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No planned load shedding currently

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Pretoria - Power utility Eskom says there is currently no planned load shedding as there is enough generating capacity to meet the demand.

Govt to extend child grant beyond 18 years

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Cape Town – Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini says government intends to extend the child support grant beyond the age of 18 for children who remain in school after they turn 18.

NPOs moot taking over delivering of social services

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Pretoria – Representatives of non-profit organisations (NPOs) have recommended to the Department of Social Development that they should take over the responsibility of delivering social welfare services to South Africans.

Public called to honour Mandela legacy

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Pretoria – The Nelson Mandela Foundation has encouraged the public to honour the legacy of the late former President by participating in the Mandela Day activities.

SALGA pays tribute to Mme Ruth

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Pretoria - The South African Local Government Association (SALGA) says it will remember Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati as a crop of leadership that established local government, as it celebrates 15 years of democratic local governance.

DST to set up forum for HIV research

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Pretoria - The Department of Science and Technology (DST) is planning to create a forum to strengthen HIV research, not only in South Africa, but throughout the African continent.

Africa Month to promote African identity

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Pretoria – The activities planned to celebrate Africa Month will be used to promote the African identity, entrench African values and ethics, as well as strengthen existing collaborations in the continent.

SA filmmakers to showcase projects in Cannes

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Pretoria - About 20 emerging South African filmmakers will showcase their expertise and potentially sell their projects to various buyers and also promote the country’s attractiveness as a film destination of international standards.

North West mining towns receive make-over

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Pretoria - Mining towns in the North West are receiving a much needed facelift through the various projects undertaken by the provincial government.

Emergency summit on Burundi to get underway

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Pretoria - Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa is in Tanzania for the Heads of State Emergency Summit on Burundi called by the regional bloc East African Community (EAC).

R23bn set aside to support new industrialists

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Cape Town - Economic Development Minister Ebrahim Patel says R23 billion will be set aside over the next five years to fund “new players” as government makes a big push to industrialise the economy.