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Eskom working hard to keep the lights on

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Johannesburg - Although the country’s power supply will remain constrained going into the winter months, government -- cognisant of electricity supply disruptions on the economy -- is working together with Eskom to ensure that the lights stay on, Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba said on Tuesday.

Fourth quarter GDP up by 3.8%

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Pretoria – Statistics South Africa (StatsSA) has announced that the seasonally adjusted real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at market prices for the fourth quarter of 2013 increased at an annualised rate of 3.8 percent.

Home Affairs issues 20 000 IDs to voters

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Cape Town – The Department of Home Affairs issued close to 20 000 IDs to South Africans who went to register to vote during the final registration weekend of 8 and 9 February, authorities said.

Pistorius trial to be televised in part

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Pretoria – The North Gauteng High Court has ruled on Tuesday that Paralympian Oscar Pistorius's murder trial will be televised in part with conditions.

Govt departments quicker in filling posts

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Cape Town – The average time to fill vacancies in the public service improved to five months as of December 2013, compared to nine months three years ago, it was announced on Tuesday.

Addressing slow pace of gender equality

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During the National Assembly debate on the State of the Nation Address this year, the Minister for Women, Children and People with Disabilities, Lulu Xingwana, spoke passionately about the advancement of women.

State-of-the-art boarding school unveiled

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Amsterdam - The Mpumalanga government has officially opened a state-of-the-art boarding school to cater for vulnerable children, including orphans and children who are the heads of their households.

Soweto school girls to be laid to rest

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Pretoria - Two Soweto girls, Thandeka Moganetsi, 15, and Chwayita Rathazayo, 16, who were murdered in what police suspect was a satanic ritual last week, will be laid to rest today.

Last chance for NPOs to stay registered

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Pretoria – The Department of Social Development has called on all non-profit organisations (NPOs) that are registered with the department, and haven’t submitted their annual reports, to do so by March 31 in order to avoid being deregistered.

Voters urged to register before roll closes

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Pretoria - Eligible voters, who missed the last voter registration weekend for the upcoming May 7 general election, can still do so today at their respective municipal electoral offices before the voters’ roll closes at midnight.

Telkom calls for VoD tender applications

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Pretoria - Telkom has invited industry to bid for the provisioning of Video on Demand (VoD) services, the telecommunications company said on Monday.