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Police considers reintroducing specialized units

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Pretoria - The Department of Police is considering reintroducing the Child Protection and Sexual Offences Units after they were transferred to local police stations in 2006.

More Tamiflu ordered as H1N1 cases increase

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Johannesburg - The Department of Health has ordered more of the the anti-viral drug, Tamiflu, to the value of R30 million, from international pharmaceutical companies as the number of people infected by H1N1 Influenza increases in the country.

Dept warns against buying TB saliva

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Pretoria - The Department of Health has warned people who buy saliva from Tuberculosis-infected people that there is no automatic financial benefit for having TB.

SAPS makes strides in fighting crime

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Pretoria - National Police Commissioner Bheki Cele says the recent busts made by the South African Police Services was an indication that crime would not be tolerated.

SA committed to greenhouse gas reduction - Sonjica

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Johannesburg - Environmental Affairs Minister Buyelwa Sonjica said South Africa is committed to reducing its emission of greenhouse gases (GHG), but for the country to achieve this, it would require extensive international financial and technical support.

Safety dept to investigate police brutality

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Badplaas - The Mpumalanga Department of Community Safety, Security and Liaison has said it will investigate and take stringent action against any police officer found to have abused and tortured any member of the public.

KZN rolls out phase two of EPWP

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Pietemaritzburg - The second phase of the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) has been rolled out in KwaZulu-Natal, following the success of phase one in the province.

MP's, President debate nomination of Judge Ngcobo

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Cape Town - The efficiency of the President's office was called into question in Parliament earlier today, when it was revealed that a letter from the President arrived at the offices of opposition parties, late.

Govt to set school performance measures

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Cape Town - As part of improving the quality of the education system, government will set performance measures to ensure that the "non-negotiables" are implemented at schools.