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Government employees get new housing allowance

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Pretoria – Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba on Thursday said 87 000 government employees have already enrolled and received the new housing allowance backdated to 1 July 2015.

SA gets ready for voter registration

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Pretoria - South Africans must use the voter registration weekend of 5 – 6 March to confirm that they are still registered in the wards that they live in for the 2016 local government elections.

Citizens reminded to collect IDs ahead of elections

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Pretoria – Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba on Thursday reminded South Africans, who have applied for their IDs, to collect them so they can register to vote in this year’s local government elections.

SA urged to fight racism

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Pretoria - Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba has called on South Africans from all walks of life to unite and confront racism.

Salary increment for political office bearers

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has decided on a below inflation increase of 4.4% for political office bearers nationally and provincially for the 2015/16 financial year.

NWU Mafikeng Campus closed indefinitely

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Pretoria – The North West University Mafikeng Campus has been closed indefinitely following widespread fire damage to buildings on the campus.

Tough balancing act

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Pretoria - The 2016 National Budget was tabled under a difficult global economic environment, with South Africa experiencing low economic growth, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said on Thursday.

Ministers react to Budget 2016

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Cape Town – Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies says this year’s budget has affirmed that South Africa has taken a tougher stance on its fiscal consolidation, which should go a long way in restoring confidence.

SA's GDP revised downwards

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Pretoria - South Africa’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is expected to come in at 0.9 % in 2016, reflecting the impact of the current drought and depressed global conditions.

Electricity programme to be expanded

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Pretoria – Efforts are being stepped up to alleviate electricity supply constraints, with government preparing to expand the Independent Power Producer (IPP) initiative, said National Treasury.

SAA, SA Express merger on the cards

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Pretoria - Government is looking at the possibility of merging national carrier South African Airways (SAA) with SA Express, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said on Wednesday.

Cabinet approves Renewable Energy Development Zones

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Pretoria - Cabinet has approved the gazetting of eight Renewable Energy Development Zones (REDZ) and five Power Corridors, which will assist South Africa with its electricity challenges.