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Tshwane Metro closes refugee camp

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Pretoria - The Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality has confirmed that it has closed down the Klerksoord site situated north of Pretoria, where victims of xenophobic violence were placed last year.

Brics summit starts

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Durban – All eyes will be on Durban this morning as South Africa hosts the much-anticipated fifth Brics summit at the city’s International Convention Centre.

Two govt officials nabbed by Scorpions

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Bloemfontein - Two employees of the Free State Department of Health have been arrested along with another person on charges of fraud, corruption and money laundering amounting to R9.2 million.

Joburg Water focuses on Ennerdale

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Johannesburg - Joburg Water has drawn up a six month-long water infrastructure upgrade project in Ennerdale Extension 5 in a bid to get rid of obsolete systems in the southern suburb.

UN officials survey aftermath of Israeli offensive in Gaza

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Gaza - Senior United Nations officials on Thursday began their assessment of the humanitarian needs in Gaza, getting a first-hand look at the damage and destruction inflicted on the Strip's 1.5 million residents during three weeks of Israeli military operations.

GauRide to transport fans during Confeds Cup

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Johannesburg - More than 3 000 minibus taxis and 450 buses, branded with a GauRide logo, will be made available to transport soccer fans to stadia across Gauteng during the FIFA Confederations Cup.

Judiciary must do more to serve the poor

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Cape Town - More work needs to be done to ensure the judiciary serves the less privileged members of society, says President Kgalema Motlanthe.

New body to deal with challenges in higher institutions

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Cape Town - The Department of Higher Education and Training has accepted a proposal for the establishment of a monitoring and oversight body to deal with challenges of transformation in higher institutions.

Shiceka vows to fight corruption in local government

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East London - Minister for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Sicelo Shiceka, has vowed to leave no stone unturned in fighting corruption in local government over the next five years.

Aid flight to Gaza lands in Egypt

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Pretoria - A Boeing 747 carrying humanitarian aid contributed by the South African public and co-ordinated by Gift of the Givers Organisation on Friday touched down in Cairo, Egypt en-route to Gaza, Palestine.