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Thousands of impoverished to get decent homes

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Tzaneen - The Greater Tzaneen local municipality has begun formalising Mbambamencisi informal settlement near Nkowankowa outside Tzaneen to give thousands of poor people access to houses, electricity and running water for the first time in their lives.

Dewani back in court

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Pretoria - An application by South African authorities to have honeymoon murder accused Shrien Dewani's bail revoked will resume in the Belmarsh Magistrates' Court in London today.

No ARVs in whoonga: Zuma

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Durban - The notorious township drug, whoonga, does not contain anti-retroviral drugs, says President Jacob Zuma.

Mphela back in national team fold

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Pretoria - Katlego "Killer" Mphela is one of the 24 players selected to face Egypt on the crucial 2012 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifier at Ellis Park stadium on 26 March at 8.05pm.

Swine flu cases close to 100 mark

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Pretoria - The Department of Health has confirmed that there are now 93 cases of the H1N1 virus, or swine flu, in the country.

Heavy policing expected during Easter weekend

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Witbank - Law enforcement officers will be out in full force, monitoring motorists travelling on the N1 towards Durban, Polokwane, the Beit Bridge border and in particular Moria in Limpopo during the Easter weekend.

May retail trade figures drop

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Pretoria - Retail trade sales for the month of May 2009 decreased by 4.2 percent compared to 6.7 percent in April, reported Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) on Wednesday.

Jordaan hails agreement to end strike

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Pretoria - The head of the 2010 FIFA World Cup Organising Committee (LOC) Danny Jordaan has thanked the unions representing the construction workers and their employers for reaching an agreement to end the industry strike.

Motlanthe jets off to US

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Cape Town - Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe is set to leave for the US on a working visit with whistle-stops scheduled for Washing DC, New York and Chicago.

SABC continues engaging unions

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Johannesburg -The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) is continuing engaging with unions in a bid to end the strike by employees over wages.