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Banking giant reaches out to flood victims

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Pretoria - Absa has responded to the call from government to assist in raising money to provide relief to victims of the recent floods that have devastated various parts of the country.

Unions to finalise talks by Friday

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Pretoria - Public service unions will finalise consultations on government's wage offer by Friday, says the Public Service and Administration Department.

Climate change- What the experts say

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Pretoria- Floods in South Africa, Australia and Brazil have left death and destruction in their wake. Many have lost their lives and thousands have been displaced.

Star-studded line-up for Marula Festival

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Phalaborwa - Award-winning artists like Judith Sephuma, Professor, Malatji, Candy, Liquid Deep, Future Sound and Revolution, are part of the line-up at this year's Marula Festival in Limpopo.

Toll tariffs are affordable, says Sanral

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Pretoria - The South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) on Wednesday insisted that the open road tolling tariffs to be introduced on Gauteng's freeways are affordable.

Job creation, decent work - key tests for labour dept

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Pretoria - The ability to contribute to job creation, while at the same time strive for decent work will be the key challenge of the Department of Labour's policies in the years ahead, says Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant.

Online gambling illegal

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Pretoria - Online gambling in South Africa remains illegal, despite the number of operations increasing, the National Gambling Board (NGB) said on Wednesday.

Health dept keeps watch on disease outbreak

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Pretoria - Despite the current heavy rainfall and subsequent floods in many parts of the country, there have been no reports of any outbreaks of diseases. But, the Department of Health is watching the situation closely.

New mayor for Thaba Chweu local municipality

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Mashishing - The Thaba Chweu local municipality in Mpumalanga has inaugurated a new mayor to replace Clara Ndlovu, who was sacked in 2009 following a series of service delivery protests.

Minister, students talk tourism

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Pretoria - Tourism Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk oriented 30 tourism and hospitality students from Further Education and Training (FET) Colleges in Cape Town today.

Hospital security a concern for young doctors

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Cape Town - Security at all health institutions should be tightened not just for doctors but also for those who visit health facilities, says the Junior Doctors Association of South Africa (JUDASA).

Parole board set to be strengthened

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Cape Town - The Portfolio Committee on Correctional Services is seeking ways to strengthen the Parole Board through the Correctional Matters Amendment Bill which is about to be completed.

Soshanguve has Gauteng's top cops on speed dial

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Pretoria - Gauteng's top cops will have to deal with incessant ringing of their cellphones from Monday after they were asked by National Police Commissioner General Bheki Cele to give out their cellphone numbers to the people of Soshanguve.

SANEF to consult on Info Bill

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Cape Town - South African National Editors Forum (SANEF) and Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Justice on Wednesday agreed to adjourn their talks on the proposed Protection of Information Bill pending further consultations.