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Mothers encouraged to breastfeed

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Pretoria - KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Health, Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo, has called on mothers to exclusively breastfeed for the first six months of their baby's life.

SA nail first CWC win

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Durban - South Africa sealed a stunning seven wicket victory against the West Indies in their opening match at the ICC Cricket World Cup.

R3bn earmarked for investment in Mpuma

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Skukuza - Local and foreign investments of around R3 billion were earmarked for Mpumalanga during the international Africa Tourism and Infrastructure Investment Summit held in Skukuza this week.

Jordaan elected to SAFA's executive

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Pretoria - FIFA's 2010 Local Organising Committee boss, Danny Jordaan, was elected unopposed as the fourth vice-president of the South African Football Association (SAFA) on Saturday.

Specialised help for victims of abuse

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Pretoria - Forensic social workers will now be available in all Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences (FCS) units across the country.

Public urged to get tested

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Pretoria - As countries across the world commemorate World Aids Day today, the South African Medical Association (SAMA) has called on the public to get tested for HIV.

Dept to enforce licence restrictions

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Pretoria - South Africans who obtain a driving licence for a heavy motor vehicle will no longer be allowed to drive a light motor vehicle as from February next year.

Disaster management concludes floods assessment

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Pretoria - The National Disaster Management Centre (NDMC) is expected to present its assessments findings on the eight provinces severely hit by heavy rains to the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Disasters.

Govt not partaking in media scorecards

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Pretoria - Government has decided not to participate in any media scorecard process because it is unscientific and not reflective of government performance in its entirety.

Release of Umalusi report welcomed by dept

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Pretoria - The Department of Basic Education says it hopes that the release of the Standardisation Report for the National Senior Certificate Grade 12 examination results will "silence the critics and skeptics".