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Public Works aligns objectives with NDP

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Pretoria - The Department of Public Works is currently aligning its activities to support the identified goals of the National Development Plan (NDP), Public Works Minister Thulasi Nxesi announced on Wednesday.

Public Works programme responding to SA’s challenges

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Pretoria – Public Works Minister Thulas Nxesi says the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) remains an effective part of government’s response to the triple challenge of poverty, unemployment and inequality.

On our way to becoming a winning sporting nation

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“Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. It has the power to unite people in a way that little else can. Sport can awaken hope where there was previously only despair.” These are powerful words spoken by former President Nelson Mandela who believed that sport can transcend race, politics and unite a country.

World Cup qualifier match brought forward

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Pretoria - The upcoming 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying clash between Bafana Bafana and the Central African Republic (CAR) has been brought forward to Saturday, 8 June.

Police commended for arresting corrupt officials

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Pretoria – Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa has commended police on the arrest of nine SAPS officers and seven Home Affairs officials at the Caledon Spoort Border Post in the Free State on Tuesday.

SA on track to complete assets register

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Cape Town – South Africa is well on track with the creation of an Assets Register that will for the first time accurately reflect the state’s assets, says Minister of Public Works Thulas Nxesi.

R2.7bn of funding available to youth entrepreneurs

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Cape Town – Youth entrepreneurs will have R2.7 billion in funding available to them with the announcement by Minister of Economic Development Ebrahim Patel that the Small Enterprise Finance Agency (Sefa) will put aside R1.7 billion in funding for youth entrepreneurs over the next five years.

Job seekers warned against scam

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Pretoria - The Gauteng Department of Health has warned the public of a scam by a man who is allegedly offering employment at Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in exchange for money.

Anti-poverty strategy opening up education to all

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Cape Town – Government’s anti-poverty strategy is helping to remove the obstacles inhibiting equal access to quality education for all children, Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga told Parliament on Tuesday.

Zuma calls for rapid-response unit for AU

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Cape Town – President Jacob Zuma has called for the creation of an African Standby Force which the African Union (AU) can use to deploy rapidly to conflicts on the continent.

CCTV camera to monitor Buttskop railway crossing

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Pretoria - Western Cape Metrorail says the second phase of the (closed-circuit television CCTV) level crossing camera enforcement system will be extended to the Buttskop railway crossing in Cape Town, where a horrific crash happened three years ago.

Justin Bieber concert-goers urged to use trains

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Pretoria - The City of Cape Town is urging concert-goers of the Justin Bieber gig in Cape Town stadium, on Wednesday, to make use of public transport, especially trains.

Home visits increase access to primary healthcare

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Pretoria – Gauteng’s clinic outreach teams have conducted over 8 000 home visits in an effort to improve the quality and delivery of primary healthcare across the province.