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Universities to improve access for disabled

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Pretoria - The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) has invested about R175.6 million to ensure that students and staff with disabilities have improved access to university facilities.

SS Mendi: A 100-year voyage to peace

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Durban – Not even a hundred years and the deepest recesses of the coldest sea could bury the spirits of the valiant troops who lost their lives when the SS Mendi sank not far from the Isle of Wight in the midst of the First World War.

SARS seizes illegal cigarettes worth R18m

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Pretoria - Suspected illegal cigarettes worth R18 million were seized at the weekend in Johannesburg, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) said on Tuesday.

NW rolls out Human Papilloma Virus vaccine

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Pretoria – The North West Health Department in partnership with the Basic Education Department will be rolling out the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine to be administered to school-going girls.

SA to honour SS Mendi soldiers

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Pretoria - South Africa will today honour and remember members of the South African Native Labour Corps (SANLC) who lost their lives during the sinking of the SS Mendi a 100 years ago.

Skills, job opportunities for Gauteng youth

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Randfontein - Gauteng government partnerships will provide thousands of young people with training and job opportunities while empowering them with the relevant skills needed in the job market.

Asylum seekers urged to make appointments

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Pretoria - The Department of Home Affairs has urged asylum seekers and refugees visiting the Desmond Tutu Refugee Reception Centre for various services to follow due process and desist from showing up without appointments and on days that are not designated for their blocs.

Gauteng enters "second wave" of empowerment

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Randfontein – The Gauteng Government has entered into the “second wave” of empowerment which will ensure that black businesses and township enterprises become more sustainable by participating in the other sectors of the economy.

Gauteng to assess all care centres

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Randfontein - Learning from the tragic death of mental health patients at Life Esidemeni, the Gauteng province will institute an inspection and condition assessment of all centres that care for the vulnerable.

More focus on care centres

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Johannesburg – Gauteng Premier David Makhura has ordered a wide-ranging inspection and assessment of all centres that care for the most vulnerable, the elderly, people with disabilities and children - following the tragic death of over 100 mental health patients in the province.

Armed Forces Day to wow SA

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Pretoria – South Africans are in for a treat tomorrow as they will celebrate Armed Forces Day with the talented South African Defence Force (SANDF) who will display their fire power and equipment for all to see.

Successful working visit to China

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Pretoria - International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane has concluded a successful working visit to China.