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Johannesburg - The Gauteng Provincial Government is committed to providing training and funding to organised women entrepreneurs.

Cape Town - Visually and hearing impaired pedestrians living in Cape Town will benefit from a new device that will help them to cross safely at traffic intersections.

Nelspruit - The Department of C-operative Government and Traditional Affairs has strongly condemned the recent spate of violence by certain residents in Lekwa and Emakhazeni Local Municipalities

Pretoria - The Gauteng Department of Health and Social Development has taken strong measures to reduce cases of negligence at its hospitals and improve the quality of care

Pretoria - KwaZulu-Natal Health MEC Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo has encouraged men to support their women by encouraging them to visit health facilities for breast cancer examinations.

Parliament - President Kgalema Motlanthe's State of the Nation Address has been met with mixed reaction on the steps of the National Assembly where the President delivered his speech a few hours ago.

Pretoria - The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) said it was disturbed by unsubstantiated reports that voters belonging to certain political parties had been purged from the voters' roll.

Pretoria - This year's World Food Day and World Post Day will be jointly celebrated on Friday at Muyexe Village, in Limpopo.

Pretoria - South Africa joined in the commemoration of Commonwealth Day and recommitted itself to the Commonwealth's shared values of tolerance, respect, and equality on Monday.

Johannesburg - Condoms will be dished out at the Tembisa and Nqayizivele High Schools in Johannesburg on Thursday to educate young adults about the serious risks involved with unprotected sex.

Eastern Cape - Safety Month, which is marked in February, is to be used to showcase the Eastern Cape's preparations towards ensuring the safety and security of visitors and residents during the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Pretoria - Matriculants throughout the country are today writing their second English paper.

Pretoria - Violence once again erupted in the Sakhile informal settlement, outside Standerton in Mpumalanga last night.

Durban - Lectures have resumed at the Durban University of Technology following management and staff unions reaching an agreement over salaries.

Polokwane - More than 81 percent of the people living in Limpopo now have access to electricity, according to province's 15 Year Review Report released on Wednesday.