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SA's COP17 prep work on track

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Cape Town - With five days before the start of the COP17 Climate Change talks in Durban, the South African negotiating team has revealed some of its preparatory work for the critical summit.

Dewani expected to appeal extradition

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Pretoria - Shrien Dewani is today expected to appeal his extradition to South Africa to face charges of murdering his wife while on honeymoon in Cape Town last year.

EU summit not enough to ease sovereign pressure

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New York - Three major ratings agencies said on Monday that last week's EU summit was not enough to ease pressure on euro-zone sovereign debt since no decisive initiatives were adopted, warning a review of the region's credit.

E-toll roadblocks a hoax - Sanral

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Pretoria - The alleged 'roadblocks' by employees of the South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) forcing motorists to register for e-tags was a hoax.

SA on investment mission in Turkey

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Pretoria - Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Elizabeth Thabethe is in Turkey where she is leading a delegation of South African businesspeople on an Outward Selling and Investment Mission to the cities of Istanbul and Izmir until Friday.

Premier shocked by untimely death of two kids

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Pretoria - North West Premier Thandi Modise expressed her shock after two girls aged two and three suffocated to death while playing in an old unused car in Henryville, outside Zeerust over the weekend.

Durban rolls out red carpet for COP17

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Pretoria - Durban will roll out the red carpet at a parade today to welcome delegates arriving ahead of next week's historic climate change conference.

EC gets new weapon in war against cancer

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East London - Life-saving equipment used to successfully detect and treat cervical cancer has officially been handed to the Eastern Cape Health Department.

EC gets new weapon in war against cancer

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East London - Life-saving equipment used to successfully detect and treat cervical cancer has officially been handed to the Eastern Cape Health Department.

Cabinet hails green economy partnership

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Pretoria - Cabinet has commended South Africa's labour, business and civil society for partnering with government in signing the Green Economy Accord, which it said strengthened the country's position leading up to the Durban COP17 conference next week.

Kids to get lessons on climate change

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Pretoria - Minister for Women, Children and People with Disabilities, Lulu Xingwana, will spend this year's National Children's Day empowering children with information on global warming and climate change.

Zuma gives Vision 2030 the nod

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has welcomed the country's National Development Plan (NDP) which was released by the National Planning Commission recently.