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Cheers to tap water

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Pretoria - While sipping on bottled water has almost become something of a voguish statement, a survey has revealed that many South Africans are happy with the high quality water that comes straight from the tap.

SA, it's time to speak up

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Durban - Government is giving all South Africans a chance to voice their feelings through its "South African at Heart" campaign.

Hero's welcome for Bokke

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Durban - South Africans turned out in their numbers on Monday to welcome senior Springboks and management home - proving that win or lose, they are behind the men in green and gold.

Libyan refugees want to return home

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Pretoria - Some 100 refugees in Libya rallied in the capital Tripoli on Monday, demanding assistance from the ruling authorities to return home, as the violent domestic conflict seems to have entered its last stage.

Crime Line arrest success continues

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Pretoria - Crime Line, the anonymous tip-off service, is fast approaching the 2 000 mark in arrests ahead of its fifth anniversary in June.

Doctors fear for their lives

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Pretoria - Dr Sekwaila Masenya is a young medical doctor at Helen Joseph Hospital, who is passionate about saving peoples' lives but recently when her shift starts, she wonders if she will return home alive.

Safa officially files protest letter to CAF

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Pretoria -The South African Football Association (Safa) has officially filed a protest letter to the Confederation of African Football (CAF) following the controversial 2012 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) finals.

SA upgrades informal settlements

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Pretoria - Deputy Human Settlement Minister, Zou Kota-Fredericks, says the formalisation of 206 informal settlements in the country has been completed.

Compensation Fund decentralises services

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Pretoria - The Department of Labour's Compensation Fund (CF) is undertaking a major decentralisation drive in an effort to improve the fund's operational efficiency.

R350m assistance package for Cuba

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Pretoria - South Africa and Cuba have signed a R350-million Economic Assistance Package Agreement geared towards helping that country improve its food security,

Provide govt's view too, Zuma tells media

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Cape Town - President Jacob Zuma today called on the media to provide space for the government to get its message out, even if media owners disagreed with the views expressed.

Agri colleges to become training institutes

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Pretoria - The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries is in the process of transforming Colleges of Agriculture into national Agricultural Training Institutes (ATIs).

Davies counts motor industry gains

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Pretoria - Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies has commended the multibillion rand contribution made by the Motor Industry Development Programme (MIDP) into the sector over the years.