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President Zuma urges cooperation on ensuring the right of farm workers

Pres Zuma at the farm workers summit 30 July 2010

Working together as government, labour, and the commercial agricultural sector we can ensure that farm workers, like all other workers, are able to enjoy worker rights that they are entitled to in terms of the Constitution of the land and relevant legislation, President Zuma said at a Farm Worker Summit.
>> Speech by Premier H Zille

President Zuma on Nhlapo Commission recommendations
South Africa has only seven legitimate kings or queens and another six whose status will come to an end on the death of the current incumbent in the position, President Zuma said at a briefing on the commission's recommendations.
>> audio file: media briefing [mp3]
>> audio file: questions and answers session [mp3]
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Tenders
Tender bulletin 2641 [PDF] of 30 July 2010 is now available.
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Documents for comment
- Births and Deaths Registration Amendment Bill: call for submission - comments by 6 August
- South African Citizenship Amendment Bill: call for submission - comments by 6 August
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New on the website
- North West to Launch Women's Month programme, 2 Aug
- R Baloyi: Media briefing on 2010/11 public service wage negotiations
- N Pandor to brief media on fuel-cell technology, 2 Aug
- Reports for paramountcies (Nhlapo Commission Report)

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Trade and industry on investment climate assessment report
South Africa’s business environment compares favourably to that of its peer group of upper- to middle-income economies globally. This is according to the findings of the report, titled ‘South Africa: Second Investment Climate Assessment – Improving the Business Environment for Job Creation and Growth’.

New regulations extend reach of lottery grants
Regulations on the distribution of funds from the National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund came into effect on 30 July. The regulations prescribe that 50% of the monies in the Fund be used for specific priority areas.

August is Women's Month

'Working Together for Equal Opportunities and progress for Women: Forward to the Decade of African Women' is the theme for Women's Month 2010. Women's Day is commemorated on 9 August.

Motlanthe on Moral Regeneration Month

Deputy President Motlanthe handed over of the Charter of Positive Values in Braille as well as the Torch of Peace to the Ministry of Women, Children and People with Disabilities.

Events on 31 July and 1 August
- Joemat-Pettersson holds National Farmworkers' Summit
- Ebrahim pays working visit to Gulf Region
- Arts and Culture hosts conversation with Wole Soyinka
- KwaZulu-Natal Arts, Culture, Sport and Recreation hosts rural horse riding festival
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