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Call for more support for special needs learners

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Pretoria - The ministry responsible for persons with physical impairments has called for support systems to be put in place to enable learners with special needs to graduate from lower grades to matric and beyond.

Principals to BBM district offices

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Johannesburg - Gone are the days when school principals had to drive long distances to reach district offices to submit paper-based reports and requests - principals of schools in Gauteng merely have to send a message on their new Blackberry cell phones.

SA sets course for new economic path

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Pretoria - South Africa is to embark on new economic growth path that will aim to create more jobs and eradicate poverty, it was announced on Tuesday.

Minister tours SA's gems on motorbike

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Johannesburg - Tourism Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk got the ultimate 'wind in your hair' experience after touring some of the country's gems on the back of a motorbike on Thursday.

Anti-fraud, corruption unit bears fruit

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Mangaung - Since the inception of the Anti-Fraud and Corruption Unit in the Mangaung Local Municipality a year ago, significant progress has been made to crack down on corruption.

Bloem kids to benefit from football initiative

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Pretoria - Aspirant footballers between the ages of six and 12 in Mangaung, Bloemfontein are set to nurture and develop their skills through a football programme funded by FIFA in their area.

Murder drops by 8.6%

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Pretoria - Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa has released the National Crime Statistics for the past fiscal year announcing a significant decline in the murder rate for that period.

Police welcome decline in aggravated robberies

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Pretoria - There has been a considerable decrease in aggravated robberies, particularly in the areas of street robberies and hijacking, says Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa.

R&D spend up, but SA still off target

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Cape Town - Despite spending R2.4 billion more on Research and Development than last year, South Africa is still failing to meet the government's target of spending 1 percent of GDP on R&D.

Eskom public hearings kick off in Gauteng

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Johannesburg – Eskom’s chief executive officer, Brian Dames, says a stable supply of energy is crucial to power South Africa’s economic growth going into the future.

Study material to help during strike

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Pretoria - Gauteng MEC for Education Barbara Greecy visited the Kwa Bhekilanga Secondary School in Johannesburg earlier today were study material booklets were handed out to learners at the school.