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Illegal medical waste dump sites cleared

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Pretoria - The four illegal medical waste dumping sites in and around Welkom have been cleared and rehabilitated, according to the National Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Report (NECER) 2010/11 released on Thursday.

Over 200 alleged rhino poachers arrested

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Pretoria - A total of 214 suspected rhino poachers were arrested in South Africa between April 2010 and March 2011, according to the 4th National Compliance and Enforcement Report (NECER).

Bafana's friendly moved to Rand Stadium

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Pretoria - The international friendly between Bafana Bafana and Japan will no longer be played at the revamped Orlando Stadium, but will be held at the Rand Stadium.

R1.26mil to assist learners in maths and science

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Cape Town - An amount of R1.26 million has been donated to False Bay College to strengthen the Grade 10 to 12 tutoring programme on offer at the college's Centre of Science and Technology.

Airbus spending would have made no cents

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Cape Town - Minister of Defence and Military Veterans Lindiwe Sisulu says it would have been "beyond comprehensible" for government to commit to spending such a large amount of money on purchasing eight Airbus A400M military transport aircraft.

No interference from Zuma on Eskom saga - Hogan

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Pretoria - Public Enterprises Minister Barbara Hogan has confirmed that President Jacob Zuma has not interfered in the saga surrounding Eskom Chief Executive Officer Jacob Maroga and the Board of Directors.

Benni re-called by Parreira

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Johannesburg - Controversial Blackburn Rovers striker Benni McCarthy will play for Bafana Bafana in two upcoming international friendlies against Japan and Jamaica next week.

People living with HIV to discuss challenges at conference

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Pretoria - About 300 people, including people living with HIV and AIDS, and health experts are expected to gather at the Gallagher Estate on Friday for the inaugural Positive Convention on Living with HIV and AIDS.

Scopa calls for transparency

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Mafikeng - The Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) in the North West has expressed concern over failure by the Office of the Premier to lead by example in avoiding fruitless expenditure as described by the Auditor-General Terrence Nombembe in his report tabled in the provincial assembly recently.

Draft solar water heating framework drawn

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Johannesburg - Government has come up with a draft national solar water heating framework aimed at popularizing the idea of solar water power, Energy Minister Dipuo Peters said on Thursday.

RDP recipients join race to save the planet

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Peddie - A group of RDP house recipients in the Eastern Cape have joined the fight to save the environment in the run-up to the COP17 climate change conference later this month.

Support plan for underperforming schools

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Pretoria - Gauteng Education MEC Barbara Creecy has launched an Extra School Support Programme to provide homework assistance and sporting activities to underperforming schools in the province.

Address global economy imbalances, says Zuma

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Pretoria - While the current financial crisis has shown that change is inevitable, the world cannot attain higher growth without addressing the root causes of imbalances in the global economy, says President Jacob Zuma.