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Bills to expand functions of Higher Education Dept

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Pretoria - Three proposed higher education and training Amendment Bills will see the department taking on functions previously vested with the Basic Education and Labour Departments.

Information Bill to be overhauled - Cwele

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Cape Town - The proposed Protection of Information Bill is to be overhauled to make it easier to understand and eliminate any confusion that might arise, the Minister of State Security Siyabonga Cwele said in Parliament today.

Zuma extends gratitude to Indians

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma on Monday heaped praise on the Indian community in South Africa saying they have contributed "a great deal" to the country's economic and political landscape.

Japan announces lineup of new Cabinet

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Tokyo - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan unveiled the roster of a fresh Japanese Cabinet early Friday afternoon, naming Seiji Maehara as new foreign minister.

Ndebele condoles families of road accident

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Pretoria - Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele has conveyed his condolences to the families of 22 people who were killed in a head-on collision between a mini-bus taxi and a truck in the Western Cape.

Table Mountain vying for world's seven natural wonders spot

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Pretoria - Tourism Minister, Marthinus van Schalkwyk, has urged South Africans to vote in the final round of the New7Wonders of Nature contest to ensure that Table Mountain makes it onto the final list of the seven natural wonders of the world.

Suspended trains operational

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Pretoria - Hundreds of Metrorail commuters on KwaZulu-Natal's South Coast, who were left stranded this morning after train services were suspended, can breathe a sigh of relief because they are now running as normal and on schedule.

New HIV infections down in Sub-Saharan Africa

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Pretoria - Twenty-two countries in Sub-Saharan Africa have reduced new HIV infections by more than 25 percent, according to new UNAIDS data on the progress made towards Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 6.

Govt, unions to return to Bargaining Chamber

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Pretoria - Government has responded to President Jacob Zuma's directive to hold urgent talks with union leaders to find a solution that will bring an end to the public service strike.

New draft settlement offer in public service strike

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Pretoria - A long night of talks between the Minister of Public Service and Administration Richard Baloyi and union leaders to find a settlement in the public sector wage negotiations and bring an end to the strike has produced a draft settlement offer.

Protest leaves Rea Vaya commuters stranded

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Pretoria - The City of Johannesburg has called on commuters to find alternative transport after staff at Rea Vaya stations embarked on an apparent illegal strike this morning.