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 A new bird flu outbreak has been detected on an ostrich farm near Oudtshoorn. Western Cape agriculture MEC Gerrit van Rensburg says tests have identified the H-7-N-1 virus, but the source of the infection is not yet known. The farm has

 Eastern Cape judge Clive Plaskett says merit should be the main consideration when considering appointments to the bench. Plaskett was one of three candidates applying for two vacant positions on the Supreme Court of Appeal. During his

 Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga says there's been good progress made in government intervention in the Eastern Cape and Limpopo. Speaking in Pretoria on Tuesday, Motshekga said the government intervention in Limpopo is being led by

 The Amathole District’s Development Agency, Aspire, will officially launch the upgrading of the Stutterheim CBD on Saturday. The upgrade is one of Aspire’s small towns regeneration endeavours, funded by the National Treasury

 The SA Communist Party in collaboration with the Ekurhuleni Metro will host a wreath laying ceremony in commemorating the 20th Anniversary of the assassination of the late SACP General Secretary, Chris Hani. The wreath laying ceremony will

 The Eastern Cape Development Corporation is pumping a million rand from its own budget towards the construction of South Africa’s first green hotel at Elliotdale in the former Transkei. The Corporation says the 100-room Nkanya Lodge

 Work to erect a protective barrier at Van Stadens bridge gets underway on Tuesday. The barrier project is the brainchild of the Friends of the Van Stadens Bridge Trust, a voluntary organisation working with other stakeholders to prevent

 A total of R1.5m has been allocated in the Draft Budget for the 2013/2014 financial year for the upgrading of Port Elizabeth's beaches, with a further R2.5m budgeted over the next two financial years. Some R3m has also been provided in next

 A high level Chinese delegation from Nelson Mandela Bay's Sister City, Ningbo, will be in Port Elizabeth on Tuesday. The delegation of twelve will attend presentations by the Business Sector at City Hall. Presentations at the Coega