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Fixed dose combination ARVs rolled out

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Ga-Rankuwa – About 180 000 HIV positive patients are expected to start on the Fixed Dose Combination (FDC) ARVs, which experts say will improve compliance by reducing the risk of patients defaulting from treatment.

Campaign to ensure truckers’ good health

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Emakhazeni - A campaign to ensure that drivers stay in good health is underway in Mpumalanga, with hundreds of truck drivers already screened for various diseases.

South Africans encouraged to participate in SKA

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Pretoria – SKA South Africa says South African industry and institutions with the appropriate expertise may be eligible for financial assistance on a shared cost, shared risk basis towards participation in the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) design phase, which extends to 2016.

Madiba discharged from hospital

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Pretoria - Former President Nelson Mandela returned to his home on Saturday, following a sustained and gradual improvement in his general condition.

Rapist father sentenced to two life sentences

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Pretoria - A 66-year-old father who was arrested for raping his two daughters in Siloam was sentenced to two life imprisonments when he appeared for the last time at the Dzanani Regional Court on Friday.

Fallen SANDF soldiers laid to rest

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Pretoria – “I have plans for you but it is ultimately God who decides our faith and destiny”. That was a message Rifleman Khomotso Msenga constantly conveyed to his family as he reported for duty in the South Africa National Defence Force over the years.

SAPS, MECs strategize on crime reduction

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Pretoria - Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa and all MECs responsible for policing (MINMEC) as well as National Commissioner of Police, General Riah Phiyega, today met in Cape Town to analyse crime trends and to share best practices to reduce crime.

Tutu awarded Templeton Prize

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Pretoria - Former Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu has been awarded the 2013 Templeton Prize, which comes with a $1.7-million bonus, for his life-long work in advancing spiritual principles such as love and forgiveness.

North West extends traffic boundaries

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Pretoria - The North West Provincial Executive Council (Exco) has taken a resolution to extend municipal traffic boundaries, as well as to introduce a 24-hour shift traffic law operations.