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Home Affairs welcomes adoption of Bills

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Pretoria - Home Affairs Minister Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has welcomed the adoption of two Bills by the National Assembly - the South African Citizenship Amendment and Births and Deaths Registration Amendment Bills.

WHO approves new rapid TB test

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Pretoria - The South African Medical Research Council (MRC) has welcomed the new rapid test for tuberculosis (TB), which can provide an accurate diagnosis in less than two hours.

Govt signs wage offer

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Pretoria - The Acting Director-General for the Department of Public Service and Administration, Kenny Govender, today signed off the draft wage offer for implementation on behalf of government.

Call for nominations for MDDA board

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Pretoria - The public has been called to nominate members to sit on the Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA) board.

Durban sets sights on 2020 Olympics

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Durban - With the tagline, the warmest place to be, Durban emerged as the only candidate from South Africa bidding to host the 2020 Olympics.

Call for more support for special needs learners

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Pretoria - The ministry responsible for persons with physical impairments has called for support systems to be put in place to enable learners with special needs to graduate from lower grades to matric and beyond.

Unemployment increases slightly in 3rd quarter

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Pretoria - Unemployment rose to 25.3 percent in the third quarter compared to the second quarter's 25.2 percent, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) said on Tuesday.

Govt, editors to discuss media freedom

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Cape Town - Government is planning a meeting with senior editors to discuss perceptions that it is intent on limiting media freedom.

Principals to BBM district offices

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Johannesburg - Gone are the days when school principals had to drive long distances to reach district offices to submit paper-based reports and requests - principals of schools in Gauteng merely have to send a message on their new Blackberry cell phones.

SA sets course for new economic path

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Pretoria - South Africa is to embark on new economic growth path that will aim to create more jobs and eradicate poverty, it was announced on Tuesday.

Minister tours SA's gems on motorbike

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Johannesburg - Tourism Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk got the ultimate 'wind in your hair' experience after touring some of the country's gems on the back of a motorbike on Thursday.

Anti-fraud, corruption unit bears fruit

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Mangaung - Since the inception of the Anti-Fraud and Corruption Unit in the Mangaung Local Municipality a year ago, significant progress has been made to crack down on corruption.

Bloem kids to benefit from football initiative

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Pretoria - Aspirant footballers between the ages of six and 12 in Mangaung, Bloemfontein are set to nurture and develop their skills through a football programme funded by FIFA in their area.