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Bafana to look for a win against US

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Pretoria - Despite the absence of forward Katlego Mphela and defender Bongani Khumalo, Bafana Bafana will be hoping to continue their winning streak when they face the United States (US) in the annual Nelson Mandela Challenge tonight.

Refuse to pay bribes, urges govt

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Pretoria - Government has called on South Africans to help fight corruption by refusing to pay bribes and reporting officials who solicit bribes.

APRM consultations held in W Cape

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Pretoria – One of the many consultations being held around the country in preparation for the submission of a progress report on the implementation of the national programme of action of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) was held in the Western Cape today.

UNSC calls for credible referenda in Sudan

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Pretoria - The UN Security Council (UNSC) has urged Sudanese parties to take urgent action to ensure the holding of peaceful and credible referenda in that country in January.

Progress in troubled Mpuma municipalities

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Pretoria - Four municipalities in Mpumalanga which were put under administration following last year's service delivery protests are showing some improvements.

Dept, healers declare war on muthi killings

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Pretoria- When the badly decomposed body of 10-year-old Masego Kgomo was found in a dense clump of bushes near her Soshanguve home earlier this year, residents of the close knit community were up in arms and believed a sangoma in the area was responsible for her untimely death.

HIV/AIDS, TB, malaria mortality rates down

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Pretoria - African countries have seen a decline in HIV and AIDS, Tuberculosis and malaria mortality rates, says the 2010 Result Report released by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria.

Calls to speed up African Charter

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Pretoria - African civil organisations want the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance to come into force by the end of 2010.

Gordhan's budget meets economists' expectations

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Johannesburg - Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan's maiden budget speech, has been received with much applaud by economists who said they were optimistic that South Africa's economic state will turn the tide.

Speed to blame, not road surface

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Pretoria - The road surface along Simon Vermoeten off-ramp and Hans Strydom Drive on the N4 to Witbank is not the cause of the recurrent fatal accidents.

Police on high alert as protests break out

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Pretoria - Commuters and motorists may have difficulty getting to work this morning following protest action in Mamelodi East, the City of Tshwane warned on Tuesday.

Rift Valley Fever not a crisis - Sefularo

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Pretoria - The outbreak of the Rift Valley Fever (RVF) in the Free State and Northern Cape provinces does not constitute a crisis, says Health Deputy Minister, Dr Molefi Sefularo.

SA's food security in order

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Pretoria - Food security for South Africans remains stable though some areas of the country are experiencing lower vegetation activity, says the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.