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Premier joins prayer for Madiba

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Pretoria - Gauteng Premier Nomvula Mokonyane joined hundreds of congregants at a Johannesburg church on Sunday in a special prayer for the speedy recovery of ailing former President Nelson Mandela.

Scores of Zimbabweans still without passports

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Pretoria - As the 31 December deadline looms for Zimbabweans to tender their application forms to regularise their stay in South Africa, thousands are still without their home country passports.

Workshop boosts female referees, assessors

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Durban - Sixty females from around South Africa attended a workshop aimed at increasing the number of women taking charge of PSL matches in the form of referees and assessors.

Gauteng to take SMMEs to townships

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Johannesburg - The Gauteng Provincial Government has put in place initiatives to provide support to small, medium and micro-sized enterprises (SMME) in the province.

Road crashes claim 170 lives

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Pretoria - Since the beginning of the festive season, from 1 - 14 December 2010, 170 people have died in 125 car crashes on South Africa's roads.

Spanish foreign minister in SA for trade talks

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Pretoria - South Africa and Spain are set to deepen their trade relations when Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Marius Fransman meets with his Spanish counterpart Juan Y ¤ez-Barnuevo in Pretoria this week.

Limpopo sets aside R40m for meat production

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Polokwane - The Limpopo Provincial Government has set aside more than R40 million to re-capitalise the integrated meat production programme in the province.

Business as usual at Mpuma schools

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Pretoria - The Mpumalanga Education Department has refuted claims by teacher union, SAOU, that schooling would be interrupted in the new year.

Gauteng to hold education summit

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Johannesburg - A Schools Education Summit is expected to take place next month to look into the schooling disruptions in Soweto last year.

KZN celebrates Day of Reconciliation

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Durban - With a host of activities lined up, some political, others purely entertainment, KwaZulu-Natal is set to celebrate the national Day of Reconciliation.

Revamp on the cards for GP towns

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Johannesburg - Gauteng Premier Nomvula Mokonyane has announced a plan to revive and develop Krugersdorp, Germiston and Vereeniging.

New Transnet locomotives to assist in skills development

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Pretoria - The delivery of the first two of a 100 locomotives is not only in line with Transnet's capital investment programme but it will also assist in skills development, Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba said on Monday.

Govt takes stock of War on Poverty programme

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Pretoria - Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe will visit the Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality in the North West on 25 and 26 February to assess progress of the government's War on Poverty programme.

Safety concerns as unrest escalates in Egypt

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Pretoria - The concern for social security and people's safety increased on Sunday, as thousands of prisoners escaped, after a night of worries for looting, ransacking and stealing in Egypt.