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SAFA disturbed by media reports on its leadership

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Pretoria - The South African Football Association (SAFA) says it is disturbed by certain media reports claiming that 32 regions are refusing to recognise its newly elected leadership.

Prasa issues ultimatum after train violence

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Pretoria - The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) has issued a strong warning to the Pienaarspoort and Greenview communities that Metrorail services in the area will be suspended if passenger violence does not stop in the next five days.

Govt announces reconfigured clusters

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Pretoria - The Presidency on Monday announced reconfigured Ministerial Clusters as part of the process of improving coordination within government and enhancing the delivery of services.

Fraudsters target Health Department

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Pretoria - An investigation by the Health Department has discovered a bogus syndicate that successfully request services from several companies under the fraudulent banner of the department.

Transport Bill heads to NCOP

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Cape Town – Members of Parliament in the Assembly on Tuesday voted on and passed the Transport Laws and Related Matters Amendment Bill, which will now be sent to the National Council of Provinces for concurrence.

Joburg plans an hour of darkness

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Johannesburg - City-owned buildings will go dark for one hour on Friday, 27 March in support of Earth Hour, the climate change initiative of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).

SA faces shortage of social workers

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Vosloorus - Social Development Minister Zola Skweyiya has appealed to social workers not to leave the country in search of better paying jobs abroad, saying skilled social workers were in short supply locally.

2010 security exercise takes radio jocks hostage

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Pretoria - Two of Gauteng's most popular radio personalities were taken hostage on Tuesday in a police and defence force simulation of security threats to the Confederations Cup and the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Task team to assist ailing Ekurhuleni municipality

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Johannesburg - A specialised team has been deployed in Ekurhuleni to assist the metropolitan municipality accelerate the provision of services, infrastructure development and to deal with outstanding disputes.