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UN delegation pleased with COP 17 preparations

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Durban - A UN delegation to South Africa, which is here to check on preparations for the upcoming climate change conference, is happy with the organisation thus far.

Ex-Ekurhuleni employees appear in court

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Pretoria - Two former Ekurhuleni employees appeared in court on Friday on charges of fraud involving a R32 million IT tender issued by the city to Meropa Sechabeng Technology in 2008.

Speed up workplace transformation, says minister

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Pretoria - Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant has expressed concern on the slow pace of transformation in South Africa's workplace, saying drastic measures needed to be taken to speed-up change.

Probe underway into Limpopo bus crash

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Pretoria - An independent team of accident investigation and reconstruction specialists is helping in the culpable homicide probe after 12 Malawian nationals died in a road crash in Limpopo.

Limpopo goes back to basics to fight hunger

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Ha-Matsila - A community farming project aimed at developing agricultural productivity and to ensure that fewer people in South Africa are food insecure has been unveiled in Limpopo.

UN declares famine in more parts of Somalia

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Pretoria - The United Nations has declared famine in three more areas in drought-ravaged Somalia, bringing to five the number of regions in the Horn of Africa country, where acute malnutrition and starvation have already claimed the lives of tens of thousands of people.

Every workplace must be a training space - Nzimande

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Durban - There are almost three million young people who are not in employment, education or any form of training, and South Africa should be preoccupied with finding ways to address this problem before it explodes.

Conditions attached to Swazi loan

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Pretoria - South Africa could be in a tight spot if Swaziland does not honour the terms of a R2.4 billion loan, which include political reforms, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said on Wednesday.

Potholes to create jobs

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Pretoria - Government is to launch a massive job creation drive through the S'hamba Sonke - Moving Tog

Water access to be increased

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Cape Town - The Department of Water Affairs has promised to work together with South Africans in order