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Limpopo - Learners attending rural schools in Limpopo will no longer have to walk great distances, thanks to the opening of three new schools by President Kgalema Motlanthe.

Pretoria - Preparations are at an advanced stage for the much anticipated Presidential inauguration with a massive dry-run to be conducted on major Pretoria streets on Saturday.

Nelspruit - Parents have been urged to immunise their children against preventable diseases such as meningitis, measles and diarrhoea

Pretoria - Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Lindiwe Sisulu has lashed out at South African National Defence Force (SANDF) members who have indicated they will embark on a protest march to the Union Buildings, in Pretoria.

Cape Town - The Department of Home Affairs is doing everything it can to root out the endemic problem of corruption, says Deputy Director General Vusi Mkhize.

Vienna - The United States and South Africa have signed a bilateral agreement which is expected to assist both countries in developing nuclear power to support economic growth in a sustainable way.

Khartoum - South Africa is to continue with efforts to build peace in the restive western Sudanese region of Darfur, says visiting Foreign Minister Maite Nkoana Mashabane.

Lagos - The World Bank has predicted that the current climate change will worsen the poverty situation in developing countries.

Johannesburg - A specialised police unit has been formed to strengthen the fight against crime in Johannesburg.

Mafikeng - Efforts to beef up law enforcement along the R503 between Mafikeng and Lichtenburg have been welcomed by local residents.

Nongoma - Government's security cluster has assured residents and political parties that everything would be done to ensure that next week's General Elections in hotspots such as Nongoma will be free and fair.

Cape Town - Government has condemned threats of violence made by the taxi industry, against the implementation of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system.

Johannesburg - Gauteng Premier Nomvula Mokonyane says law enforcement authorities will stand ready to protect bus commuters in Johannesburg, as the city prepares to launch the much anticipated Rea Vaya Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system on Sunday.

Pretoria - Relations between South Africa and China are set to be taken to a higher level when the two hold the South Africa-China Strategic Dialogue Forum later today.

Cape Town - Cabinet has slammed the illegal and violent protest by members of the South African National Defence Union (SANDU) at the Union Buildings on Wednesday.