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Gauteng Health MEC resigns

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Pretoria – Qedani Mahlangu has tendered her resignation as the Gauteng MEC of Health and a member of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature following the release of a report into circumstances surrounding the deaths of mentally ill patients in the province.

PanSALP launches language activism month

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Pretoria - As part of its Constitutional mandate, the Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) today launched the Language Activism Month.

SASSA to approach Con Court over social grants contract extension

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Cape Town – The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) says it will approach the Constitutional Court to ask for permission to validate and extend the contract of a company it currently uses to pay grants to millions of South Africans.

Water restrictions to continue countrywide

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Pretoria – With the recent rains across the country not making enough impact on the drought, water restrictions will continue, says the Department of Water and Sanitation.

First Cabinet Lekgotla of 2017 underway

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Pretoria - Members of Cabinet are currently sitting in the first Cabinet Lekgotla of 2017 for a mid-term review of the Medium Term Strategic Framework (MTSF).

CSIR welcomes new CEO

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Pretoria - The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) on Tuesday welcomed Dr Thulani Dlamini as its new CEO.

Unisa, Nehawu reach salary agreement

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Pretoria – The University of South Africa (Unisa) and the National, Education, Health and Allied Workers Union (Nehawu) have formally signed an agreement for the 2017 salary financial year.

President Zuma returns from a successful AU Summit

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has returned to South Africa after attending the 28th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Eskom gets good response to nuclear RFI

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Pretoria - Eskom has received a positive response to the Request for Information (RFI) it issued in relation to the proposed South African nuclear new build programme.

Sugar tax to promote health, curb obesity

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Cape Town - As the debate over imposing a tax on sugary beverages commenced on Tuesday, Members of Parliament (MPs) heard of concerns that the intake of sugar-sweetened beverages in South Africa was increasing steadily.

Post Office to offer more services

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Pretoria – The South African Post Office (SAPO) is ready to play its part in delivering more services to all citizens, says Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services, Siyabonga Cwele.

Technology boost for EC school

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Life will never be the same again for hundreds of pupils from an Eastern Cape rural school which received a major technology boost on Tuesday, thanks to a government-private sector partnership.

SA, Cuba to look into economic, trade ties

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Pretoria - Bilateral, political, economic and trade discussions will top the agenda when Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa meets his Cuban counterpart, Vice President Salvador Valdes Mesa, this evening.