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67 minutes for a cleaner SA

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Pretoria - With the country and world standing ready to commemorate Nelson Mandela International Day, on Friday, Government has encouraged all South Africans to dedicate 67 minutes of their time to clean up their communities.

Build programme powers full steam ahead

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Pretoria - Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown says the next 12 months will be a milestone in the country’s massive build programme.

Minister pledges to create six million work opportunities

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Pretoria - Public Works Minister Thembelani “Thulas” Nxesi has singled out the creation of six million work opportunities for poor and unemployed people as one of his five key priority areas in the next five years.

Social Development tightens regulations

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Pretoria - Work is underway to introduce amendments to the Social Assistance Regulations to stop credit providers from marketing their products within defined perimeters of SASSA offices and pay-points.

Public Works out of ICU

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Pretoria - Good governance and proper administration has been stabilised at the Department of Public Works, Minister Thembelani “Thulas" Nxesi announced on Wednesday.

ECD services set to improve

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Pretoria – The Department of Social Development says it will focus its resources on putting in place a comprehensive Early Childhood Development (ECD) programme, which covers the period from conception to formal school going age.

Dept eases prison overcrowding

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Pretoria – Justice and Correctional Services Minister Michael Masutha says the prison population has declined from 187 036 inmates in 2004, to 157 170 by the end of March this year.

Keeping an eye on women’s development

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Pretoria – Minister in the Presidency responsible for Women, Susan Shabangu, says the next five years will be key to consolidating the gains made in empowering women in all aspects of South African life.

SAA passengers, crew injured

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Pretoria - An SAA flight destined for Hong Kong experienced severe turbulence, resulting in 17 passengers and three crew members being injured, South African Airways (SAA) said on Wednesday.

Govt extends e-toll grace period

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Pretoria - The grace period for e-toll road users to settle their accounts and benefit from the discount, has been extended, Transport Minister Dipuo Peters announced during her Budget Vote speech, on Tuesday evening.