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Importance of improved competition law underscored

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Pretoria - BRICS member states, which include Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, have at a conference in South Africa this week recognised the importance of continuing joint efforts aimed at improving competition law and policy enforcement.

Centre caters for elderly

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Pretoria – A centre which was revamped and funded by the National Development Agency (NDA) is catering to the needs of the elderly near Polokwane.

Use water sparingly!

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Pretoria – South Africans have been urged yet again to use water sparingly.

Community radio forum meets in Gauteng

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Johannesburg – The chairperson of the National Community Radio Forum (NCRF), Patrick Kikine, has applauded community radio stations for giving a public platform to matters of local interest and for keeping citizens informed.

Burst water main at Grootvlei prison

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Pretoria – Water tanks and buckets have been provided to the Grootvlei Correctional Centre in Bloemfontein, to meet the minimum water requirements of offenders, following a burst main water supply, last night.

Minister demands action on road safety strategy review

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Cape Town – Transport Minister Dipuo Peters says transport authorities must move swiftly to finalise the review of the National Road Safety Strategy, as it is crucial in contributing towards reducing carnage on the country’s roads.

Cuba an opening market for investors

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Cape Town – Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says Cuba is an opening market and it is wise for South African companies to invest in that country.

Cabinet members bound by ethics code

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Cape Town – Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says Cabinet Ministers are bound by the prescripts of the Executive Ethics Code, which blocks them from misusing their positions of authority to benefit themselves.

BRICS countries can learn from each other

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Pretoria – BRICS member states – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - share many similarities when it comes to competition policy, South Africa’s Competition Commissioner Tembinkosi Bonakele says.

No unabridged certificate for visa exempt countries

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Cape Town – Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says minors travelling from visa-exempt countries will no longer need to produce an unabridged birth certificate and parental consent at South Africa’s ports of entry.

Woman jailed for identity theft

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Pretoria - A woman has been sentenced to a year in prison without the option of paying a fine for using the identity of another woman to obtain a driver’s licence.