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Minister Pandor pleased with SKA progress

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Pretoria – Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor says progress is being made on the MeerKAT project and the building of global partnerships for the Square Kilometre Array (SKA).

Techno boost for Alexandra school

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Pretoria – From traditional teaching and learning methods to high-tech computers and whiteboards, learners at Gordon Primary School, in Alexandra, are set to improve their standards.

Community colleges for SA

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Pretoria - Government is set to establish community colleges around the country to cater for unskilled people and those who did not attend or finish school.

New fire station to keep Ekurhuleni safe

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Pretoria – The recently launched R28-million Zonkisizwe fire station, in Ekurhuleni, will assure safety of residents in cases of accidental fires.

Dti puts a cap on reckless lending

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Pretoria - The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) will later this month publish regulations to standardise affordability assessment tests in order to curb reckless lending.

FS probes medication dumping

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Pretoria - An independent investigation team has been set up to speedily assist with the investigation of medication and consumables in a transit site at Pelonomi Hospital, in the Free State.

Nersa to hold public hearing

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Pretoria - The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) will today hold a public hearing on guidelines for electricity reseller tariffs.

Police Act placed under review

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Cape Town – Police Minister Nkosinathi Nhleko says the Police Secretariat is in the process of reviewing the SA Police Service Act to align the legislation with the Constitution.

Mother of kidnapped boy shares her pain

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Bronkhorstspruit – The mother of Mongezi Phike, 5, who was kidnapped and reunited with his family, has shared the nightmare and pain she went through over the last few days.

R50 000 rewards for info on hijacking cases

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Cape Town – National Police Commissioner Riah Phiyega has announced rewards of R50 000 for any information that could lead to the arrest of the perpetrators in each of the recent car hijacking incidents.

National Treasury reviews local govt fiscal framework

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Cape Town – Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene says National Treasury is working around the clock to review its fiscal framework to ensure that it helps government achieve its objective of an improved service delivery.

Budget deficit to narrow to 2.8% by 2017

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Cape Town – Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene says he is confident that despite a turbulent economic climate, government will over the next three years reduce its budget deficit.

SA needs to engage on energy future

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Pretoria - While strides have been made since the establishment of the Department of Energy in 2010, Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson says that the country needs to engage in a national dialogue about its energy future.

R850m for nuclear development

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Pretoria – Energy Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson says R850 million of her department’s R7.4-billion budget will go towards nuclear development.