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Presidential nod for KZN municipalities

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Pretoria – The hard work of three KwaZulu-Natal municipalities hasn’t gone unnoticed, as they were part of a select few to receive recognition from the President during the State of the Nation Address (SONA).

SA urged to use electricity sparingly

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Pretoria - Eskom has asked the public to help it “beat the peak” by switching off geysers and non-essential appliances so as to reduce electricity usage.

SA digs deep to explore untapped economic wealth

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Cape Town – Minister in the Presidency Jeff Radebe says as part of the radical economic transformation envisaged for the next five years, government would, over and above numerous interventions, develop productive sectors of the economy.

Public invited to visit SA Agulhas II

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Pretoria – Members of the public are invited to explore the SA Agulhas II and find out more about the work of the Department of Environmental Affairs in the oceans and coastal environment.

SA to commemorate World Refugee Day

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Pretoria - The Department of Home Affairs and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) will commemorate World Refugee Day (WRD) on Friday.

SA current account deficit narrows

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Pretoria - South Africa’s current account deficit narrowed to 4.5% of gross domestic product (GDP) in the first quarter of 2014 from a shortfall of 5.1% in the last quarter of 2013, the Reserve Bank said on Wednesday.

Young scientists headed to Denmark

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Pretoria – Mamello Thinyane and Takatso Semenya will be saying “Sawubona Denmark” when they jet off to that country for Europe's largest science conference.

CPI rises to 6.6% in May

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Pretoria - The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose to 6.6% in May breaching the Reserve Bank’s inflation target range for a second month in a row, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) announced on Wednesday.

Sacci, Busa welcome SONA

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Pretoria – The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci) and Business Unity South Africa (Busa) have welcomed government’s focus on the economy and the country’s energy challenge, among other things.

Limpopo police pounce on criminals

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Pretoria - A joint intelligence led operation, between crime intelligence and the Hawks, has led to the led to the arrest of an alleged copper cable kingpin.

Mixed reaction to SONA

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma’s seventh State of the Nation Address garnered mixed reactions from ordinary South Africans SAnews spoke to on Wednesday morning.

We need faster growth: Deputy President

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Cape Town - Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has echoed President Jacob Zuma’s assertion that government is concerned about the low level of economic growth in South Africa, and various measures will have to be put in place to grow the economy faster.

Construction co-ops to be built in rural areas

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Cape Town – Rural Development and Land Reform Minister Gugile Nkwinti says creating jobs through cooperatives will lead to thousands of jobs and the development of rural communities.