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Worth a thousand words

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Pretoria - On this year’s World Photography Day, Communications Minister Faith Muthambi has congratulated all South African photographers who have played a pivotal role in archiving the history of South Africa.

Protect a girl child, preserve the future

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Pretoria – The Gauteng government has urged mothers and teachers to look after girl children and give them the necessary support in order to avoid social ills like teenage pregnancy, substance abuse and human trafficking.

Roadshows bolster employment equity

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Pretoria - The Department of Labour’s Employment Equity (EE) Directorate will conduct roadshows to strengthen EE implementation and compliance mechanisms next week in Polokwane and Bloemfontein.

Petrol strike ends

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Pretoria – Petrol stations that were affected by the recent petrol strike will be back to normal as of Monday.

NSFAS invites 2017 applications

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Pretoria - The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) is inviting applications for the 2017 academic year.

Mobile substations for North West

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Pretoria - Eskom’s North West operating unit has procured two mobile substations as part of the power utility’s commitment to ensuring that customers have a continuous supply of electricity.

SA throws its weight behind Caster

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Pretoria - The Minister in the Presidency responsible for Women, Susan Shabangu, has congratulated Caster Semenya for winning the 800metre qualifying heat at the 2016 Rio Olympics on Wednesday.

Suspects nabbed for conspiracy to poach

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Pretoria – Police deployed in KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo and Mpumalanga as part of Operation Rhino, have arrested 16 suspects in the past seven days for possession of firearms, hijacking, conspiracy to poach and possession of rhino horns.

Assault of traffic officer condemned

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Pretoria - The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) has condemned the actions of a man who assaulted a senior traffic officer outside the Dunnottar Primary School, in Nigel, earlier this week.

App to track postal packages

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Pretoria - The SA Post Office (Sapo) has launched a free app to allow customers to keep track of all their parcels and locate the nearest Post Office branches.

SA pursuing a diversified energy mix

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Pretoria - Energy Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson has reiterated that South Africa is pursuing a diversified energy mix that includes both independent power producers and the nuclear build.

Eskom clarifies court judgment

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Pretoria - Eskom says while the North Gauteng High Court has decided to set aside the National Energy Regulator’s decision to grant it a tariff increase, the revenue allowed for the 2016/17 year remains unchanged by the judgment.

SA encouraged to make use of EU agreement

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Pretoria - The Select Committee on Trade and International Relations on Wednesday called on government and the private sector to capitalise on the new economic partnership agreement (EPA) with the European Union (EU).