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Correctional Services appoints new Commissioner

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Pretoria - The newly appointed National Commissioner of Correctional Services, Tom Moyane, has vowed to speed up change within the department in an effort to make it one of the best in contributing to public safety

Call for compulsory African language

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Pretoria - Higher Education and Training Minister Dr Blade Nzimande has challenged universities and professional bodies to consider making an official African language other than English and Afrikaans compulsory.

Trade restrictions placed on Namibian commodities

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Pretoria - The veterinary import permits for venison, beef, mutton and goat meat not slaughtered at South African approved abattoirs have been cancelled following the outbreak of Rift Valley Fever (RVF) in Namibia.

RVF claims two more lives

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Pretoria - Rift Valley Fever (RVF) has claimed two more lives in South Africa, with the number of infected people increasing to 149 cases said the National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) on Thursday.

Retail trade sales set to improve

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Pretoria - Retail trade sales are expected to improve for March following an unexpected fall in February, according to analysts

South Africans get behind the flag

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Johannesburg - It won't only be in the stadiums that South Africans will be showing their support for the World Cup and national team Bafana Bafana. With more and more cars flying the national flag on the country's roads, and Bafana jerseys increasingly evident on Football Fridays, it's clear that the locals are gearing up for the month-long mother of all football parties

Zuma meets premiers over housing challenges

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Pretoria - Challenges around housing delivery and building sustainable human settlements dominated a special forum on Tuesday with President Jacob Zuma, premiers and MECs.

Intervention strategy billed for KZN schools

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Durban - The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education has developed a Ten Point Intervention Strategy to help learners achieve a matric pass rate higher than 65 percent.

Motsoaledi committed to meeting MDGs by 2015

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Pretoria - Despite independent reviews indicating that Sub-Suharan Africa including South Africa will not meet its Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015, a determined Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi is committed to changing the situation.

Statue unveiled in commemoration of small pox eradication

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Pretoria - In commemorating the 30th anniversary of the eradication of small pox, a statue has been unveiled by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a reminder of the great achievements that have been made in public health.