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Pretoria - Local musicians in South Africa will soon have the opportunity to have their songs recorded at a new recording studio.

Johannesburg - Orange Farm will have a spanking new artificial football pitch by October, thanks to FIFA's World Cup legacy programme.

Bloemfontein - Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davis has urged communities to alert authorities to illegal liquor traders.

Nelspruit - With memories of the devastating veld fires that raged through Mpumalanga last year still fresh in their minds, authorities are leaving nothing to chance preparing for the coming dry season in the province.

Nelspruit - Slow response to emergency calls to the police in Mpumalanga could soon be a thing of the past.

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.