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Donen report clears Motlanthe, Sexwale

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Pretoria - Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe, Human Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwale as well as the former Director-General for the Department of Minerals and Energy, Sandile Nogxina, had not contravened any South African law concerning the United Nations' Iraqi Oil-for-Food Programme.

Do not sell your RDP house - urges govt

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Pretoria - Government has called on beneficiaries of its Human Settlements programme to desist from selling their government-subsidised RDP houses.

Motlanthe to hand over houses to vulnerable groups

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Pretoria - Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe will mark the closing of the 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children campaign by handing over houses to vulnerable groups in Ermelo.

SA Renewables Initiative gets intl support

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Durban - The development of renewable energy in South Africa is to receive a boost after government joined forces with the United Kingdom, Germany, Denmark, Norway and the European Investment Bank (EIB).

Air Force questioned over Motlanthe aircraft problems

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Cape Town - The South African Air Force has been taken to task by MPs after Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe missed his Finland leg of a recent trip to the Nordic countries because of aircraft technical problems.

Race to save Kyoto Protocol

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Durban - With less than 24 hours left before the world sees an end to another climate change conference, COP17 negotiators in Durban are working around the clock to salvage the talks with the African group vowing on Thursday to ensure some kind of deal was achieved.

SA growth 'lacklustre'

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Pretoria - Although the South African economy continued expanding in the third quarter, this was at a lacklustre pace, the Reserve Bank said.

Minister announces new Inspecting Judge

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Pretoria - Correctional Services Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqcakula today announced the appointment of her department's new Inspecting Judge of Correctional Centres, Judge Vuka Tshabalala.

SA Tourism appoints new CEO

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Pretoria - Tourism Minister, Marthinus van Schalkwyk, has announced the appointment of Thulani Nzima as the new Chief Executive Officer of South African Tourism.

Air Force lacks transformation: MPs

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Cape Town - Frustrated with the slow pace of transformation in the South African Air Force, MPs have asked Chief of the Air Force, Lieutenant General Carlo Gagiano when he would retire.

Mthethwa talks tough at NW police station

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Pretoria - Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa has laid down the law to the police and criminals in the North West at the official opening of the Jourberton Police Station on Thursday.

Top cop lays down the law

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Pretoria - It was a tough-talking Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi who met with the media on Thursday, in what was the acting National Police Commissioner's first public appearance.