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SA needs full participation of women and men in child care

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Parliament - Minister in the Presidency, Dr Manto Tshabalala-Msimang, has asked Members of Parliament to look at the country's national policies to ensure full participation and partnership of women and men in productive and reproductive life.

Taxi operators warn of fare increases

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East London - East London taxi owners are warning commuters that they will soon have to pay higher taxi fares following the fourth petrol price increase in four months.

Minister mandated to beef up airport security

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Cape Town - Cabinet has mandated the Minister of Safety and Security Nathi Mthethwa to take urgent steps to ensure that security around South Africa's airports, is beefed up.

Denmark to help fund SA renewable energy

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Pretoria - Denmark has committed to help South Africa meet its future goals of a low carbon economy and reducing the growth of greenhouse gases through the deployment of low carbon technologies in the country.

Zuma appoints Hulley as his legal advisor

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has appointed his former lawyer, Michael Hulley, as his legal advisor, the Presidency announced on Wednesday evening.

Mpuma to establish fresh produce market

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Mbombela - Mpumalanga is on a drive to build its own fresh produce market and boost its exports of fruits and vegetables to as far as Asia and the Middle East.

Municipality, communities to engage on crime

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Pretoria - The eThekwini Municipality is to engage with communities on how better to deal with the fight against crime during the National Consultative Conference on Community Safety on Wednesday.

SA to use OECD as learning tool to improve performance

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Pretoria - Government is to use the upcoming Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) 3rd World Forum on Statistics, Knowledge and Policy as a learning tool to improve its performance.

Skills fund under fire for not spending

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Cape Town - Law-makers have complained that the National Skills Fund (NSF) was rolling over billions of rands each year while many poor youth in the country remained without skills.

Youth sign declaration to become IEC ambassadors

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Pretoria - Young South Africans from different backgrounds have signed a declaration to become Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) Youth Ambassadors with the aim of deepening democracy through peer mobilisation.

GEMS makes strides in fulfilling mandate

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Durban - Since its inception in January 2006, the Government Employees Medical Scheme (GEMS) has clearly demonstrated that it most certainly means business by fulfilling its mandate.

Agreement reached between NUM, Xstrata

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Pretoria - The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and Xstrata South Africa have reached an agreement regarding Xstrata's Employee Share Ownership Plan (ESOP).