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Zuma explains foreign trips

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has explained to Members of Parliament (MPs) the importance of foreign trips undertaken by government and the long term investment opportunities it will have on the South African economy.

Contingency measures in place at hospitals

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Pretoria - The Gauteng Department of Health and Social Development has promised to put in place contingency measures in the face of today's full blown public service strike.

Minister saddened by Coyne's death

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Pretoria - Arts and Culture Minister Lulu Xingwana has expressed shock and sadness at the death of well-known actress Fiona Coyne.

Bafana jets off to Sierra Leone

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Pretoria - Bafana Bafana jets off to Sierra Leone on Friday to face the strong west African national team in a crucial 2012 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier match on Sunday.

Military health services to assist in KZN hospitals

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Pretoria - KwaZulu-Natal Health MEC, Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo, has requested the South African Military Health Services (SAMHS) to render assistance at hospitals during the public service strike.

Govt to get tough on unruly teachers

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Pretoria - Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has warned that government will act harshly against striking teachers found guilty of criminal actions.

Cabinet disappointed by rejection of wage offer

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Cape Town - Cabinet has expressed disappointment at the unions' decision to reject the state's latest wage offer, saying while it understood public servants' struggle over low wages, their demands on government was simply not affordable.

Worcester bomb survivors to meet perpetrator

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Pretoria – Survivors of the 1996 Worcester bombing are to meet with the man who was behind the blast at the Correctional Services C-Max prison in Pretoria today.

Plan to stop million vehicles on course

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Pretoria - Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele is confident that by the end of October law enforcement authorities will have exceeded their target of stopping one million vehicles a month.

Mpuma schools invited to join Land Care programme

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Mbombela - The Department of Agriculture, Rural Development and Land Administration in Mpumalanga wants pupils to grow vegetables in its unused open fields, especially at rural schools.