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Eastern Cape learners to debate SOPA

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Pretoria – The Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature will this Saturday host 35 learners from all districts in the province and two metro municipalities to debate the State of the Province Address (SOPA) delivered by Premier Phumulo Masualle recently.

Deadline looms for inputs on rhino horn trade

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Pretoria – The Department of Environmental Affairs has reminded interested parties, who want to make inputs to the Committee of Inquiry investigating the feasibility of rhino horn trade, that the deadline is 13 March.

Nominations open for planning commission

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Pretoria - The Minister of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation and chairperson of the National Planning Commission, Jeff Radebe, has called for nominations of individuals to serve on the National Planning Commission.

Control system in STBs to protect manufacturing sector

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Cape Town – Cabinet’s decision to include a control system in set top boxes (STBs) in the implementation of digital migration will not control how broadcasters manage their content, the Department of Communications said on Tuesday.

Tributes pour in for Cape pilot

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Pretoria - Public Works Deputy Minister Jeremy Cronin has joined South Africans in sending condolences to the family of pilot Willem Hendrik “Bees” Marais, who died in a helicopter crash while dousing fires at Cape Point Nature Reserve.

Women need a louder voice

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This past Sunday we celebrated the International Women’s Day (IWD), which this year happened to take place at the same time as our country marked the 60th Anniversary of the Freedom Charter.

Power system to remain constrained: Eskom

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Pretoria - South Africa’s power system will remain extremely constrained for this week with an extra load or fault leading to load-shedding, said Eskom.

Lesotho's new Parliament to sit for first time

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Maseru - Lesotho's King Letsie III has summoned the newly elected Parliament to a special meeting on Tuesday which will signal the start of processes to install the new government following the country's elections held on 28 February.

Port Ngqura creates jobs

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Pretoria - The Port of Ngqura has managed to create over 800 permanent jobs in the Eastern Cape, Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown said on Monday.

Radical economic transformation

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When President Jacob Zuma addressed the inaugural meeting of the Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment Council (B-BBEE Council) this week, he put emphasis on the urgency of implementing our economic policies so as to effectively transform its structure and that it reflects the country’s demographic.