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Zim passport issue under spotlight

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Cape Town - Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma is set to meet her Zimbabwean counterparts in Pretoria early next week to discuss progress regarding the processing of passports in that country.

Four million access govt services centres

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Cape Town - More than four million South Africans have accessed Thusong Services Centres, which offer government information and services, since April last year, the Minister of Home Affairs Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma said today.

Hoax calls cost NW Health Dept millions

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Pretoria- Hoax emergency calls about fake life threatening incidents and traffic accidents are costing the North West Department of Health more than R5 million a month.

Parliament gears up for SONA

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Cape Town - As the momentum for Thursday night's all-important State of the Nation Address by President Jacob Zuma builds up, Parliament has announced its theme for the year.

Driver 32 times over legal limit

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Pretoria - Law enforcement officials nabbed a drunk motorist with blood alcohol content 32 times over the legal limit near Queenstown in the Eastern Cape on Wednesday.

Mind your wallet this festive, advises MEC

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Pretoria - It may be the season to be jolly, but KwaZulu-Natal Finance MEC Ina Cronje has urged South Africans to spend their money wisely by resisting temptation to spend what they don't have.

Dept moves to relieve overcrowded classrooms

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Malalane - The community of KaMhlushwa near Malalane in Mpumalanga is eagerly awaiting the opening of a new primary school which they say has been long overdue.

Official welcome in store for Christmas babies

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Pretoria - Deputy Minister of Health, Dr Gwen Ramokgopa, will on Christmas day visit a North West hospital as part of the department's tradition to celebrate the birth of babies born on the day.

Police raid alleged defence veterans scammers

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Cape Town - The Department of Defence and Military Veterans has called on veterans to disregard calls by any parties to pay fees in return for pension fund assistance, as police today raided the Parow offices of alleged fraudsters.

Senior official arrested for passport scam

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Pretoria - A senior admin clerk at the Akasia Home Affairs offices was arrested on Thursday after she was allegedly linked to a scam in which foreigners got legal South African passports.

Help for matrics to get IDs

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Pretoria - The Department of Home Affairs' 24-hour call centre will stay in operation during the festive season to fast track the issuing of identity documents for matriculants.

SA votes for amendment of extrajudicial killings

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Pretoria -South Africa has broken ranks with its African counterparts at the United Nations, by supporting an amendment to a resolution that would recognise homosexuals as a group vulnerable to extrajudicial killings and summary executions.