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Women want more access to female condoms

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Port Elizabeth - More access to female condoms, protection of commercial sex workers and access to HIV information for rural women were some of the requests given to Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe as the country marks World Aids Day.

SA movie star joins govt to help youth

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Durban - Popular South African actress Leleti Khumalo has joined forces with the KwaZulu-Natal government to help improve the standard of living for many youths.

Marula beer empowers Limpopo women

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Thohoyandou - With the start of the marula season, hundreds of unemployed Limpopo women have collected wild marula fruits and started making beer to sell to locals and people from as far as Gauteng.

New HIV/Aids plan unveiled

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Port Elizabeth - President Jacob Zuma has launched the new National Strategic Plan (NSP) for HIV and Aids 2012 - 2016, which promises to do much more to tackle TB and issues of violence against women.

Labour laws to set new course

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In March, cabinet approved the submission of the amendment bills for the Labour Relations Act (LRA) and the Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA) to Parliament. The two will deal with the phenomenon of labour broking and child labour, among other things.

Alleged abalone thief to appear in court

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Pretoria - A Chinese national, who was arrested on Monday after being found in possession of dried abalone, will appear before the Bellville Magistrate's Court today.

Look after children over festive season

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Pretoria - As festive season celebrations get into full swing, the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development has called on parents to take care of their children and not neglect them during the festivities.

Limited services at Brakpan testing centre

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Pretoria - Ekurhuleni residents have been warned that the Brakpan Licensing Centre in Ekurhuleni is operating under limited capacity following a burglary last Friday.

Mozambique probes horror Mpuma crash

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Belfast - Mozambican government authorities are trying to establish the names of the Mozambican citizens who were among 18 people killed in a horrific road accident in Mpumalanga on Thursday morning.

JSE fixing news feed service

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Pretoria - The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) says it is working on restoring its news feed, which is down due to technical problems.

Gauteng calls on residents to test for HIV

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Pretoria - Although over three million people have tested for HIV, the Gauteng Health Department is calling on others to heed the call and voluntarily have themselves tested.