass rate

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Pretoria - Learners who wrote their 2010 final exams under the Independent Examinations Board (IEB) had reason to smile on Tuesday, with more than 98 percent passing their exams.

Smallscale farmers welcome rains

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Mbombela - Smallscale sugarcane farmers in Mpumalanga's Nkomazi area are singing a sweet tune following good rains over the festive season.

Engineers welcome probe into collusion claims

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Pretoria - The South African Federation of Civil Engineering Contractors (SAFCEC) says it does not it condone any form of collusion in procurement procedures and practices in the industry.

Financial Services Charter draft welcomed

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Pretoria - The new draft of the Financial Services Charter (FSC), gazetted by Department of Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies, has been welcomed by Keith Levenstein, CEO of EconoBEE.