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Blatter resigns as FIFA president

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Pretoria - FIFA President Sepp Blatter on Tuesday announced at an unexpected press conference in Zurich that he will lay down his mandate at an extraordinary elective congress.

No load shedding tonight: Eskom

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Pretoria - There is no load shedding anticipated for this evening as there is adequate generating capacity to meet the demand for electricity, Eskom said.

Department proposes amendments to Children's Act

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Pretoria – The Department of Social Development has proposed amendments to the Children’s Act (Act 38 of 2005) in order to allow social workers employed by government to process child adoption applications as opposed to it being done only by adoption agencies.

Energy department ready to procure nuclear energy

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Cape Town – The Department of Energy says it is ready to start with the process of procuring services to the preferred international vendor for South Africa’s much anticipated Nuclear Build Programme.

KZN COGTA condemns killing of municipality speaker

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Pretoria - KwaZulu-Natal Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) MEC Nomusa Dube-Ncube has expressed deep shock and condemnation at the brutal murder of Nquthu local municipality speaker Councillor Vusi Ntombela.

Gauteng Health to address hospital backlogs

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Pretoria - Gauteng Health MEC Qedani Mahlangu says she is confident that the department will succeed in bringing down surgical backlogs and waiting times in Gauteng hospitals.

Put children's needs first

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Raising a child is one of the most important jobs. This role demands physical care, provision of safety and most importantly, unconditional love. It is often assumed these attributes come naturally to humans.

Safa taking legal route against Sunday newspaper

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Pretoria - The South Africa Football Association (Safa) is currently seeking legal action against the Sunday Independent following the publishing of what it says is a “not only misleading, but false and defamatory” article, last Sunday.

SA to host AU Summit

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Pretoria - South Africa will from Sunday host the 25th Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) that will end on 15 June in Johannesburg and Pretoria.

Govt observing test licenses given to broadcasters

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Pretoria - Government is observing the test licences given to broadcasters to see if they will broadcast using Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) or Digital Radio Mundial (DRM), says Communications Minister Faith Muthambi.