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Springboks make eight changes to face Samoa

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Pretoria - The Springboks have made eight changes to the starting line-up and included two new players on the bench to meet the challenge of a talented Samoan team in their second match of the Rugby World Cup at Villa Park in Birmingham on Saturday.

Positive trends in municipal audits welcomed

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Pretoria – The South African Local Government Association (Salga), a representative of 278 municipalities in the country, says it takes pride in the progress and positive trends that are reflected in the Municipal Audit Outcomes report.

SA to push for African development at FOCAC

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Pretoria - South Africa will use the upcoming Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) summit to advocate for the centrality of all African development partnerships.

No load shedding

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Pretoria - The power system is currently stable with no load shedding anticipated, says Eskom.

Taxi operators urged to stop violence

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Pretoria - Transport Minister Dipuo Peters has called for taxi operators to stop the violence, intimidation and vandalism which has characterised protests in Durban.

Massive drug busts at OR Tambo

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Pretoria - Customs officials at OR Tambo International Airport (ORTIA) have made two crystal meth busts valued at over R29 million, said the South African Revenue Service (SARS).

SAPS, business pledge to root out crime

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Pretoria - As part of reducing crime in the banking, consumer goods and retail sectors, police have entered into a partnership with business to eliminate crime hotspots, share knowledge, expertise and experience between them.

Article on VIP protectors refuted

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Pretoria - The Office of the Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training, Mduduzi Manana, has refuted a news report claiming that he has fired more than five bodyguards in just over a year.

President establishes inquiry into Police Commissioner

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has established a board of inquiry into allegations of misconduct against National Police Commissioner, General Riah Phiyega, as well as her capacity to execute official duties efficiently, says the Presidency.

SIU to probe Buffalo City Municipality

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Pretoria - The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) will started probing the affairs of the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality, in the Eastern Cape, with President Jacob Zuma's authorisation.

Plans to fill IEC Commissioner post

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has accepted a request by the National Assembly to re-initiate the process of filling the Commissioner vacancy in the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), says the Presidency.

Computers lost as lightning strikes school

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Pretoria - A computer laboratory at the Lekwakwa Primary School in Rustenburg was struck by lightning during a thunderstorm in the early hours of Tuesday morning, resulting in the loss of equipment.

Have your say on SA's rail policy

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Johannesburg – Transport Minister Dipuo Peters has called on members of the public to make a meaningful contribution to the process of formulating the country’s National Rail Policy.

Higher education talks to raise sector standards

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Pretoria - Transformation of the Higher Education and Training sphere of learning, student accommodation and funding would be among the key issues to come under the spotlight during the 2015 Higher Education Summit.