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Police Ministry slams misleading report on reservists

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Pretoria - The Police Ministry has dismissed reports that police reservists would "feel the chill" of a draft policy, which would see changes to their uniforms and reporting structures, labeling the reports as misleading.

Hogan: Eskom loan crucial for economic development

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Cape Town - If the World Bank chose not to approve the $3.75-billion loan to help build two new power stations, we can "essentially say goodbye to our country", said Minister of Public Enterprises Barbara Hogan in Pretoria today.

Moves to tighten grip on state entities

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Pretoria - Government says it's committed to ensuring that the capital investment programme of state-owned entities remains on course while work is underway to strengthen their management and oversight.

SA draws the line on alcohol abuse

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Pretoria - The South African government is taking a fresh approach in dealing with the scourge of alcohol abuse, especially amongst pregnant women.

Give 2010 guests warm welcome - Mokonyane

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Pretoria - Gauteng Premier Nomvula Mokonyane has called on the province's people to work together with the government in ensuring that guests arriving for the 2010 FIFA World Cup spectacle have a pleasant stay.

Clock ticking for scholarship applications

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Pretoria - The Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality is inviting learners with good matric results who also come from indigent families, child-headed families and families in distress to apply for mayoral scholarships before the end of this week.

Govt urges unions not to use 2010 as leverage

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Durban - The South African government has appealed to trade unions not to use the 2010 FIFA World Cup as leverage should a strike within the health sector prevail as recent media reports suggest.

Important 2010 routes to be completed on time

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Pretoria - The Albertina Sisulu Freeway, formerly known as the R21/R24 - the highway that links Joburg to all other Gauteng municipalities - will be completed by the end of April, to the relief of many motorists.

New lead investigator for Pistorius case

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Pretoria - National Police Commissioner Riah Phiyega on Thursday announced that a new team of investigators, under the leadership of the Divisional Commissioner of Detective Services, Lieutenant General Vineshkumar Moonoo, will take over the investigation in the murder case involving athlete Oscar Pistorius.

Zuma meets Afrikaner community

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma had a private dinner with members of the Afrikaner community at Mahlamba Ndlopfu, his official residence in Pretoria.

No school days lost to World Cup

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Pretoria - The Department of Basic Education has clarified that although the June school holidays have been extended by seven days to accommodate the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the school year has not been shortened in any way.

School bell rings for millions

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Pretoria - Neatly dressed in their new school uniform, millions of children countrywide made their way back to school to start the 2010 academic year.