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Zuma demands swift transformation

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East London - President Jacob Zuma has demanded quick action to address the country's slow transformation in the workplace, saying South Africa was not achieving the kind of gender parity required by its democratic rule.

Zuma's birthday wish

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma says his birthday wish is to see widened access to education, especially for the poorest of the poor.

Visitors flock to SA

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Pretoria - More than half-a-million international visitors are in the country for the World Cup

More local artists for FIFA bash

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Pretoria - Football body FIFA and the South African music industry seem to have ironed out their differences over the inclusion of local artists in a pre-World Cup concert to be held in Soweto on 10 June.

Rize Mzansi provides tips for entrepreneurs

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Pretoria - To learn more about business and take advantage of existing economic opportunities provided by government, entrepreneurs are invited to tune in to Rize Mzansi, a popular TV series

Tight security for Algeria-US game

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Pretoria - Tight security measures have been put in place for the World Cup match between the United States and Algeria at Loftus this afternoon.

Contingency plans in place ahead of strike

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Pretoria - Government has put contingency plans in place to ensure services do not grind to a halt when public servants affiliated to Cosatu down tools on Tuesday.

Final 2010 ticket phase kicks off Thursday

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Pretoria - The fifth and final ticket sales phase of the 2010 FIFA World Cup will kick off tomorrow with the opening of 11 Ticketing Centres in all host cities across the country.

Fans rise to the occasion in PE

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Port Elizabeth - Just over 13 000 fans crammed into the FIFA Fan Fest at St George's Park on Tuesday afternoon to watch the live broadcast of the crunch match between Bafana Bafana and France.

CPI eases to 4.6% in May

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Pretoria - The Consumer Price Index (CPI) eased to 4.6 percent in May 2010 - the lowest since May 2006, reported Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) on Wednesday

Zuma appoints new MDDA board member

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has appointed Nebo Legoabe as a member of the Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA) board.

Clinton to cheer at US match

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Pretoria - As the World Cup gets into full swing, former US President Bill Clinton will be "cheering" for the US team this afternoon when they take on Algeria at Loftus.

USA progresses to knock-out stage

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Pretoria - A four-minute stoppage time goal by Landon Donovan paved the way for the United States to progress to the knock-out stages of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.