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New model of growth, job creation identified

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Cape Town - Government is looking at ways to boost employment creation and economic growth as South Africa emerges from the global economic recession, says Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan.

Education budget gets R17bn hike

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Cape Town - Education continued to receive the lion's share of the country's budget with Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan on Wednesday announcing an allocation of R165 billion to the Basic Education and Higher Education departments for the next financial year.

Names of those convicted of corruption to be published – Radebe

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Cape Town – The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development plans to publish the names and details of those people convicted of corruption in pamphlets, newspapers and through radio advertisements among others, the Minister of Justice and Reconciliation Jeff Radebe said on Sunday.

Mayor meets Alberton residents over power outages

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Pretoria - Ekurhuleni Mayor Mondli Gungubele will this afternoon address the residents of Alberton about the area’s electricity woes that have affected several suburbs for days now.

Nair grants Pistorius bail

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Pretoria – Pretoria Magistrate Desmond Nair has ruled that athlete Oscar Pistorius will be released on bail after the killing of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

Arrival of Indians in SA celebrated

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Durban - The year 2010 is an exceptionally significant one in South Africa. It was the first time that Africa hosted a FIFA World Cup and the second milestone celebrated throughout the year is the 150 year anniversary of the arrival of indentured Indians in the country. Kemantha Govender takes a look at the importance of the event.

Bafana's opponents take no prisoners

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Pretoria - When Bafana Bafana were held to a 1-1 draw by Namibia on Wednesday, their first opponents at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Mexico were intensifying their aggressive winning spree.

More nurses for Limpopo hospitals

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Pretoria - The Limpopo Department of Health and Social Development will on Friday admit 234 auxiliary nurses and 347 enrolled nurses into its ranks to help ease the load in provincial healthcare institutions.

Yawa wages war on licensing corruption

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Pretoria - North West MEC for Public Safety Howard Yawa has vowed to root out corruption within the driving license testing centres in the province.

Court backlog minus 18 000 cases - Radebe

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Cape Town - A project by the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development to tackle the backlog of court cases resulted in the finalisation of 18 271 cases between November 2006 and December 2009, Minister Jeff Radebe said on Thursday.

New Generation to help reduce overcrowding

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Cape Town - The completion of the New Generation Kimberley Correctional Centre will add an extra 3 000 bed spaces for prisoners and is set to go a long way in alleviating overcrowding in prisons, Minister of Justice Jeff Radebe said on Thursday.

SANDF to deal with skills shortage

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Pretoria - The Department of Defence and Military Veterans is looking at innovative ways to deal with the critical skills shortage in some of its wings.