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SA, Serbia strengthen bilateral relations

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Pretoria - Political and economic relations between Serbia and South Africa will come under scrutiny as Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ebrahim Ebrahim, begins his two-day visit to that country.

Tshwane cracks down on illegal advertisers

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Pretoria - A heavy Tshwane Metro Police contingent and Home Affairs officials cracked down on bogus traditional healers, who are behind illegal adverts that have sprung out in many parts of the city centre.

Time pressure weighs on climate change negotiators

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Pretoria - With less than four months before the world descends on Durban for this year's climate change conference, International Relations Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane says limited time was one of the major challenges facing the negotiation team in the lead up to COP 17.

Plan to address child headed households

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Pretoria - Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini is expected to announce a plan to address the plight of child headed households during the 18th Biennial Conference of the National Association for Child Care Workers (NACCW).

SA celebrates second Olympic gold medal

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Pretoria - South Africa is celebrating the high achievement by Chad le Clos, who blitzed his way to Team South Africa's second gold medal of the 2012 Olympic Games in London, on Tuesday night.

Education remains a top priority for govt

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Pretoria - The Presidency has reassured the public that the Limpopo education matter is being attended to at the highest level, as education is an apex priority of government and for President Jacob Zuma personally.

Decline in unemployment is encouraging

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Pretoria - The decline in the unemployment rate down to 24.9% in the second quarter from 25.2% in the first quarter is encouraging, says Nedbank.

Govt, unions agree on 7% salary increase

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Pretoria - Government and labour unions have agreed on a three-year settlement for the period 2012 to 2015, with the salary increase for 2012 finalised at 7%.

Dlamini Zuma discusses new role with former presidents

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Pretoria - Newly elected African Union Commission chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma met with seven former Heads of State and Government in Pretoria on Wednesday morning as part of consultations before she takes up her seat at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Nersa approves methodology on piped-gas

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Pretoria - The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has approved a methodology to approve maximum prices of piped-gas to distributors while it also determined that competition in the piped-gas market is inadequate.

DBSA appoints new chief executive

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Pretoria - Patrick Dlamini has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA).

Use budget to empower women - Xingwana

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Pretoria - The Minister of Women, Children and People with Disabilities, Lulu Xingwana, has called for "gender responsive" budgeting that can be used as a tool to promote the socio-economic rights of women, children and people with disabilities.