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Zuma concerned at 'undemocratic' UN Security Council

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has raised concerns about what he described as the "undemocratic and unrepresentative" nature of the UN Security Council, saying this would lead to the council's decisions being under attack for lack of legitimacy.

Economic fundamentals bearing fruit: Thabethe

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Pretoria - Measures put in place by government to grow the economy are bearing fruit, with South Africa being regarded as a desirable trade nation, says Deputy Trade and Industry Deputy Minister Elizabeth Thabethe.

SA working towards equality - Zuma

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Pretoria - Women were more likely to have less access to basic services, to earn the lowest wages or not find employment or promotions and were likely to be less treated seriously when going to law enforcement agencies or the courts for redress.

Great strides made to improve SA lives: Zuma

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Pretoria - The Census 2011 results show that great strides have been made in improving the lives of many South Africans, says President Jacob Zuma, while receiving the results in Pretoria on Tuesday.

SA’s population at 51.7 million

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Pretoria - South Africa's population has swelled from 40.5 million in 1996 to 51.7 million in 2011, results of Census 2011 have shown.
In the previous Census conducted in 2001, South Africa's population stood at 44.8 million.

Census results on service delivery surprising

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Pretoria - In a country where much is made of the lack of service delivery, a surprising element of the Census 2011 results is the story it tells about service delivery in the past decade.

Census accurate, can be used for policy formulation

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Pretoria - The results of the 2011 Census, which were released on Tuesday - 12 months of the survey was conducted - are accurate and can be used in policy formulation, the Statistics Council has said.

Road safety campaign to improve learner safety

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Johannesburg - Education authorities in Gauteng have revived a road safety awareness campaign for learners in schools situated in areas that are at high risk for car accidents.

SOEs commit over R131m to social initiatives

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Cape Town - State-owned enterprises committed over R131 million in 2011/12 to help fund social and community programmes, with the bulk of funding coming from Eskom and Transnet, the Minister of Public Enterprises Malusi Gigaba has revealed.