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Funding levelling higher education playing field

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Pretoria – The National Skills Authority (NSA) chairperson, Lulama Nare, says government efforts to increase funding for students who qualify to study at public colleges and universities have expanded access to education in South Africa.

Poultry industry public hearings start in Parliament

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Cape Town – The poultry industry has shrunk by 7% and continues to do so, placing South Africa’s main source of protein at risk due to Western diets and dumping of cheap cuts in the country.

NW Hawks declare war against fraud, corruption

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Pretoria – Provincial Head of the Hawks in the North West, Major General Linda Mbana, has warned that the Hawks will not rest until fraud and corruption are uprooted.

Commission shakes up fresh produce cartel

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Pretoria - The Competition Commission will today raid fresh produce markets on suspicions that some market agents are engaged in a concerted practice to fix the price and trading conditions for the supply of fresh produce.

W Cape gears up for Easter holiday traffic

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Cape Town - The Department of Transport and Public Works in the Western Cape says it is ready to deal with high traffic volumes expected as the Easter holidays approach.

Home Affairs, Safa in negotiations regarding Mokotjo

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Pretoria - The Department of Home Affairs says it is in contact with the South African Football Association (Safa) in relation to the citizenship of Netherlands-based soccer player, Kamohelo Mokotjo.

Bogus pharmacist appears in court

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Pretoria – Bogus pharmacist Miyelani Carol Maswanganyi (43) has appeared in the Hlanganani Magistrate Court in Limpopo on Wednesday for operating a chemist without a licence.

Committee satisfied with post-school education plan

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Pretoria - Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training, Connie September, has voiced her satisfaction with the national plan on Post-School Education in the country.

SA suspends imports amid Brazilian meat scandal

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Pretoria - The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) has suspended imports of meat from establishments suspected to be involved in the Brazilian meat scandal.

A need to reverse apartheid spatial planning

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Pretoria - There is a need to guide the growth and management of urban areas in ways that unleash the potential of cities and towns, and reverse the terrible legacy of apartheid spatial injustice.

Panel on water pledges to achieve 2030 Agenda

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Durban – The High Level Panel on Water (HLPW) has pledged to work closely and collaboratively with all water stakeholders to ensure that the water related targets of 2030 Agenda and beyond are achieved.

Women changing the world of work

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Pretoria – The 61st Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, which is currently underway in New York, is discussing “Women Economic Empowerment in the Changing World of Work”.