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Pres Zuma appoints new judges

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has appointed four new judges to serve in different courts in the country.

Low risk of load shedding: Eskom

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Pretoria - Although the power system is expected to be tight over the next few days, the risk of load shedding is low due to increased plant availability, says Eskom.

R145m to support military veterans

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Pretoria – The Department of Military Veterans (DMV) has set aside R145 million to assist military veterans and their dependants in their studies.

SA urged to send 'Stop Ebola' SMS

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Pretoria – Cabinet has urged South Africans to participate in the African Union’s (AU) SMS mobilisation campaign against Ebola.

SA a step closer to coordinated border management

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Pretoria – Minister in the Presidency for Performance, Monitoring and Evaluation, Jeff Radebe, says Cabinet has approved the proposed vision for the Border Management Agency of South Africa.

Draft youth policy approved

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Pretoria - Minister in the Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Jeff Radebe, on Thursday announced that Cabinet has approved the draft Youth Policy 2014 - 2019 be made available for public comment.

Hawks disband precious metals syndicate

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Pretoria - The Hawks in Gauteng and the North West have arrested 28 members of a syndicate trafficking and dealing in precious metals such as gold, platinum and palladium.

Top brass commends Bafana

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Pretoria - Cabinet has congratulated Bafana Bafana and head coach Ephraim “Shakes” Mashaba on qualifying for the 2015 Equatorial Guinea Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon).

MeerKAT project "progressing well"

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Pretoria – Cabinet was on Wednesday updated on the progress made with the MeerKAT radio telescope project, says Minister in the Presidency for Performance Monitoring and Evaluation, Jeff Radebe.

Zero tolerance this festive season

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Pretoria – Cabinet has reiterated that traffic officials will have a zero tolerance approach to lawlessness on the country’s roads during this festive season.

Sport transformation audit complete

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Pretoria - Minister in the Presidency for Planning, Performance, Monitoring, Evaluation and Administration, Jeff Radebe, says Cabinet was briefed on the results of a pilot audit on transformation in a sample of National Sport Federations.

Government intensifies efforts to bring home remaining bodies

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Pretoria - Cabinet says work to identify the remaining 11 South Africans, who died tragically in the Nigerian building collapse, continues and government is intensifying efforts to ensure their remains are brought home without undue delay.