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Lesotho to hold elections next year

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Pretoria - In an effort to ease a political crisis that resulted in an attempted coup in August, Lesotho will hold its General Elections in February 2015 and parliament will be reopened in a fortnight.

Taking basic education to greater heights

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Pretoria - Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga says while a lot of progress has been made in improving the standard of education in the country, more needs to be done to take education to the next level.

Infrastructure a catalyst for job creation

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Pretoria - Transport Minister Dipuo Peters says infrastructure development is the catalyst for job creation, economic development and ultimately improving the quality of life.

Focused support for offenders

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Pretoria - A lot still needs to be done to strengthen rehabilitation and social reintegration of offenders into communities.

Working-for-Water creates 181 000 jobs

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Pretoria – About 181 000 full time jobs have been created through the Working-for-Water Programme, says Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa.

President Zuma appoints new commissioners

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has appointed Dr Vincent Maphai and Elizabeth Maepa as additional members of the Commission of Inquiry into the Remuneration and Conditions of Service in the Public Service and Public Entities.

Reserve Bank reviewing Shuttleworth judgment

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Pretoria - The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has taken note of the Mark Shuttleworth judgment by the Supreme Court of Appeal and is reviewing the judgement, it said on Wednesday.

KZN municipality on the recovery path

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Pretoria - The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) says it is satisfied with progress being made to return the embattled Mooi Mpofana Municipality to its former glory.

Thulamela councillors get techno savvy

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Pretoria - Digital literacy is fast becoming a basic requirement skill for ward councillors in this information age, as it helps them to convey crucial information relating to service delivery to residents with ease.

Our pipes must not run dry again

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Water is our lifeblood; it is essential to our survival. The vital importance of water was made clear by the water supply challenges in Gauteng over the past two weeks.

SANParks to start sale of limited rhino soon

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Pretoria - The sale of a limited number of white rhino from the Kruger National Park (KNP) has begun as part of the South African National Parks implementation of a comprehensive rhino management strategy.

President Zuma to launch third phase of EPWP

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma is expected to launch the third phase of the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) on Friday in Keiskammahoek, near King Williams Town, in the Eastern Cape.