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Defence force to take accounting lessons

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Cape Town - Teams from the Department of Defence are to visit Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom next month to learn what accounting and auditing systems these countries have in place for their defence force.

Access to FET colleges need to increase: Nzimande

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Pretoria - Access to Further Education and Training (FET) colleges need to expand to meet the demand for increased training opportunities, says Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande.

Illiteracy a national threat: Motshekga

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Pretoria - Basic Education Minister Education, Angie Motshekga, has encouraged learners to read and help turn South Africa into a prosperous development state.

Six people gunned down in KZN

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Pretoria - Police are searching for an armed gang which killed six people at two houses near the Shongweni Dam in KwaZulu-Natal on Monday.

Cabinet statement on the new growth path

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President Jacob Zuma yesterday convened a special cabinet meeting to discuss the key economic challenges facing South Africa and endorsed a proposed new growth path for the country that will place employment at the centre of government economic policy.

SA gets second shot at Casual Day

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Pretoria - Pupils and public servants who missed the opportunity to show their support for people with disabilities by participating in Casual Day will be given a second chance.

Limpopo families count losses after storm

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Louis Trichardt - More than 100 families in seven villages in the Makhado local municipality in Limpopo were left homeless after their houses were damaged or destroyed by a devastating storm on Sunday night.

Zuma condoles families of road accidents

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has extended condolences to the families of the 19 South Africans who were killed in two tragic road accidents on Wednesday.

Do your best, MEC tells matrics

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Pretoria - North West MEC for Human Settlements, Desbo Mohono, has wished matriculants the best as they sit for their final examinations.

Zuma wishes matrics good luck

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Pretoria - As matric pupils sit for their second paper today, President Jacob Zuma has added his voice to those who have wished the Class of 2010 good luck.

Minister wishes inmates well in matric exams

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Pretoria - Correctional Services Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has wished all the offenders writing matric exams at correctional centres countrywide success in their efforts to empower and improve their lives.

Exams off to a good start

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Pretoria - The matric examinations got off to a smooth start on Monday with no serious hiccups reported in the country, the Department of Basic Education said.