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Minister clears air on Info Bill

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Cape Town - State Security Minister Siyabonga Cwele says the Protection of State Information Bill is aimed at stamping out rising espionage cases as well as the business of peddling state information.

Police nab fugitive Kotze

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Pretoria - Johan Kotze, the man accused of killing his stepson and ordering casual workers to sexually assault his estranged wife, has been arrested.

Support net widens for school leavers

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Pretoria - Higher Education South Africa (HESA) has pledged its support to any initiative aimed at providing a greater set of study opportunities for school leavers.

Three weeks to fix train damage

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Pretoria - The Passenger Rail Association of SA (PRASA) says it will take at least three weeks before train services can get back to normal in some parts of Gauteng.

R886m invested in varsity ICT

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Pretoria - The Higher Education and Training Department says R886 million has been invested in connecting South African universities and public research organisations to each other at a minimum speed of 10 Gigabits per second.

Clamp down on unregistered SIM card sales

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East London - Eastern Cape police have promised to crack down hard on shop owners caught selling pre-registered SIM cards without recording the details of the buyers.

Zuma in Davos for WEF

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will use the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, to market and promote opportunities that abound in South Africa's New Growth Path (NGP).

Visits to Limpopo resorts double

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Polokwane - An estimated 50 000 people are reported to have visited wildlife resorts in Limpopo over the festive season - more than double the number of visitors in 2010.

Race to fill vacant EC teaching posts

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East London - The Eastern Cape Education Department is scrambling to fill vacant teaching posts in some of the province's most understaffed schools.

Motlanthe visits EC schools

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Pretoria - Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe on Wednesday paid a visit to schools in Lusikisiki in the Eastern Cape.

Matriculant defies the odds

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Pretoria - Facing what many would deem as insurmountable challenges, a triumphant Tinos Sibanda has managed to obtain six distinctions, including distinctions in Maths and Science.

Two suspected poachers killed

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Pretoria - Two suspected rhino poachers were killed after a shootout with rangers on the eastern boundary of the Kruger National Park on Wednesday.