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Dept terminates security company contract

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:04:00 +0200

PRETORIA: The North West Department of Health has terminated the contract of a company which provides security services at a number of health facilities within the Ramotshene Moiloa sub-district.
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dti moots small business census

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:09:00 +0200

The Department of Trade and Industry wants to run a regular small business census to help improve its support and funding to the sector as part of a revised policy to boost support to small businesses.
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Mango takes flight against crime

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:50:00 +0200

Mango steps up anti-fraud procedures and asks travellers assistance - CEO takes hard line against dishonesty.
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VIP cops fight eviction; threaten violence

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:05:00 +0200

Members of the police's VIP Protection Unit, responsible for the transportation and safety of President Jacob Zuma and his deputy, Kgalema Motlanthe, are among about 200 police officers facing eviction from the Pretoria Central police barracks.
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Molewa applauds rhino poachers' sentence

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:51:00 +0200

Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa has welcomed the 25-year sentences imposed on three Mozambican rhino poachers by the Phalaborwa Regional Court.
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Secrecy bill not explained properly

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:04:00 +0200

No attempt was made to really explain the Protection of State Information Bill (POIB) to members of the public at the first two township public hearings, says Hennie van Vuuren of the Right2Know Campaign.
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SANRAL denies e-toll roadblocks

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:11:00 +0200

The South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited (SANRAL) has labelled as "malicious" what it terms "a rumour" that claims that e-toll staff are stopping people randomly in Johannesburg and Pretoria and forcing them to register for e-tolling.
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Nine accused in SBV Polokwane cash heist found guilty

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 06:46:00 +0200

The SBV Polokwane three year trial, pertaining to an attempted armed cash-in-transit robbery that occurred on 29 September 2006, received judgement on 20 January 2012. The armed robbers could not succeed in opening the vehicle and as a result, four SBV Services guards lost their lives when the robbers dowsed the cash van with petrol and set it alight.
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Corruption the enemy - Radebe

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:08:00 +0200

Corruption ought to be declared as the enemy of all South Africans, says Justice Minister Jeff Radebe.
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Over-regulation limits business expansion: survey

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:59:00 +0200

Grant Thornton's latest quarterly survey on privately held business owner's perceptions highlights that 37% of South African executives rate over-regulation and red tape as the biggest constraint to business expansion.
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