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Cabinet welcomes court ruling on apartheid flag

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Cabinet has joined South Africans in welcoming the Equality Court’s ruling on the restriction of the display of the pre-1994 apartheid era flag, which represents the country’s divisive past.

Special Provincial Funeral for Diba

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President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared a Special Provincial Funeral in honour of the late former Robben Islander and Western Cape veteran Vincent Diba, who passed on at the age of 59.

A reader's dream

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Storytellers, poets and books stacked to the rafters -- a reader’s dream - that aptly describes the hive of activity at the launch of the South African Book Fair.

Police keep watch over Katlehong

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Police in Gauteng remain on high alert and continue to closely monitor Katlehong North in Ekurhuleni where violence flared up on Thursday.

Take a stand

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President Cyril Ramaphosa has reiterated calls for all South Africans to take an unequivocal stand against gender-based violence.

Condolences for Zimbabwe

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South Africa has conveyed its condolences to the people of Zimbabwe following the passing of its founding President Robert Gabriel Mugabe.

Calls for a campus security imbizo on GBV

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Police Minister Bheki Cele says there is a need for the police to hold a campus security imbizo to engage students on issues of safety with a view of increasing police visibility at institutions of higher learning.

Calm will return to Gauteng, says Makhura

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The Gauteng government is confident of dosing ongoing flare ups of violent attacks against foreign nationals and looting of shops across the province.