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Support breastfeeding mothers

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Pretoria - Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has called on employers to support mothers to exclusively breastfeed for at least six months and rapidly reach a target of at least 50% of mothers’ breastfeeding for at least six months after the infant in born.

Vhembe agreement first step to a lasting solution

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Pretoria – A lasting solution to the deep division in Vhembe district, in Limpopo, can only happen with open dialogue and hard work between different parties, says Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) Minister Des van Rooyen.

Power purchase agreement postponed

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Pretoria - A 20-year power purchase agreement that Eskom and Redstone Solar Thermal Power were due to be signed has been postponed.

ID application fees waived for natural disaster victims

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Cape Town – Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba says the department will assist citizens who lost their Identity Documents during the recent natural disasters to apply for temporary documents to enable them to vote.

Task team to ensure discrimination free textbooks

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Pretoria - Minister Angie Motshekga has appointed a Task Team to evaluate textbooks to ensure they are free of bias in terms of race, sex, gender and other forms of discrimination, says the Department of Basic Education.

Youth Jobs in Waste launched in Randfontein

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Pretoria – Minister of Environmental Affairs Edna Molewa has launched a R30 million project to address waste challenges as well as create youth unemployment in Mohlakeng, Randfontein.

67+ boreholes to bring relief to S Africans

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Pretoria - Operation Hydrate and Awqaf South Africa, supported by the Department of Water and Sanitation and the Mandela Foundation have pledged to drill 67+ boreholes in drought stricken areas over the coming months.

Kokstad to turn around backyard operations

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Pretoria – The KwaZulu-Natal Government has handed over multi-million rand infrastructure projects to the Kokstad Municipality to make backyard operations more professional.

SAPS ready for local elections

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Pretoria - The South African Police Service is committed to ensuring peaceful local government elections next week on 3 August.

Sub-standard paraffin stoves continue to cause harm

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Pretoria - While South Africa has among some of the strictest laws in the world governing the safety of paraffin stoves, sub-standard paraffin stoves continue to cause harm in poor communities.

Madiba magic spreads to Skampaneng Village

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Pretoria – Residents of Skampaneng Village in the Hammanskraal area, north of Pretoria, were overjoyed on Wednesday, after they received toiletries, sanitary products, as well as non-perishable items.