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The Department of Tourism is to launch the fifth and final Visitor Information Centre in Nelspruit next week.
Gauteng MEC for Health and Social Development, Qedani Mahlangu, has ordered pharmacists and clinics to improve the management of medicines.
Chairperson of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) Irene Charnley has welcomed the approval of a R1.473 billion bank guarantee.
Informal traders incensed at the City's clampdown on trading stalls which contravene the Land Use Planning Ordinance and city by-laws, have threatened to disrupt service delivery during the 2010 World Cup.
An attempt by an informal grouping of COPE members in the Western Cape to address concerns over the interim leadership in the province, was on the weekend shunned by the party's national leadership.
The Provincial Department of Local Government and Housing on Tuesday announced that they were embarking on a R2.5 million exercise to update their housing demand database.
In the middle of one of the most gang-ridden areas of the Cape Flats flourishes a 300 square metre organic vegetable garden which is changing the lives and attitudes of a score of youngsters.
The Group which concentrates on trophy properties in prime urban locations says it's had a watershed first year listed on AltX, outperforming market expectations despite the global financial crisis.
The City of Johannesburg is aware of an intention by certain parties to start prosecution action against it following a fire that gutted the Rissik Street Post Office building earlier this month.
Home Affairs Minister, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, will on Wednesday address the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Executive Committee on the challenges faced by her department.
The National Compliance and Enforcement Report (NCER), which provides an overview of environmental compliance and enforcement activities in the country, is to be released on Wednesday.
THE economy's return to growth "closes the door on any further interest rate cuts", financial services firm Investec said yesterday.
THE state's near inertia in the face of national crises -- from the impact of the runaway job losses this past year to the electricity shortfall almost two years ago -- is a continual source of surprise.
TELKOM is becoming the latest parastatal to set the alarm bells ringing.
IT WILL not be easy for Telkom to enter the market as SA's fourth cellular operator. It will be hugely expensive for a start, as it needs to have a mobile network that will outclass those of its rivals to have any hope of luring customers. And the R6bn price tag is enormous.
IT IS Norway's view that the increase in global mean temperature must be limited to a maximum of 2°C compared with the pre-industrial level. In order to avoid serious damage, greenhouse gas emissions will have to be reduced by 50%-85% by 2050. This is a complex challenge, because the International Energy Agency (IEA) forecasts that global energy demand will almost double by 2030.
LAST week's newspaper circulation figures indicate that we may have joined the many countries seeing a rapid decline of the industry. Only one daily and one Sunday newspaper were the exception as sales plunged.
MOODY's Investors Service yesterday affirmed the long-term issuer rating of Imperial Group of BAA3 and changed its outlook to stable from negative, praising the diversified group for its resilience in tough economic times.
TIGER Brands , SA's largest food company, yesterday said profit for the year to September rose 8% to R2,5bn, as people switched to maize from more expensive staples such as rice, and commodity prices fell from the high prices seen the year before .
IN THE report on the results for the year ended September 30, the directors of Coronation Fund Managers ( Coronat ) emphasised how the performance of their funds had been driven on the criterion of absolute return.
ELECTRICAL and instrumentation company B&W has acquired earthing and lightning protection company Pontins for R19,2m, which it hopes will augment its existing electrical contracting business with a complementary niche service.
A RETIREMENT fund yesterday suggested legislation was needed to compel pension funds to invest unclaimed pension fund surpluses in job-creating projects and help the government deal with SA's worsening unemployment crisis.
THE genius that is former England and Arsenal striker Ian Wright had us rolling in the aisles the other day when he gave in to the compelling urge to add his bit to the raging debate surrounding the Thierry Henry handball incident.
DANNY Jordaan -- CEO of the 2010 Soccer World Cup local organising committee -- yesterday expressed his displeasure at reports the British government had warned fans to be on the alert for hijackers when they arrive in SA for the soccer showpiece next June.
THE Blue Bulls Rugby Union has developed a master plan to advance to even greater heights in the future by forming a development dream team, which includes both its Super 14-winning coaches.
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