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New municipal regulations gazetted

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Pretoria - The Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) department has published the Municipal Systems Amendment Act Draft Regulations on the appointment and conditions of employment of senior managers in municipalities for comment.

FS broadens immunisation programme

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Pretoria - The coverage of the Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI) will be increased in the Free State in an effort to reduce maternal mortality.

More police visibility on the roads

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Pretoria - Drunk drivers and motorists who don't obey traffic rules have been warned: there will be more traffic police visibility in all the country's national road network starting from this coming Easter long weekend.

No room for abusers

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Pretoria - Minister for Women, Children and People with Disabilities, Lulu Xingwana, has challenged communities to work with the criminal justice system to ensure that women and children abusers get locked up.

SA film scoops international award

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Pretoria - Arts and Culture Minister Paul Mashatile has congratulated the makers of South African film “Fanie Fourie’s Lobola”, which recently won an international award.

Budget to improve E Cape services – MEC

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Pretoria - Eastern Cape Planning and Finance MEC Phumulo Masualle delivered the provincial budget on Thursday, which he promised will speed up service delivery and improve education and health.

IDC asked to do more for rural job creation

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Cape Town - Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Economic Developed has told the Industrial Development Cooperation (IDC) to take rural industrialisation and job creation seriously.

Bold plans for tourism

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Polokwane - The Tourism Department wants to increase South Africa's domestic tourism figures from the current estimated seven million to more than 17 million by 2020.