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Mourners gather for Padayachie funeral

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Durban - Senior government officials, politicians and members of the public have started gathering at Durban's Sahara Kingsmead Stadium to bid farewell to the late Public Service and Administration Minister Roy Padayachie.

SA Ethiopia relations to be bolstered

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Relations between South Africa and Ethiopia are expected to be given a boost when the two countries meet for their second Joint Ministerial Meeting in that country on Tuesday.

SA, Sri Lanka meet for trade talks

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Pretoria - South Africa and Sri Lanka are to deepen their relations when International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane hosts that country's External Affairs Minister, Gamini Lakshman Peiris for talks in Pretoria on Monday.

Reserve Bank heads to take a salary freeze

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Pretoria - Reserve Bank Governor Gill Marcus, the bank's deputy governors, together with the bank's board members - have decided to forgo salary increases in 2013 - given the global economic outlook, said the central bank.

High speed trains to improve public transport

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Pretoria - The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) is set to introduce an electric high speed train fleet in 2015, which will offer faster journey times and greater reliability.

Inga project could help SA meet renewable energy target

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Cape Town - South Africa may be able to tap into thousands of megawatts in renewable energy to meet its six percent target of hydro-electricity in the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) when the Inga hydro-electric project on the Congo River goes live.

GP health dept to pay R63m to NGOs

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Pretoria - The Gauteng Health Department has reassured NGOs that render services to the department that they will get money owed to them on Thursday.

Durban motorists urged to exercise caution

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Pretoria - eThekhwini Metro Police have called on motorists to exercise due care when driving because of the low visibility rate and localised flooding on some of the roads.

SANRAL acting CEO appointed

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Pretoria - The board of the South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) announced on Wednesday that Koos Smit has been appointed as acting Chief Executive.

Madiba doing well - Presidency

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Pretoria - Former President Nelson Mandela is doing well and has had a good night's rest, says the Presidency.

Parking scheme aims to reduce illegal parking

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Johannesburg - The City of Johannesburg has explained that the paid parking scheme being rolled out to some areas of the city is a primary municipal management strategy aimed at ensuring proper traffic flow and the reduction of illegal parking and other parking problems.