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Second grassroots football project kicks off in NW

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Pretoria - As part of the 2010 FIFA World Cup legacy, the South African Football Association (Safa) revisited the North West with its second grassroots development programme aimed at nurturing and developing aspirant young footballer's skills.

Dr Mkhize

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Cabinet held its ordinary meeting in Cape Town on 08 June 2011.

No more black-outs for Bafana matches

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Johannesburg - South African soccer fans have been promised that they will not experience another "black-out" when Bafana Bafana take on Sierra Leone in the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier match on Saturday evening.

Doctors demand improved security

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Pretoria - The Junior Doctors Association of South Africa (Judasa) has declared 15 June 2011 a National Day of Mourning, where doctors will be taking to the streets demanding improved security at public hospitals.

Cold weather conditions persist

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Pretoria - It's time to stock up on winter essentials - if you have not yet done so - as the South African Weather Services (SAWS) says cold conditions will remain in most parts of the country following yesterday's rains and falling of snow in some areas.

KZN reduces mother to child HIV transmission rate

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Pretoria - KwaZulu-Natal has made major inroads in the fight against HIV by providing azidothymidine treatment (AZT) to all pregnant women who attended provincial antenatal clinics, dramatically reducing the transmission rate from mother to child.

SA condemns Somalia blast

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Pretoria - South Africa has strongly denounced the suicide bombing in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, which killed about 70 people and injured more than 150.

Media asked to pass on govt info

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Cape Town - Cabinet spokesperson Jimmy Manyi has pleaded with the mainstream media not only to criticise but to report on important information which South Africans deserve to know.

Dlamini Zuma pays tribute to MaSisulu

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Pretoria - South Africans should honour the memory of the late struggle icon Albertina Sisulu by emulating the example she set, says Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma.

Molewa applauds rhino poachers' sentence

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Pretoria - Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa has welcomed the 25-year sentences imposed on three Mozambican rhino poachers by the Phalaborwa Regional Court.

SA gears up to commemorate June '76

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Pretoria - South Africans will commemorate Youth Day next week in recognition of the brave youth who on 16 June 1976 stood up against the apartheid government's Bantu education laws.

Toll-free number to bust bad drivers

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Mbombela - Transport minister Sbusiso Ndebele has urged motorists or members of the public to use a toll-free number to report reckless driving on roads.

KZN health dept fills vacant posts

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Pretoria - A total of 5 122 health personnel have been appointed in KwaZulu-Natal for the period 1 January to date, provincial Health MEC Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo announced on Thursday.

Cabinet salutes MaSisulu

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Pretoria - Cabinet has called on South Africans to walk in Albertina Sisulu's footsteps and selflessly contribute towards progress in society.

KZN improves healthcare standards

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Pretoria - A project aimed at improving health service delivery in KwaZulu-Natal is yielding benefits, as hospital service improves and healthcare workers begin to display respect and positive attitudes to patients.