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Pretoria - The Gauteng Department of Health and Social Development has confirmed the reduction of HIV and AIDS infections among teenagers and children.

Pretoria - The HIV Antenatal Prevalence Survey in South Africa has shown a stabilisation in the HIV prevalence rate since 2006, Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi announced today.

Johannesburg - A clean-up campaign is underway along the Jukskei River in Alexandra, as part of the city's ongoing efforts to care and protect its wetlands.

Pretoria - The office of the National Police Commissioner Beki Cele says there is nothing unusual about the purchase of an official house for the commissioner.

Pretoria - Police and prosecutors are working closely to bring those responsible for the alleged rape of a Johannesburg schoolgirl to book.

Pretoria - Almost 600 000 matriculants will begin writing their Senior Certificate Examinations today, beginning with language and Electronic Technology papers.

Pretoria - With less than an hour to go before matrics sit for the Electrical Technology paper, learners in Pretoria are anxiously waiting to go into their exam halls.

Vlakfontein - Education Minister Naledi Pandor officially opened a R3 million administration block at the Inkululeko Primary School in Vlakfontein on Tuesday.

Johannesburg - The Gauteng Department of Housing has pledged to deliver 150 000 houses over the next five years through its Mixed Housing Development Flagship Projects.

Pretoria - The Regulations Relating to Maximum Levels for Melamine in Foodstuffs have been published in the Government Gazette and are now open for public comment.

Pretoria - An advanced state -of-the-art mobile diagnostic laboratory for HIV Counseling and Testing (HCT) has finally arrived in Tygerberg Hospital in the Western Cape.

Durban - The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health is to host a comprehensive HIV and AIDS Care Management and Treatment (CCMT) Summit this week.

Johannesburg - The Gauteng Health Department is to increase the number of patients it has on Anti-Retroviral Treatment as well as open three additional health facilities by the end of April to expand its ART programme.

Pietermaritzburg - The construction of a small craft harbour at Durban's Point Waterfront is expected to attract investment capital in excess of R6 billion to the province.

Johannesburg - The funding of 200 new Early Childhood Development (ECD) sites to take care of 10 000 more children are among the targets set by the Gauteng Department of Social Development in the next financial year.