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Eskom empowers Marite community

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Pretoria – Eskom has completed the electrical connections of 212 houses at Marite’s RDP section in Bushbuckridge Municipality, in Mpumalanga, between September and November 2016.

Eskom notes rating decision

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Pretoria - Eskom has expressed regret at rating agency Standard and Poor’s decision to downgrade the power utility’s long-term corporate credit rating.

Vhembe district to remain food security hub

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Thohoyandou - The Vhembe district will remain a food security hub in Limpopo, says the provincial leader of the African Farmers’ Association of South Africa (AFASA), Tshianeo Mathidi.

Deadline for late online applications looms

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Pretoria – The Gauteng Education Department has reminded parents of the deadline for late online applications to secure a place for their children in Gauteng public schools for 2017.

Deputy Minister “touched” by session on abuse

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Cape Town – Deputy Minister of Human Settlements Zou Kota-Fredericks says she was emotionally touched by the stories of abuse and hurt women from townships like Dunoon and Mitchells Plain revealed during a dialogue session.

Government notes Fitch, Moody’s announcements

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Pretoria - Government has noted the recent Fitch Ratings announcement to change South Africa’s rating from stable to negative, as well as Moody’s Investor Service’s decision to keep South Africa’s ratings unchanged.

Employment opportunities for young trainees

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Nyanga – Communications Deputy Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams says with SABC set to have 16 television channels as a result of the digital migration process, young people will be encouraged to take up careers in the media space.

President to take Public Protector's report on review

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Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma has considered and also sought legal advice on the contents of the Public Protector’s report entitled “State of Capture” as well as the remedial action to be taken.

Malls will be safe during the festive season - SAPS

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Pretoria – The safety of South Africans at shopping malls is a priority to the police this festive season, says acting National Commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS) Lieutenant General Khomotso Phahlane.

Once-off gratuity for non-returning councillors

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Pretoria - The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) has embarked on the process to pay the once-off gratuity to non-returning councillors based on the pensionable salary of each councillor.

SA only country in Africa distributing free STBs

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Kwaggafontein - South Africa is the only country in the African continent distributing subsidised Set Top Boxes (STBs) in preparation for the shifting of analogue television to digital television broadcasting, says Communications Minister Faith Muthambi.

AbaThembu Chief Mtirara passes away

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Pretoria - Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) MEC in the Eastern Cape, Fikile Xasa, has sent his condolences following the death of Nkosi Daludumo Mtirara of the AbaThembu nation in the OR Tambo District Municipal area.