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Basic Education raises pass mark

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Pretoria - The Department of Basic Education has raised the pass mark for grades 7, 8 and 9 as part of its efforts of improving the quality of education in the public school system.

Palestine President to visit SA

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will on Wednesday receive Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas on his State Visit to the country.

Process underway to appoint IEC post

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Pretoria - The Office of the Chief Justice on Friday said eight names have been submitted to the Speaker of the National Assembly for the post of an Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) commissioner.

Lesotho officials start African working visits

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Pretoria - SADC Facilitator and Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has welcomed the departure of three senior Lesotho Defence Force and Police officials to various destinations in the continent of Africa.

SA observes World Diabetes Day

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Pretoria – First Lady and patron of the Bongi Ngema-Zuma Foundation (BNZ), Bongi Ngema-Zuma, has joined hands with Ekurhuleni World Outreach Centre (EWOC) church to host the annual World Diabetes Day.

Unite4Mandela, a non-violent South Africa

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Pretoria – Minister in the Presidency for Women, Susan Shabangu, has urged all South Africans to commit themselves in creating a non-violent South Africa.

Councillors urged to communicate govt programs or delays

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Parys - Communications Deputy Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams says there would be no service delivery protests if local councillors and municipalities regularly updated communities about developments or delays in the implementation of government’s programmes.

South Africans unite in honour of Mandela

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Pretoria – About 25 000 people today participated in the Unite4Mandela Sports and Cultural Day activities, especially cycling, running and walking.

Eskom implements load-shedding

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Pretoria - The power system was severely constrained on Friday with Eskom implementing load-shedding.

SA-Germany to continue working together

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Pretoria - South Africa and Germany should work together for a peaceful and better world, says International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane.

Government to host dialogues on triple challenges

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Pretoria - The Department for Women is to host national and provincial dialogues in order to understand the causes and impact of the continued triple challenge of poverty, unemployment and inequalities, including violence against women and children.

Local government, community media collaboration needed

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Cape Town – Communications Minister Faith Muthambi says local government is a very important sphere of government and that communicators should use community media to relate key messages to people on the ground.