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Good news for job creation

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Port Elizabeth - The production of up to 5 000 trucks at the newly launched First Automobile Works (FAW) vehicle assembly plant in Coega, Port Elizabeth, is good news for job creation in the country.

FAW assembly plant to boost Govt’s growth target

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Port Elizabeth – The new First Automobile Works (FAW) South Africa vehicle assembly plant in Port Elizabeth, in the Eastern Cape, will boost the country's efforts to achieve a growth target of 5% by 2019, says President Jacob Zuma.

Mining production declines in May

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Pretoria - Mining production decreased by 6.5% year-on-year in May, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) said on Thursday.

De Kock denied parole

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Pretoria – Justice and Correctional Services Minister Michael Masutha has denied former apartheid-era police colonel, Eugene de Kock, parole.

SIU to probe KZN Treasury

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Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma has announced that he has authorised the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to investigate certain matters relating to the affairs of the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Treasury.

New high-tech trains to boost SA economy

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Pretoria – Prasa’s Rolling Stock Fleet Renewal Programme is much more than the procurement of trains - the move is set to stimulate economic development and local manufacturing, says Communications Minister Faith Muthambi.

South Africans urged to get busy cleaning

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Pretoria - Cabinet has called on all South Africans to honour former President Nelson Mandela by actively participating in the “Clean South Africa” campaign.

Cabinet welcomes opening of FAW plant

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Pretoria – Cabinet has welcomed the launch of the First Automotive Works (FAW) South Africa assembly plant and operations in the Coega Industrial Development Zone (IDZ) in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro, in the Eastern Cape.

EC finalising Traditional Initiation Bill

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Pretoria – The Eastern Cape provincial government is finalising the Traditional Initiation Bill, which seeks to eliminate the commercialisation of the custom and illegal initiation schools.

Putting youth first beyond 2015

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Pretoria – As focus gradually shifts to the post-2015 agenda, a call has been made for governments across the world to place young people high on the list of development priorities.

Crack down on illegal initiation schools in E Cape

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Pretoria – Deputy Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Obed Bapela, is set to visit the Eastern Cape today, where the highest number of initiation deaths have been reported.

Meeting to resolve Mmabatho Nursing College issues

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Pretoria - The North West Health Department has called a meeting with Mmabatho Nursing College students on Friday to find ways to recover the lost academic time due to the protracted boycott.