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SARS new commissioner right person for the job

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Pretoria - Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene says finding a replacement for the former Commissioner of the South African Revenue Services (SARS) was slightly delayed as the Presidency had to find the right person for the job, and SARS was not in any crisis during the processes.

Water and Sanitation Minister to meet Rand Water Board

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Pretoria - Following water interruptions in some areas of Gauteng, Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane will be meeting with the entire Board, the Chief Executive Officer and other senior officials of Rand Water this evening.

Council for Geoscience to close 45 open mine shafts

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Pretoria - The Council for Geoscience (CGS) will close 45 open mine shafts in the 2014/15 financial year to prevent illegal mining and to protect communities who live near the derelict and ownerless mines in Gauteng, Limpopo and Mpumalanga.

KZN to release mid-year exam results

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Pretoria - About 150 examination centres in KwaZulu-Natal have been granted approval by Umalusi to release the 2014 mid-year Senior Certificate examination results, says the Department of Basic Education (DBE).

Basic Education Committee visits Sterkspruit

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Pretoria - The Portfolio Committee on Basic Education is currently meeting education stakeholders in Sterkspruit, in the Eastern Cape, to assess the impact of Sadtu’s rejection of inspectors and district officials to schools.

Vandalism, theft deny citizens access to water

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Pretoria - The Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation says the continuing vandalism and theft of valves, copper and transformers has a direct bearing on water shortages in many municipalities across South Africa.

SA, Brazil to expand tourism relations

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Pretoria - South Africa and Brazil have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which seeks to coordinate efforts for sustainable promotion and expansion of tourism relations between the two countries.

Labour investigates Boksburg worker’s death

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Pretoria – The Gauteng Department of Labour has launched an investigation into the death of a worker, who was crushed by a machine last Thursday at the Rheinmetall Denel Munition, in Boksburg,

To reclaim our streets, we need to pull together

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The passionate debate following the release of the annual South African Police Service (SAPS) crime statistics is indeed welcomed. Crime is our common foe; thus when every South African is concerned about crime and its negative effects we move a step closer to beating it.

Pro-poor policies move into action

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In 1994, government inherited a country with high levels of poverty and unemployment. These challenges regrettably persist even today largely due to the destructive effect of apartheid policies which had limited access to quality education and sought to restrict formal labour market participation for the majority of South Africans.

President Zuma: We need a reformed UN

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New York – President Jacob Zuma used his speech delivered at the UN General Assembly on Wednesday night to rally the world behind South Africa’s campaign to transform the United Nations Security Council and for Africa to have permanent seats in the council.