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Transnet draws the line on railway accidents

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Pretoria - Transnet Freight Rail is set to embark on a campaign to warn motorists and pedestrians about the dangers of not observing safety precautions when approaching or crossing railway lines.

Ecowas suspends Mali

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Pretoria - The 15-member West African bloc, Ecowas, has suspended the membership of Mali to press the junta to return to the constitutional order.

Prosperity Fund set up for South African projects

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Pretoria - The British High Commission has launched a Prosperity Fund that will see it invest 1 million pounds (about R12 million) in South African projects linked to prosperity, trade and low carbon growth.

Modise to meet striking miners

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Pretoria - North West Premier Thandi Modise was on Tuesday expected to be part of the delegation that was set to meet with striking Impala Platinum mineworkers.

Mekgwe calls for strengthened mental health services

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Pretoria - Gauteng Health MEC Ntombi Mekgwe has urged health stakeholders to double their efforts to reform and restructure mental health services to improve the lives of mental health care users and their families.

GDP rises to 3.2% in 2011 fourth quarter

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Pretoria - The country's real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the fourth quarter of 2011 rose to 3.2%, says Statistics South Africa (Stats SA).

RAF to cover burial costs for Soweto bus crash victims

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Pretoria -Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele says the Road Accident Fund (RAF) will cover the burial costs of the couple who died after a Putco bus crashed into their house in Braamfischerville, Soweto.

State plan could net up to 100 000 jobs in construction

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Pretoria - Government is hoping to sustain between 50 and 100 000 jobs in the construction sector as it rolls out the country's large scale infrastructure plan announced by President Jacob Zuma during the State of the Nation Address, earlier this month.

Public, private health sector pledge support for NHI

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Sandton - Health stakeholders from the private and public sector have pledged their support for the National Health Insurance (NHI), although some are still concerned about how the scheme will be implemented.

Chohan encourages pupils to be proud S Africans

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Roodepoort - Home Affairs Deputy Minister Fatima Chohan has urged pupils in Roodepoort to be proud of their South African citizenship and to work hard to attain their goals.

Dlamini rallies community support for ECD

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East London - Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini has challenged communities to start championing the right for children to have access to quality early childhood development centres.