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UN commends SA's efforts to protect vulnerable children

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Pretoria - The United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) has lauded the South African government for the remarkable progress it has made in making essential services available to vulnerable children and youth, and keeping their parents and caregivers alive.

SA pair still missing in Yemen

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Pretoria - The Department of International Relations and Cooperation says they are doing all they can to secure the safe release of the two South Africans kidnaped in Yemen.

Dept to ring fence fishing quotas for youth

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Cape Town – The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries intends to ring fence a certain percentage of fishing quotas for youth-owned companies.

SA condemns on-going Syrian conflict

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Pretoria - South Africa says the political solution in the on-going conflict in Syria must be reflective of their will and aspirations, and protect the inalienable rights of ordinary people.

Zuma meets actor Danny Glover

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Cape Town – Danny Glover, a star of Hollywood and an anti-apartheid activist, popped in at Tuynhuys to visit President Jacob Zuma.

President Zuma to attend 5th TICAD summit

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will depart for Japan to join over 40 Heads of State and Government to attend the fifth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD-V) Summit to be held in Yokohama.

Awaiting trial inmates filling up SA prisons - Ndebele

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Cape Town – Out of a total prison population of 152 514, only 107 471 have been sentenced and are serving time, while 45 043 people or 29.5 percent are detainees on remand, who are clogging up the system.

Public comment sought on draft land claims bill

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Pretoria - South Africans are being urged to submit their written comments following the publication of the Restitution of Land Rights Amendment Bill 2013 and the Memorandum on the Objects of the Bill.

Social grants help children stay in school

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Pretoria - Poor children who receive grants tend to stay at school for longer and perform better compared to poor children who get no financial support at all, says the Department of Social Development.

Less than 2% of acts declared unconstitutional

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Cape Town – Less than two percent of the 1 294 acts passed by Parliament since 1994 have been declared unconstitutional by the Constitutional Court, the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Jeff Radebe, said today.