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A tender moment

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A nagging cough sent her to the doctor. "It's TB" the doctor pronounces. A diagnosis that would pave the way for further tests, which would lead to what no one wants to hear. For the then 19-year-old Tender Mavundla, being proclaimed HIV positive, let alone having the virus, was not something that existed in her world.

Dept of Communications looks to the future

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Pretoria - New Communications Minister Radhakrishna "Roy" Padayachie is talking tough, vowing to reconstruct his department, address problems at the SABC and make serious inroads in bridging the digital divide.

UK tourist murder accused in court

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Pretoria - The three men accused of the murder of UK tourist Anni Dewani will appear in the Wynberg Magistrate's Court today.

Metrorail strike called off

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Pretoria - The strike by SATAWU and UTATU trade unions has been temporarily called off, with both unions saying workers will return to their stations during the course of the day.

Gama reinstated to Transnet committee

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Pretoria - Siyabonga Gama has been reinstated to the executive committee of Transnet, the transport parastatal announced on Wednesday.

Construction of TB wards to be accelerated

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Pretoria - The Gauteng Department of Health is expected to speed up the construction of a new multi-drug resistant TB complex at Sizwe Tropical Disease Hospital.

Popcru welcomes allocation to beef up police

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Pretoria - The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (POPCRU) has welcomed Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan's announcement to allocate an additional R2.1 billion to increase police personnel from 190 000 to 202 260 in 2013/14.

Police, NGOs want more done for rape survivors

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Pretoria - A 4.4 percent decrease in the number of sexual offences reported in the past year may be a step in the right direction, but there is still a mountain to climb when it comes to addressing the problem of sexual assault and rape in South Africa.

Gautengers add voice on IRP2010

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Pretoria - Gautengers will today get an opportunity to participate in the public hearings currently underway, into the country's Integrated Resource Plan (IRP2010)

Budget speech cautiously praised

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Pretoria - More political parties have commended Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan's 2011 budget for his commitment to job creation, but were cautious about whether there will be actual results.

Budget shows commitment to job creation

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Pretoria - Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan's 2011 budget reinforces government's commitment to job creation and the relief of poverty, law firm Deneys Reitz Attorneys said.

Plan to improve Gauteng high schools

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Pretoria - Gauteng Education MEC Barbara Creecy will on Saturday unveil the expanded Secondary School Improvement Plan (SSIP) aimed at assisting schools that achieved less than 80 percent pass rate in last year's matric exams.

Idasa hopeful about Budget, warns of debt servicing

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Pretoria - The Institute for Democracy in SA (Idasa) has reacted to the 2011 Budget with cautious optimism, but has warned that debt servicing is by far the fastest increasing budget item over the medium-term.