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Obesity in women at alarming proportions – HSRC survey

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Cape Town – South African women are dangerously overweight, with obesity among women having climbed from 27% of women in 2003 to 39% last year, a Human Science Research Council (HSRC) survey released on Tuesday revealed.

N West promotes social cohesion

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Pretoria - The North West provincial government will establish a special committee to oversee the implementation of resolutions adopted at the recent Provincial Social Cohesion and Moral Regeneration Summit, Premier Thandi Modise announced on Tuesday.

Drug mules pay price of abuse

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To most travellers, the gleaming facade of the departure terminal of an airport is a gateway to an exciting opportunity for leisure or business travel. For others it holds the promise of a new beginning. But for a growing number of women it is the prelude to a life behind bars.

Spatial and Land Use Management Act signed into law

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has signed into law the Spatial and Land Use Management Act, which seeks to bridge the racial divide in spatial terms and to transform the settlement patterns of the country.

NCOP holds Local Govt Week

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Pretoria - The National Council of Provinces (NCOP), in partnership with the South African Local Government Association (SALGA), is holding the second Local Government Week at the Old Assembly Chamber in Cape Town.

North West honours golden citizen

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Pretoria - North West MEC for Social Development, Women, Children and People with Disabilities, Collen Maine, will on Tuesday take service delivery to the eldest grandmother in Matlosana Municipality.

SARS customs seizes drugs worth R60m

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Pretoria – Seven people - including those who work at the SA Revenue Service (SARS) - were slapped with jail and suspended sentences for fraud in the month of July, SARS said in a statement on Monday.

158 killed in KZN crashes in July

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Pietermaritzburg – The province of KwaZulu-Natal has lost 158 lives in separate road accidents in July 2013, the KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison, Willies Mchunu, said today.

Criticism of police may be fuelling police murders – Phiyega

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Cape Town – South Africans should ask themselves whether the constant and undeserved criticism of police was not a contributing factor to the country’s high number of police murders, National Police Commissioner Riah Phiyega said today.

Clean bill of health for RTMC

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Pretoria - The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) has received clean audit reports for two years in a row, acting RTMC chief executive Collins Letsoalo said on Monday.

Intervention speeds up low-cost housing delivery

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Pretoria – An intervention by Mpumalanga Premier David Mabuza that has led to 6 000 RDP houses being built in a short space of 100 days shows that quick delivery is possible, his spokesperson said on Monday.

Zuma sends condolences to Hlahla family

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Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma has sent condolences to the family of the late Pretoria News Journalist, Patrick Hlahla, who passed away yesterday morning.