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Minister calls for murder charges against driver

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Pretoria - Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele has called for the driver of the vehicle that mowed down six joggers, killing five of them, in Johannesburg on Saturday to be charged with murder.

Learners ready for English paper

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Cape Town - The wait is finally over for the Class of 2011, as matriculants sit for their first written examination this morning.

Motlanthe challenges Moody's views on SA

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Pretoria - The decision by bank rating agency Moody's Investor service to downgrade the stability rating of South African banks from "stable" to "negative" demonstrated the "superficial" way in which world rating agencies tend to conduct their assessments, Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe said.

Anxiety, confidence ahead of English paper

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Pretoria - A bit nervous but confident - that was the general feeling of matric pupils at Hoerskool Waterkloof as they prepared to write English Paper 1 on Monday.

Give us jobs, not grants

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Bloemfontein - People living with disabilities say they would much rather be employed and earn money instead of living off hand-outs and government's disability grant.

Rural development project comes to EC

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Mthatha - President Jacob Zuma swapped his suit for a set of overalls during the launch of a rural development initiative in the Eastern Cape this weekend.

Massive protest held at COP17

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Durban - Thousands of people from around the world took to the streets of Durban on Saturday to call for action on climate change as the second week of negotiations are about to begin at COP17.

Anxious day for underperforming schools

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Soweto - It is an anxious day for the thousands of matrics from underperforming schools sitting for the first written exam this morning - English Paper 1.

Phiyega humbled by her appointment

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Pretoria - New National Police Commissioner General Mangwashi Victoria Phiyega says she is humbled by her appointment and has called on South Africans to give her time to prove herself.

Polio vaccine paralyses child

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Pretoria - A Gauteng child has been paralysed as a result of a rare complication from polio vaccination, said the Department of Health.