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Bok Tri-Nations campaign off to a bad start

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Durban - South Africa's international season got off to a dismal start with Australia handing the world champions a 39-20 defeat in the first Tri-Nations game at the Olympic Stadium in Sydney.

New councillors to learn the ropes of local govt

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Pretoria - Newly elected councillors are set to get a taste of what local government operations are all about in an induction programme by the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs.

Help us address climate change

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Johannesburg - South Africa will count on the support of the business sector to enable the country to realise its plans to cut carbon emissions as part of a government response to climate change, International Relations Minister Maite Nkoana -Mashabane said on Monday.

HIV testing campaign reaches farms

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Pretoria - Hundreds of people at ZZ2 Farms in Limpopo have joined the country's HIV counseling and testing campaign.

'Brand SA' doing well - Zuma

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Pretoria - The success of the recent Local Government Elections in South Africa has once again demonstrated the country's growth as a democracy and how it continues to attract the respect of the international community, President Jacob Zuma said on Tuesday.

Govt rejects reports on Parly questions

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Pretoria - Government has strongly rejected claims in the weekend press reports under the headline, "Ministers duck MPs' queries" that certain Cabinet Ministers disregard Parliamentary oversight by failing to answer Parliamentary questions.

Save 15 percent of income- Cronje

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Pretoria - KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Finance, Ina Cronj,, has encouraged people especially young people to save at least 15 percent of their income.

Green energy tariffs delayed

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Pretoria- The approval of the Renewable Energy Feed-In Tariff (REFIT) has been delayed, the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) said on Tuesday.

Motsoaledi promotes breastfeeding

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Pretoria - South Africa's Health Minister is on a mission to encourage mothers to breastfeed as a way of promoting optimum infant health.

Free legal assistance for the public

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Pretoria - South Africans have been urged to take advantage of free legal assistance being offered at the country's courts and Legal Aid Centres during this week.

Employers face legal action after labour blitz

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Cape Town - The Department of Labour is cracking down on employers who flout the labour laws, with 295 cases having recently been referred to the Labour Court and a further 415 cases to various magistrates courts, the Minister of Labour Mildred Oliphant said today.