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OR Tambo preparations receive thumbs up

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Johannesburg - Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma took a tour of OR Tambo International on Friday and gave the airport's preparations for the FIFA Confederations Cup, the thumbs up.

Thousands of Gazans remain homeless

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Gaza - Thousands of Gazans remain homeless and hospitals still have a large number of intensive care patients over a week after a ceasefire ended Israel's devastating three-week offensive against Hamas militants.

SAPS celebrates National Police Day

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Pretoria - South African Police Services (SAPS) members are celebrating National Police Day on Tuesday to mark the achievements they have made and to remember heroes and heroines who passed away in the line of duty.

NC government to convene economic summit

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Kimberley -The Northern Cape provincial government is to convene an economic summit in September to discuss the effects of the economic slowdown in the province.

World's environment ministers to meet in Kenya

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Nairobi - More than 1 000 environment ministers from across the world are set to meet in Kenya next month for the UN Environment Program (UNEP)'s Governing Council meeting.

No need to panic over global pandemic status

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Pretoria - South Africans including people who are arriving for the FIFA Confederations Cup should not panic, following the announcement by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to raise the influenza A (H1N1) to a global pandemic status.

Challenges persist, but police officers continue to pursue their goals

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Challenges faced by police officers daily are many. Besides being perpetually at risk; other challenges such as bribery, intimidation and retribution are also ever-present. But, many still manage to give honour and dignity to the uniforms they wear. Edwin Tshivhidzo and Professor Ndawonde spoke to a few such officers.

AU Summit to find lasting solutions to conflicts

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Addis Ababa - Indications are that delegates attending the upcoming African Union Summit in Ethiopia will spend much time deliberating on finding lasting solutions to the continent's conflicts as there is a general view that conflicts are standing in the way of a unified Africa.

2010 Mass Mobilisation Programme launched

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Kimberley - The South African government in partnership with the 2010 FIFA World Cup Local Organising Committee have launched the 2010 Mass Mobilisation Programme at Galeshewe Stadium in the Northern Cape.

Minister reiterates call for public to come forward with evidence

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Pretoria - Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Enver Surty has reiterated that any member of the public who has evidence that the grounds on which Shabir Shaik was granted medical parole was tainted, should make a representation to the minister of correctional services.

Halting ARV rollout in Free State was regrettable

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Bloemfontein - The decision to place a moratorium on initiating new patients on Anti Retroviral (ARV) treatment in the Free State due to a shortage of funds, was a difficult one, says the Minister of Health Barbara Hogan.