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Pretoria- - "I suppose statistics is what I enjoy," says the man with a warm laugh. Just as well he enjoys working with figures - he is the country's chief statistician.

Pretoria - For the first time in her 109 years, North West great grandmother Mmami Motlhokwa is the proud owner of her own home.

Pretoria - Fresh from his three-day visit to China, President Zuma is to attend the funeral of the late political veteran and former deputy minister of Safety and Security Joe Matthews on Saturday.

Pretoria - The Gauteng Provincial Government, civil society groups and municipalities will put their heads together on Wednesday to discuss ways on how to deal with corruption swiftly and effectively.

Pretoria - It may be a policy of the past but the evils of apartheid continue to haunt the country, emerging as one the key contributors to the high level of violent crime in South Africa.

Pretoria - Retlabusa Mokonyane, son of Gauteng Premier Nomvula Mokonyane, has died.

Pretoria - The Junior Doctors Association of South Africa (JUDASA) has called on all doctors to sound the alarm whenever they suspect abuse of a child they are treating.

Pretoria - Tax payers who have not yet submitted their tax annual income tax return and paid what is due to the South African Revenue Services (SARS) have until Friday to do so.

Pretoria - In the buildup towards World Aids Day, the North West Health and Social Development Department has lined up a number of community dialogues on how to reduce new HIV infections.

Pretoria - The Public Protector has launched a new set of rules that will ensure it has more powers to fulfil its mandate - protecting the South African public.

Pretoria - KwaZulu-Natal Education MEC Senzo Mchunu has condemned the brutal murder of yet another Umsinga educator, who was shot several times within the school premises.

Pretoria - South Africa has handed over a R1 million cheque to help quake-ravaged Haiti in its recovery process.

Pretoria - South Africa on Wednesday expressed condolences to the families of the 29 miners, who died in an underground shaft.

Pretoria - The Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) has spoken out against the number of violent crime cases, especially at the onset of the 16 Days of Activism campaign.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has urged South Africans to ensure that Chief Albert Luthuli's vision of a non-racial democratic society does not fail.