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Drive to educate people to see

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Pretoria – In an effort to avoid complications resulting from poor eye care, the Gauteng Department of Health has embarked on a drive to educate people from the province on the importance of eye health and screening.

Easter road safety campaign kicks off

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Pretoria - Motorists who drive unroadworthy vehicles are not only putting their lives at risk, but pose a danger to other road users, says Transport Minister Dipuo Peters.

$1m donation for Taung agri college

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Pretoria - Taung Agricultural College in the North West has received a donation of US $1 million from Danish company Haldor Topsøe, which specialises in research and technology.

Wireless network opens doors for N Cape learners

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Kuruman – Education for learners in about 50 schools in the JT Gaetsewe District Municipality in the Northern Cape is set to become more interesting, thanks to the introduction of wireless network in the area.

More needs to be done to reduce HIV

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Pretoria – Although South Africa’s large scale Aids response has resulted in significant gains, HIV surveillance experts in South Africa have stressed the need to further expand and intensify current efforts to reduce the impact of Aids.

Celebrating Freedom Fridays with 'selfies'

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Pretoria – South Africans are encouraged to show their pride, wear their colours, take a ‘selfie’ and upload it on social media using the hashtag #FreedomFridaySelfie and/or #20YOFSelfie.

Gender summit reviews progress, challenges

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Pretoria - South Africa has many milestones worth celebrating in its journey to achieving gender equality in the past 20 years, says the Minister of Women, Children and People with Disabilities, Lulu Xingwana.

Management of remand detainees improves

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Pretoria - More than 380 awaiting-trial detainees, who were in custody in correctional centres for more than two years, are no longer in remand detention, the Department of Correctional Services (DSC) said on Thursday.

Ekurhuleni remembers Chris Hani

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Pretoria - The City of Ekurhuleni will this morning host the commemoration of the 21st anniversary of the assassination of former SA Communist Party (SACP) leader, Chris Hani, at the Thomas Nkobi Memorial Park in Boksburg.

Marking of NSC supplementary scripts completed

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Pretoria – The marking of the 2013 National Senior Certificate (NSC) Supplementary Examination scripts have been concluded, the Basic Education Department announced on Thursday.

Parliament sets up Nkandla ad hoc committee

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Pretoria - Speaker of Parliament Max Sisulu has established an ad hoc committee which will consider submissions by President Jacob Zuma to the Public Protector’s Nkandla report.

Govt meets religious leaders

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Pretoria - Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe this afternoon led a government delegation in a meeting with leaders and representatives of the religious sector.