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Essential services staff called back to posts

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Pretoria - Public Service and Administration Minister Richard Baloyi has called on essential service employees who are taking part in the public service strike to return to work as a matter of urgency.

Protest action must be within ambit of the law

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has reiterated that whilst government fully understands workers frustrations caused by low salaries, protest actions should be undertaken within the ambit of the law and basic human decency.

Military health officials assist at 57 hospitals

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Pretoria - The South African Military Health Service (SAMHS) officials have now been deployed to 53 hospitals across the country to provide health care while the public service strike continues.

Winterveldt set for major revamp

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Pretoria - Winterveldt informal settlement, north of Pretoria, will get a major facelift over the next six years that will see the neglected community transformed into a sustainable human settlement.

Bursaries up for grabs in Mpumalanga

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Mbombela - The Mpumalanga Department of Health is calling on students who have a good academic record but no finances for studies to apply for one of the 123 bursaries it has on offer.

Do something good this Friday

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Johannesburg - Mentor a young person, visit an old age home, start your own volunteer project this Friday.

Adhere to signage at level crossings

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Pretoria - The Railway Safety Regulator (RSR) has urged the public to adhere to safety signage and practice responsible driving at level crossings.

Merc SA proposes investment, new jobs

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Pretoria - Mercedes Benz South Africa has proposed a new investment in the country's automotive industry which could see the creation of 2000 new jobs, according to the Department of Trade and Industry (dti).

UK visit a success - Motlanthe

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Pretoria - Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe has described his two-day working visit to the United Kingdom as a success.

Facilities offering ARVs during the strike

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Pretoria - The Gauteng Department of Health and Social Development has published a list of clinics and hospitals offering chronic medicines including ARVs during the strike.

AARTO not implemented next month

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Pretoria - Motorists who have been panicking about the implementation of the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (AARTO) and the demerit system next month can breathe a sigh of relief.