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Gauteng records decline in mother, baby deaths

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The interventions implemented by the Gauteng Department of Health and Social Development has yielded positive results, with the province recording a decline in infant and maternal mortality.

Orphans get early Christmasb

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Malalane - Pupils from a rural primary school in Mpumalanga this week received an early Christmas.

Investment in anti-HIV services paying off: UN

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Pretoria - Growing access to HIV and Aids treatment and prevention services resulted in a 15 percent decline in new infections over the past decade and a 22 percent drop in Aids-related deaths in the past five years, the United Nations reported.

Investment in anti-HIV services paying off: UN

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Pretoria - Growing access to HIV and Aids treatment and prevention services resulted in a 15 percent decline in new infections over the past decade and a 22 percent drop in Aids-related deaths in the past five years, the United Nations reported.

Zuma upbeat on jobs

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President Jacob Zuma remains positive that the new regulations under the Preferential Procurement Act, which come into effect in December, will help government meet its job creation targets.

End stigma around Aids

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Pretoria - As the world commemorates World Aids Day, the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) wants to see an end to stigmatisation and stereotyping around the disease.

SA participates in African trade conference

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Pretoria - Africa's overall trade flows and boosting intra-Africa trade will feature high on the agenda of the 7th Ordinary Conference of Ministers of Trade, which kicks off in Accra, Ghana, today.

Gautrain bus drivers in firing line

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Pretoria - The process of dismissing Gautrain bus drivers, who have embarked on an illegal strike, has begun, Bombela Concession spokesperson Errol Braithwaite announced on Monday.

University of Zululand staff faces criminal charges

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Pretoria - Fifteen staff members and students at the University of Zululand are facing criminal cases and disciplinary action after a forensic investigation into the university's affairs has been concluded.

PetroSA funds schools programme

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Pretoria - PetroSA is to fund an eco-schools programme aimed at encouraging environmental responsibility among the youth to the tune of R4.5 million.

Hope for child-headed households

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Port Elizabeth - Children from child-headed households in Port Elizabeth were given the opportunity to tell Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe their hopes and dreams earlier today.

Learners called to enter SKA competition

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Pretoria - The Department of Science and Technology (DST) is calling on learners in Grades 4 to 11 to enter a competition aimed at raising awareness of South Africa's bid to host the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) project.

Trade deficit of R5.5bn in March

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South Africa recorded a trade deficit of R5.5 billion in March, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) said on Monday.