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SA, Zimbabwe set for inaugural ministerial session

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Pretoria - International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane will today co-chair the inaugural ministerial session of the Zimbabwe-South Africa Bi-National Commission (BNC) in Harare ahead of the Heads of State session scheduled for Thursday.

Biotech crops impact economy positively

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Cape Town – The Department of Science and Technology Director General, Dr Phil Mjwara, says biotechnology or genetically modified (GM) crops have had a positive economic impact on South Africa.

Centre to deal with Gauteng water shortages

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Pretoria - A Joint Operational Centre (JOC) is being established in Gauteng to plan around and improve the state of readiness in the wake of the steady decrease of water levels in the province.

Basic Education disappointed by exam paper leak

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Pretoria - The Department of Basic Education says it is shocked and disappointed at the leak of a Mathematics Paper 2 exam paper to Grade 12 learners in Giyani, Limpopo.

Government moots independent social grant appeals body

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Cape Town – Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini says her department has proposed to set up an independent inspectorate to improve the management of investigations and appeals relating to social grants.

It takes a village and one strong woman

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Child abuse and the neglect of children is by far one of the most sensitive subjects in society that has the ability to provoke people to talk. But very often, too many people don’t let their emotions move them to action, mostly because of fear of what may follow if they let themselves get involved.

Parliament calls for peace over exams

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Pretoria – The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training has called on protesting university students to allow peace to prevail over the exam period for students who have opted to write.

Wanted police killer nabbed

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Pretoria – The National Head of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, Lieutenant General Mthandazo Ntlemeza, has reiterated that whoever kills a police officer will be hunted down and put behind bars.

Eradication of mud schools continues

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Pretoria - The Department of Basic Education (DBE) has refuted a media report claiming government has not made progress in the eradication of mud schools in the Eastern Cape.

Home Affairs wins ICT service delivery award

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Pretoria - For the second time in a row, the Department of Home Affairs has won the prestigious ICT Service Delivery Transformation Award in the National Government category at the ICT Public Service Awards at GovTech 2016.

SALGA celebrates World Cities Day

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Pretoria – The South African Local Government Association (Salga) has joined the world in celebrating the World Cities Day 2016, which has been designated by the United Nations every 31 October.

President Zuma to visit Zimbabwe

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will this week visit Zimbabwe to cement relations between South Africa and Zimbabwe.