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Beneficiaries urged to use alternative payment methods

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Pretoria - The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has urged all social grant beneficiaries to consider using different payment methods which would help to reduce the long queues at pay-point stations.

Zuma might attend Bafana/Brazil semifinal

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Parliament - President Jacob Zuma might be one of the thousands of fans who will be cheering for Bafana Bafana tonight as they lock horns with Brazil in the second FIFA Confederations Cup semifinal.

Parly to help decide Planning Ministries' functions

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Parliament - All stakeholders will have an opportunity to input into the process of deciding what functions the National Planning Commission and Planning Ministry will have and how they will be performed.

SA needs to shine beyond 2010 - Zuma

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Parliament - South Africa must ensure that the legacy of infrastructure, national unity, marketing opportunities for the country and other benefits are sustained beyond the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Zuma assures editors about media freedom

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has assured editors that the South African government will work to promote freedom of expression and media freedom on the African continent.

SADC leaders suspend Madagascar

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Mbabane - Southern African leaders have suspended Madagascar from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) for what they describe as an unconstitutional change of government

Repo rate remains unchanged

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Pretoria - South Africans will be disappointed that the streak of interest rate cuts over the past few months has come to an end, with the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) announcing that the repo rate will remain unchanged.

Campaign to prevent child deaths

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Pretoria - The Department of Health will embark on a campaign aimed at promoting immunisation in an attempt to curb child deaths.

Top award for Centre for Public Service Innovation

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Pretoria - The Centre for Public Service Innovation (CPSI), focused on promoting service delivery in the public sector, has been honoured with a prestigious award courtesy of the United Nations.

Deputy Minister inspects construction sites

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Johannesburg - Deputy Minister of Public Works Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu on Sunday visited construction projects at a correctional facility and a police station to check on the progress made.