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Operation Shanela nets over 14 000 suspects

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The South African Police Service (SAPS) arrested 14,274 suspects through its Shanela operations for serious crimes which includes murder, rape, drug dealing, robbery, illegal migration and copper theft.

Durban Declaration must translate into action 25 years on – Lamola

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South Africa has called for renewed international action to translate the commitments of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action into measurable progress, as the United Nations marks 25 years since the landmark framework against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance was adopted.

Gauteng launches Vul’amathuba campaign in Joburg

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The Gauteng Department of Economic Development (GDED), in collaboration with the Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (GDARD), will today launch the Vul’amathuba festival at Constitutional Hill in Johannesburg.

Call for caution after Mtubatuba crash claims 11 lives

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KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli has conveyed his deepest condolences to the families of the 11 people who lost their lives in a horrific road crash on the N2 near Mtubatuba in the early hours of Sunday morning.

KZN Premier calls for intensified fight against GBVF

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KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli has called for an urgent and innovative programme of action to intensify the province’s response to Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF).
Ntuli made the call when he was addressing the Council Against Crime at the Archie Gumede Conference Centre in Mayville, Durban, on Friday.

eThekwini commissions key section of Southern Aqueduct

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The eThekwini Municipality has commissioned a section of Work Package 2 (WP2) of the R1.2 billion Southern Aqueduct project, marking progress in efforts to strengthen bulk water supply and improve water security for communities in the city’s southern and central areas.

NSG introduces new occupational qualifications for public servants

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The National School of Government (NSG) has introduced two new qualifications for public servants in the form of the Occupational Certificate: Public Service Administrator NQF Level 5 and the Occupational Certificate: General Manager Public Service NQF Level 6.

An inspiring journey in FMD vaccine development with Faith Peta

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For Dr Faith Peta, the journey into science began with an unlikely source of inspiration: Brooke Logan, a character in The Bold and the Beautiful, an international television soap drama. More than 20 years later, Peta has helped develop South Africa’s locally produced Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccine – a journey she sees as a testament to life unfolding as it should.

National Planning Commission hosts irrigation roundtable

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The National Planning Commission (NPC) and the Water Research Commission (WRC) have jointly convened the National Irrigation Development Roundtable under the theme: “Irrigation as Development: Securing Livelihoods, Transforming Lives”.