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Women's dept calls for tough sentences for rapists

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Pretoria - The Department of Women, Children and People with Disabilities has urged the courts to ensure that those responsible for the rape and murder of Anene Booysen face the full might of the law.

Mystery still shrouds Air India jet crash

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New Delhi - More than two days after an Air India Express passenger airliner crashed while landing at Mangalore airport in the southern Indian state of Karnataka, mystery still shrouds over what actually led to the early morning accident which claimed the lives of 158 people

New lab boosts water quality in Mpuma

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Ermelo - Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs Buyelwa Sonjica officially opened Mpumalanga's first district water quality laboratory in Ermelo in the Gert Sibande district on Friday.

Protect, promote interest of the child

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Pretoria - Education Minister Angie Motshekga has thrown her weight behind SA National Association for Specialised Education's (SANASE) appeal to parents and communities to help protect and promote the best interest of the child.

Mangaung launches human trafficking campaign

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Mangaung - Mangaung Local Municipality is gearing up for the 2010 FIFA World Cup spectacle by launching their anti-human trafficking and risky sexual behaviour campaign today.

Limpopo taxi drivers get R25m boost during World Cup

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Polokwane - Limpopo's Department of Roads and Transport has set aside more that R25-million for taxi operators to ferry soccer fans to the different Public Viewing Areas during the FIFA World Cup

Pretoria street children offered a safe haven

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Pretoria - The SAPS, Metro Police, Health and Social Services took to the streets of Pretoria on Friday, seeking out children who were being exploited and begging at robots, offering them instead a place of safety.

SA delivers on Goal 3 of MDGs

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Pretoria - South Africa has delivered on Goal 3 of the Millennium Development Goals calling for the elimination of gender disparity in primary and secondary education by 2015.

Celebrate Africa Day in Jozi

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Johannesburg - Literature, music and art will celebrate Africa Day, with a variety of activities at a host of venues across Johannesburg.

Sonjica signs water-sharing deal with Swaziland

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Schoemansdal - Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs Buyelwa Sonjica signed a water-sharing agreement with her Swaziland counterpart, Tsandzile Dlamini, at Driekoppies Dam in Mpumalanga on Friday.

Govt fight to save rivers

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Durban - With the aim of meeting the socio-economic goals in South Africa, Water and Environmental Affairs Deputy Minister Rejoice Mabudafhasi launched the Isipingo Adopt a River Project.

Zuma to attend SA-Algeria BNC session

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma is to lead a South African delegation to the 5th session of the South Africa-Algeria Presidential Binational Commission (BNC).