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Child grants cushioned blow during recession

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Kliptown - Two studies have revealed that child support grants (CSG) reduced the depth and severity of poverty during the economic recession in South Africa.

GDP eases to 1.2% in third quarter

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Pretoria - Real gross domestic product (GDP) eased to 1.2% in the third quarter, the lowest since the second quarter of 2009, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) said on Tuesday.

Farming project for HIV and AIDS patients

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Mahikeng - People living with HIV and AIDS in the North West will be given a chance to work on farms as part of a job creation and empowerment project.

Report discrimination, urges Home Affairs

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Pretoria - The Department of Home Affairs has urged members of the public who may have been discriminated by its officials for being transgender or intersex to report such cases.

Professor Gerwel passes away

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Pretoria - Professor Jakes Gerwel, an academic and politician, passed away in the early hours of this morning.

SA, Tanzania sign agri deal

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Pretoria - South Africa and Tanzania have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that they hope will further develop agricultural ties between the two countries.

ICD to speed up investigations in Mpuma

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Mbombela - The Independent Complaints Directorate (ICD) has sent a special task team to help speed up investigations into general police brutality and service delivery protests in Mpumalanga.

Hawks net more ATM bombing suspects

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Pretoria - Police are making steady progress in their investigations into a spate of ATM bombings, tracking down two more suspects believed to part of a bigger gang operating in several provinces.

BUSA urges business to allow staff time off to vote

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Pretoria - With less than 24 hours to go until South Africans go to the polls in municipal elections, Business Unity South Africa is urging employers to make provisions for staff to take time off to vote.

Cable theft hits Gautrain again

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Pretoria - Gautrain services between Pretoria, Hatfield and Centurion have once again been temporarily cancelled due to cable theft and other technical issues.

SOEs must help with transformation

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Pretoria - State owned enterprises (SOEs) should assist in achieving transformation measures that will help black accountants, says Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba.

South Africans take to the queues for change

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Pretoria - Registered South African voters today have the opportunity to elect their municipal councillors at the country's fourth democratic municipal elections.