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Public Works' plan to transform the property sector

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Pretoria – The Department of Public Works is set to finalise the Baseline Study on the Transformation of the Property Sector in order to realise the goals of radical economic transformation.

President urges unity in wake of women, child killings

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma says South Africans must unite against the recent attacks and killing of women and children, as well as human trafficking, after separate gruesome killings of women and children in some parts of the country.

Interventions underway to mitigate W Cape drought crisis

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Cape Town - Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane has stressed the need to urgently maintain infrastructure, repair leaks rapidly and to operate water systems more efficiently in South Africa, if the country wants to curb losing R7 billion annually to water losses.

Higher Education tackles certification backlog

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Pretoria – The Department of Higher Education and Training will this year address dysfunction within the examinations system and clear the certification backlog, Minister Blade Nzimande announced on Tuesday.

R80 billion illicitly flows out of SA annually

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Pretoria - Nearly R80 billion passes through the country’s points of entry illegally every year, putting South Africa as one of the countries on the continent with high illicit financial movements.

Business leaders invited to attend investment conference

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Pretoria - The City of Ekurhuleni has called on business leaders, investors, property developers and asset managers to seize investment opportunities that the city will unveil at the Ekurhuleni Investment Conference in June.

Government buildings to house students

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Pretoria – Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande says the department is making steady progress in its joint work with the Department of Public Works to identify under-utilized government buildings to be converted into student accommodation.

Energy security a game changer for W Cape

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Pretoria - As African Utility Week gets underway in Cape Town, the Western Cape government will exhibit at the conference in efforts to grow the green economy.

No plans to privatize NSFAS

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Pretoria – Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande has disputed rumours that he is planning to privatize or hand over the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) to the bank.

Science budget to unlock human potential

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Pretoria – Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor says her department will use a significant portion of its 2017/18 budget to develop human capital and modernise research infrastructure.