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Gauteng calls on volunteers to help learners

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Johannesburg - Education authorities have moved to contain the impact of the crippling strike action by teachers with the Gauteng Department of Education on Wednesday calling on members of the community to volunteer their time to help learners.

Municipalities develop turnaround strategies

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Pretoria - About 95 percent of the 283 municipalities in the country have in the past six months developed municipal turnaround strategies and are now in the process of ensuring alignment with the integrated development plans.

SADC summit ends on high note

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Pretoria - Regional leaders ended their 30th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) on Tuesday with a pledge to continue with its peace and security efforts in the region.

Govt welcomes suspension of strike

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Pretoria - Public Service and Administration Minister, Richard Baloyi, has welcomed the move by unions involved in the public service strike to suspend their industrial action while negotiations over a final settlement continue.

Matrics write Afrikaans paper

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Pretoria - Matrics will today write a two-hour Afrikaans HL paper, as the matric final examinations continue.

Spotlight falls on ICT

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Durban - The 5th annual SITA GovTech Conference opened on Monday with a strong call for South Africans to get better access to Information Communication Technology (ICT).

International Relations meets Parly's obligations

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Pretoria - The Department of International Relations and Cooperation and its Minister have met their obligations to Parliament and the Portfolio Committee, said the department on Monday.

Langa Zita appointed Agriculture DG

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Pretoria - Former Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs and Tourism, Langa Zita, has been appointed Director General in the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.

National Book Week kicks off

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Pretoria - National Book Week, which kicked off on Monday, is expected to encourage reading nationally among children, youth and adults.

Cele says he never lied in Parly

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Pretoria - Police Commissioner General Bheki Cele has refuted media reports that suggested he had lied in Parliament about the resignation of three generals and his involvement in the rental of two buildings.

Cut in repo rate likely, say economists

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Pretoria - Economists predict the South African Reserve Bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is likely to announce a 50 basis point cut in the repo rate, when it meets this week.

Freedom Park dismisses senior manager

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Pretoria - Freedom Park has announced that it has dismissed its head of department for heritage and knowledge following a pre-dismissal arbitration hearing at the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA).