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Mboweni to engage with commercial banks

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Vanderbijlpark - Reserve Bank Governor Tito Mboweni will engage with the country's commercial banks on Wednesday to discuss the large difference between its repo rate and their prime lending rate.

Major shake-up for SA education

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South Africa's education system has come under scrutiny over the years with some analysts questioning whether its early childhood education programmes meets the educational needs of all children and whether the school system is capable of producing students who can cope with tertiary studies.

Funds allocated to informal settlements

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Ekurhuleni - The Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality has allocated millions of rands to improve the lives of people living in informal settlements.

Presidency concerned at 'denialist' reporting

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Pretoria - The Presidency says it is concerned about the “knee-jerk and ultra-sensitive reaction” of some sections of the media to any reference to the impact of apartheid colonialism on South African society.

NW Health on high alert after 7 measles cases

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Rustenburg - Hospitals in the North West have been placed on high alert after the National Institute for Communicable Disease (NICD) confirmed seven cases of measles in the province

Board determined to turnaround financial woes

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Johannesburg - The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) board says it will work around the clock to ensure that the strategy announced a few weeks ago to turnaround the public broadcaster's finances, bears fruit.

Zuma declares hotline a success

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has declared the Presidential Hotline, which has received an overwhelming response from South Africans, a success.

Agreement reached to end doctors' strike

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Pretoria - It's business as usual at all hospitals following an agreement reached between the Department of Health and the South African Medical Association (SAMA) to end the illegal strike by doctors with immediate effect.

BRT first phase to be rolled out

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Johannesburg - With just 45 days to go until the start of the FIFA Confederations Cup - the roll-out of the first phase of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) System will be on time for the tournament.

Probe on water quality in Emalahleni

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Nelspruit - The Department of Water and Environmental Affairs is to investigate the quality of water in the Emalahleni Local Municipality.