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No NSFAS means test for social grant recipients

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Pretoria - Matriculants who are currently receiving a social grant and are accepted at an institution of higher learning will no longer go through a means test to qualify for financial aid from the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS).

South Africans should shake hands and unite

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Pretoria - Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini has encouraged South Africans to make an effort towards building a coherent and united nation this Reconciliation Month in December.

Matrics need support during release of results

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Pretoria - Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini has urged parents to monitor their children’s behaviour and give them the necessary support when the National Senior Certificate (NSC) results are released in the New Year.

Government works to build 6 million houses

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Pretoria – Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini says government has its eyes firmly fixed on the target of delivering six million houses and subsidies to beneficiaries by 2019.

Master leadership programme for public servants

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Pretoria – About 40 qualifying public servants are going through the first phase of becoming trainers for the Master Train-the-trainer on Foresight, Innovation, and Leadership Programme: Aligning and Building for South Africa.

Calls for revival of maths

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Pretoria – Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has called on experts and stakeholders to reinvigorate the teaching of Mathematics in its entirety.

Winds of change sweep over SA farms

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Cape Town – “Dit is lekker op die plaas” is what Solms-Delta Wine Estate co-owner Professor Mark Solms said when Rural Development and Land Reform Minister Gugile Nkwinti launched the Strengthening the Relative Rights of People Working the Land policy (50/50) at the farm on Saturday.

Farlam recommendations being implemented

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has given an update on the steps taken by various departments to implement the recommendations of the Farlam Commission.

Be extra cautious on the roads this festive season

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Pretoria - As South Africans get into the festive season, the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) has advised motorists to take extra precaution on the road, especially when travelling over weekends.

Sterkspruit gears up for safer holidays

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Pretoria - Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini is taking government’s festive season campaign to Sterkspruit in the Eastern Cape, where she will interact with the community on a range of social ills.