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R350m assistance package for Cuba
03-02-2012
Pretoria - South Africa and Cuba have signed a R350-million Economic Assistance Package Agreement geared towards helping that country improve its food security,
 
Crime Line arrest success continues
03-02-2012
Pretoria – Crime Line, the anonymous tip-off service, is fast approaching the 2 000 mark in arrests ahead of its fifth anniversary in June.


 
Compensation Fund decentralises services
03-02-2012
Pretoria – The Department of Labour’s Compensation Fund (CF) is undertaking a major decentralisation drive in an effort to improve the fund’s operational efficiency.
 
Cheers to tap water
03-02-2012
Pretoria – While sipping on bottled water has almost become something of a voguish statement, a survey has revealed that many South Africans are happy with the high quality water that comes straight from the tap.
 
Charges against Crime Intelligence boss provisionally withdrawn
03-02-2012
Pretoria - Charges against suspended Crime Intelligence Unit head Lieutenant-General Richard Mdluli have been provisionally withdrawn.
 
Premier's Hotline set to improve service delivery
02-02-2012
Johannesburg - The Gauteng provincial government has launched the Premier's Hotline in a move aimed at accelerating service delivery in the province.
 
Mining industry must transform - Shabangu
02-02-2012
Cape Town - Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu has called for sustainable growth and development in the mining sector to "ensure the speedy realisation of government's transformation objectives".
 
NYDA presents youth report
02-02-2012
Pretoria - The National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) has published a document that provides a perspective on the status of education and skills development, economic participation, social cohesion, health and wellbeing of youth in South Africa.
 
SABC, AIRCO in music distribution agreement
02-02-2012
Pretoria – The SABC and the Association of the Independent Record Companies of South Africa (AIRCO) have signed a music video distribution agreement, it was announced on Thursday.
 
Wetlands crucial for tourism
02-02-2012
Pretoria - Water and Environmental Affairs Deputy Minister Rejoice Mabudafhasi on Thursday highlighted the importance of wetlands conservation, saying they were important for tourism and community livelihoods.
 
Vehicle sales improve in January
02-02-2012
Pretoria - Vehicle sales in January, although subdued, have improved, the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (NAAMSA) said.
 
Eight injured in mall explosion
02-02-2012
Pretoria - Eight people were injured in an explosion at Festival Mall in Kempton Park on Thursday, police have confirmed.
 
Immunisation catch-up campaign launched
02-02-2012
Pretoria - The Department of Health has called on parents and caregivers to take their children for their immunisations against pneumococcal diseases during the four-month Catch-Up Programme immunisation campaign.
 
SA marks unbanning of liberation movements
02-02-2012
Pretoria – South Africa today marks the 22nd anniversary of the unbanning of liberation movements, including the African National Congress, South African Communist Party and other liberation organisations.
 
Black day for football, says Blatter
02-02-2012
Pretoria - FIFA President Sepp Blatter has described Wednesday's football stampede in Egypt as a black day for football.
 
Fire destroys crucial municipal documents
02-02-2012
Pretoria - Police in Kwazulu-Natal are investigating a suspected case of arson after a fire destroyed documents at the finance offices of Umkhanyakude District Municipality in the early hours of Thursday.
 
Other Stories
Presidential welcome for new ambassadors

President Zuma and Swiss Ambassador Christian Meuwly

SA foreign policy guided by Ubuntu – Zuma
01-02-2012
Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma says South Africa’s foreign policy will always be guided by the values of Ubuntu and commitments to mutually beneficial partnerships with Africa and other countries of the world.


 

Zuma in Switzerland






 

Zuma in Qatar

President Zuma meets Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani at the Amir Diwan in Doha, Qatar. Source: GCIS




 
Chabane pays Sedibeng schools a visit
24-01-2012
Sedibeng - Minister in the Presidency Collins Chabane rolled up his sleeves and got down to business during a tour of schools in the Sedibeng District on Tuesday.


Minister Collins Chabane addresses scholars of Ruster - Vaal Combined School during His visit in Veereniging. Source: GCIS


 
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