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Research institutions must empower citizens - Motlanthe

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Pretoria - Research Institutions such as the Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection have a critical role to play in building societies and empowering citizens, Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe said.

Over 6mil South Africans using Mzansi bank accounts

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Johannesburg - Since its inception in 2004, over six million South Africans have opened Mzansi bank accounts which provide previously un-banked clients easy access to banking services countrywide.

Willow Park community receives 60 new houses

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Willow Park - Over 60 low cost housing units have been given to the community members of Willow Park who were previously cramped into only 32 dilapidated one-bedroomed mud houses.

Culture programme makes strides in KZN

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Vryheid - Since its inception in 2005, KwaZulu-Natal's Investing in Culture programme has made strides by empowering and funding women's cultural projects in disadvantaged communities.

SARS announces abolition of stamp duty

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Pretoria - The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has announced the abolition of the Stamp Duty Act with effect from midnight on 31 March 2009.

Condolences for Doornfontein crash victims' families

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Pretoria - Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele has conveyed condolences to the bereaved families of eight mineworkers killed in a crash involving a bus on the R501 in Doornfontein on Friday morning.

New unit to evaluate education system

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Pretoria - Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has officially launched a unit that will ensure effective evaluation of the entire education system and development of schools.

Women will be protected in 2010

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Vryheid - Police and law enforcement agencies will go out of their way to prevent human trafficking, particularly against women and children, during the 2010 FIFA World Cup, says President Jacob Zuma.