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Final countdown in Zim registration process

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Pretoria - It may be a race against time for Zimbabwean nationals who have left it to the last minute to apply to regularise their stay in South Africa, but the Department of Home Affairs has urged them not to give up.

Durban declares war on crime

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Pretoria - In a bid to root out crime in Durban and the surrounding areas, eThekwini Municipality and the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Community Safety and Liaison have launched Operation Hlasela in uMlazi.

Modise to face Pirates disciplinary hearing

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Pretoria - Bafana Bafana and Orlando Pirates midfielder, Teko Modise, will appear before a disciplinary hearing this morning for going AWOL ahead of a crucial league match.

Early Childhood Development gets a boost

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Cape Town - More than 400 000 children accessing Early Childhood Development (ECD) facilities are being subsidised by government, said Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini.

Basetsana trials kick off in Pretoria

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Pretoria - The selection trials for the South African under 20 women's national team (Basetsana) starts on Thursday until Saturday at the High Performance Centre (HPC) in Pretoria.

Home Affairs officials get bail

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Pretoria - Two Home Affairs officials suspected of being part of a syndicate that sold illegal passports to foreigners were granted bail in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court on Wednesday.

Medvedev opens WEF, calls for anti-terror action

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Davos - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev delivered his opening address at the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Wednesday with a call for tougher action against terrorism, two days after a bomb blast at a Moscow airport killed 35 people.

Further social security reforms on the cards

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Cape Town - In the next few months, South Africans will get an opportunity to debate what kinds of reforms can be taken to improve the country's social security system.

School kids hang up messages for Madiba

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Pretoria - "Dear Madiba - please get well" - this is one of the messages written on placards at Milpark Hospital where former President Nelson Mandela spent the night for a routine check up.

MEC to welcome New Year's babies

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Pretoria - KwaZulu-Natal's MEC for Health, Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo, will be among the visitors eager to get a peek at new born babies at the GJ Crookes Hospital come New Year's Day.

Mthethwa lauds serial killer investigation team

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Pretoria - Detectives of the Port Shepstone Organised Crime Unit have earned the praise of Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa for the role they played in the conviction of Umzinto serial killer, Thozamile Taki.

W Cape to establish development agency

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Pretoria - A development agency is to be established in the Western Cape, in an effort to attract investment to the province, says Premier Helen Zille.