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Russia to train nuclear industry experts for SA

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Pretoria - Russia’s State Nuclear Power Corporation, Rosatom, which is planning to bid for the construction of nuclear power plants in South Africa, has decided to start training nuclear industry specialists for the country.

First military veterans receive houses

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Pretoria – Government has budgeted R300 million for 504 houses, access to free medical service and to education for military veterans and their dependants, says Deputy Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Thabang Makwetla.

KZN hosts Women's Parliament

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Estcourt – KwaZulu-Natal Premier Dr Zweli Mkhize says the provincial government has taken bold steps to institutionalise gender equality in line with its vision of equity across all institutions.

SAPS forensics improve service delivery

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Pretoria - The investments made into the South African Police Service (SAPS) Forensic Services are yielding returns, says Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa.

Pule found guilty of breaching code of conduct

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Cape Town – Parliament’s select ethics committee has recommended that former Minister of Communications Dina Pule be fined the equivalent of a month’s salary, and will have to apologise publically in the National Assembly.

Rhino poaching increasing

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Pretoria - The total number of rhino poached in South Africa since January 2013 has reached 553, as the number of people arrested for rhino poaching-related offences climbs to 148.

Reaching gender equality is our unfinished business

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Earlier this year social media across the globe was abuzz with discussions and comments when former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton declared at the Women in the World Summit in New York that advancing rights and opportunities for women are “the great unfinished business of the 21st century”. She struck a chord with many, including South Africans who re-tweeted her view.

SAA cancels Nairobi flights

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Pretoria - South African Airways has cancelled flights between Johannesburg and Nairobi following a fire at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), the national carrier said on Wednesday.

City councillors call for alternative funding mechanisms

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Cape Town – South Africa’s cities – which are being financially squeezed – should be allowed to raise extra taxes from their residents or should be given higher allocations from the fiscus to fund increasing demands such as housing and public transport, councillors from the country’s cities said today.

Free State municipal merger proposal withdrawn

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Pretoria - The Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) has withdrawn its proposal to merge Metsimaholo municipality in Sasolburg with the Ngwathe municipality near Parys in the Free State, MDB chairperson Landiwe Mahlangu said on Wednesday.

SA Navy to host 8th defence symposium

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Pretoria – The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) Navy is to host the Eighth South African Joint Air Defence Symposium (SAJADS) 2013 in September this year.

Africa's economy to grow by 5.3% in 2014

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Johannesburg – The African continent’s economy is projected to grow by 4.8% in 2013 and 5.3% in 2014; but that could improve if countries enhance the management of their mineral resources.

Ekurhuleni beefs up service delivery

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Johannesburg – New state-of-the art police cars, ambulances and refuse collection trucks will soon be rolling on the streets of Ekurhuleni.

KZN, Kinshasa boost regional trade integration

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Pretoria - KwaZulu-Natal Premier Dr Zweli Mkhize and the Governor of Kinshasa Andre Kimbuta Yango have signed a Declaration of Intent of Collaboration, where the province commits to speed up regional trade integration.

Waste management at the core of service delivery - Mabudafhasi

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Kempton Park – Building the much-needed capacity in the waste sector in townships, peri-urban and rural areas will go a long way towards addressing historical imbalances, says Deputy Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, Rejoice Mabudafhasi.