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Bafana goalie upbeat ahead of Cairo clash

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Pretoria - Mamelodi Sundowns and Bafana Bafana goalkeeper, Wayne Sandilands, is hopeful that the national squad will return victorious from their second 2012 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifier clash against Egypt.

Educator suspended for corporal punishment

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Pretoria - A Gauteng educator, who was caught on camera hitting a learner, has been put on precautionary suspension by the Provincial Education Department.

Public Protector investigators sharpen their teeth

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Pretoria - Eighty-five Public Protector investigators from all over the country are currently receiving training to ensure that they are more effective in their investigative work.

School bus crash: authorities express shock

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Pretoria - Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele has conveyed his condolences to the families of the Western Cape school bus accident that reportedly killed 16 people, 15 of them children near Knysna.

Cape centenarians get distress relief parcels

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Paarl - A man born before Nelson Mandela drew lots of applause in the Boland town of Mbekweni on Friday when he received a food parcel from Deputy Social Development Minister Bongi Maria Ntuli.

Bafana coach disappointed by Egypt move

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Pretoria - Bafana coach Pitso Mosimane is disappointed by the Egyptian Football Association's decision to use their national Under 23 team for the remaining two games of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifiers.

PRASA digs deep for train victims

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Pretoria - The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) has reserved R20 million to assist the Tshwane and Soweto train accident victims.

Fund raising for Horn of Africa famine

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Pretoria - South Africa will join other African countries, who will meet on Thursday, to pledge funds to tackle famine in the Horn of Africa.

Pension backlog for vets down 99%

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Cape Town - Deputy Minister of Finance, Nhlanhla Nene, today praised the National Treasury's special pensions unit for reducing the backlog for pension applications of liberation veterans from 3 810 outstanding applications to 48 by last month.