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Govt launches project for children behind bars

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Durban - Government has launched an initiative to ensure that South Africa's 168 babies and toddlers who live with their incarcerated mothers, do so in a friendly environment and are later placed in alternate centres outside prison walls.

SA posts R0.4bil trade surplus

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Pretoria - South Africa posted a record trade surplus of R0.4 billion in July, the South African Revenue Services (SARS) announced on Monday.

SA confident of Congo's SADC chairmanship

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Pretoria - South Africa is confident of the hand over of the chairmanship of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

Minister encourages public to adopt children

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Pretoria - Social Development Minister Edna Molewa has appealed to the public to consider adopting children as the country is facing an increasing number of orphans.

Investigation reveals serious allegations at PetroSA

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Pretoria - An investigation initiated by the Department of Energy has revealed serious allegations against several officials at the national oil company PetroSA, the Central Energy Fund (CEF) said on Wednesday.

Athletics SA admits tests were conducted on Semenya

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Pretoria- Leonard Chuene, President of Athletics South Africa (ASA), has admitted that gender tests were conducted on Caster Semenya before she left for the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) world championships in Berlin.

Special voting kicks off

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Pretoria - Special voting got off to a slow start here on Monday with eligible voters expected to show up at voting stations around the city later today and tomorrow.

African Union Assembly holds a Special Session in Tripoli, Libya

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Pretoria - Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe, supported by International Relations and Cooperation Deputy Minister Sue van der Merwe and Defence Deputy Minister Thabang Makwetla, is currently leading the South African delegation at the Special Session of the Assembly of the African Union, underway in Tripoli, Libya. The theme of the Special Session is 'Consideration and Resolution of Conflicts in Africa'.

Minister assures public of NHI's objective

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Johannesburg - Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has assured the public that the proposed National Health Insurance (NHI) should not be perceived as a "monster".