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Internet access to double by 2014

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Johannesburg - South Africa's internet population is expected to grow as much in the next five years as it has in the 15 years since the internet became commercially available in the country.

Samsa to help govt meet job demand

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Cape Town - The South African Maritime Safety Authority (Samsa) has forecast that it will be able to create 1 800 jobs in the sector over the next year.

Agriculture MEC to visit farming projects

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Bushbuckridge - Mpumalanga's Agriculture, Rural Development and Land Administration MEC Candith Mashego-Dlamini will inspect farming projects in Bushbuckridge on Friday.

Army deployed to patrol the Kruger

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Komatipoort - Some 165 South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers have been deployed to patrol the international border between the Kruger National Park and Mozambique to combat poaching.

Motlanthe outlines govt's war on poverty

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Cape Town - Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe says while interventions such as social grants remained a critical element in the fight against poverty, government ought to find more effective ways to bring marginalised communities into sustainable economic activities.

NYDA success in nation's hands - Chabane

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Cape Town - The success of the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) lies in the collective hands of the nation, says Minister for Performance, Monitoring and Evaluation in the Presidency, Collins Chabane.

R6.3mil building for people with disabilities

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Pretoria - Mineral Resources Director General Adv Sandile Nogxina is expected to mark the start of construction of a R6.3 million home for people with disability at Kwanzimakwe in Port Edward, KwaZulu-Natal on Friday by conducting a sod turning ceremony.

Health dept ready to advise schools on swine flu

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Pretoria - As schools across the country opened for the third term this morning, the Department of Health said it was on standby to help them deal with any cases of the H1N1 influenza virus, or swine flu.

Govt initiating further talks with Moutse, Matatiele residents

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Pretoria - The Department of Co-Operative Governance and Traditional Affairs is in the process of initiating further consultations with the communities of Matatiele and Moutse in Limpopo to assist government in the re-determination of their borders.

New GCEO for Telkom

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Pretoria - Nombulelo Moholi is to head up telecommunications company Telkom as its new Group Chief Executive Officer.