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Probe into Waterkloof incident to continue

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Cape Town – The probe into the landing of a commercial airliner at Waterkloof Air Force Base has revealed a number of transgressions made by officials, the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Jeff Radebe, said today, adding that investigations would continue.

Zuma to host Canada’s governor general

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Pretoria - Bilateral relations between South Africa and Canada will be under the spotlight on Tuesday, when President Jacob Zuma hosts the Governor General of Canada, David Johnston, for a state visit.

SA to maintain relations with UAE

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Pretoria - The South African government says it respects the independence and judiciary of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), despite the challenges which emerged during Professor Cyril Karabus's ordeal.

IDC, Sefa jobs boost

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Pretoria - A multi-billion investment by the Government in the manufacturing and industrial sectors is set to create 7800 jobs across the country.

Construction of MeerKat kicks off – Hanekom

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Cape Town – The construction of the 64-dish MeerKat satellite dishes – a precursor of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) project – had commenced, the Minister of Science and Technology Derek Hanekom said on Thursday.

Madiba statues planned for Union Buildings, Parliament

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Cape Town – A statue of Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first democratically elected President, will be mounted at two sites that are intrinsically linked with the political face of South Africa - the Union Buildings in Pretoria and at Parliament in Cape Town.

ICASA review in the pipeline

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Pretoria – Cabinet has approved a proposal to review some of the Independent Communications Authority of SA’s functions to make it more transparent and accountable.

Mohamed appointed as NCC Commissioner

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Pretoria - Ebrahim Mohamed has been appointed as the Commissioner of the National Consumer Commission (NCC), Cabinet said on Thursday.

Child protection is everybody's business

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Pretoria - Cabinet has called on all South Africans to contribute towards the protection of children and creation of a safe and secure environment, which is everybody’s responsibility.

SA's ratification of SADC trade annex approved

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Pretoria - Cabinet has approved South Africa’s ratification of the Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Annex to the Southern African Development Community’s Protocol on Trade and for it to be submitted to Parliament.

Names of new judges announced

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Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma has announced the appointment of nine new judges who will take up their posts in various courts throughout the country in July.