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Foreign journalists bowled over by Cape Town

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Cape Town - Journalists from across the world have hailed Cape Town as one of the friendliest and most beautiful cities, according to a report compiled by the city's tourism agency.

World Cup Trophy arrives in Durban

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Durban - Memory Ngwazi and her family arrived promptly at 10am on Saturday at the Suncoast Casino to take photos of the World Cup Trophy.

Govt's training project opens a window of opportunity

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When 24-year-old Mphafi Mamapepe lost her job as a facilitator last year, her biggest fear became a reality. While she was uncertain of what lay ahead, her determination to support her one year old son and her family set her on a different path. Today Mamapepe is one of hundreds of beneficiaries of government's Training of the Unemployed Project which aims to minimise the negative effects of the recession, Edwin Tshivhidzo reports

Positive outlook for future tourism in CT

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Cape Town - The Mother City's tourism agency is confident that the recent World Cup would have a multiplier effect on the number of future arrivals of international visitors to the city, despite the number of tourist arrivals during the event having been lower than expected.

Floods in Kenya claim 7 more lives

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Nairobi - At least seven people have died in Samburu in Kenya's Rift Valley Province as floods continued to wreck havoc across the country at the weekend.

Bafana impressive in win over Thailand

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Nelspruit - Bafana Bafana equalled their biggest margin of victory ever when they thumped Thailand 4-nil in a World Cup warm-up match at Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit on Sunday.

Sports legends honoured

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Kimberley - Former Bafana Bafana stars Lucas Radebe and Doctor Khumalo were among the people honored by the South African Football Association on Wednesday night for their contribution to the development of sport in Africa.

Meeting to discuss progress in achieving MDGs

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Pretoria - The achievement of the health-related Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) will be in the spotlight during the 63rd World Health Assembly meeting to be held in Geneva.

World Cup to leave lasting legacy for SA

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Pretoria - In less than 24 days South Africa will host the first African World Cup which is not only expected to bring in tourists in their numbers but also create a lasting legacy.

Mpuma rural areas to get four new libraries

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Nelspruit - Having delivered three new public libraries to the Mpumalanga public in the last financial year, the Department of Culture, Sport and Recreation has budgeted R25-million to add another four new libraries by March 2011.

Mediation efforts fail between Transnet, unions

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Pretoria - Mediation by the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) into the Transnet and unions pay dispute has failed, the transport parastatal said on Monday