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Motlanthe expresses concern over Madagascar

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Pretoria - President Kgalema Motlanthe has joined leaders of the African Union (AU) in expressing regret at the resignation of Madagascar's President Marc Ravalomanana and the handing over of power to the Military Directorate.

Fraudsters target Health Department

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Pretoria - An investigation by the Health Department has discovered a bogus syndicate that successfully request services from several companies under the fraudulent banner of the department.

Metro to transport Macia’s body back home

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Pretoria - The City of Ekurhuleni has committed to helping with the transportation of the body and burial of the late Mozambican national and taxi driver, Mido Macia.

Stocks of sexual assault kits directed to needy stations

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Pretoria – The South African Police Service (SAPS) management is currently redirecting stockpiles of sexual assault kits from regions where there is an oversupply to where shortages are being experienced at police stations.

MEC promises an end to potholes

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Polokwane - More than 60 roads with potholes roads in Limpopo are expected to be repaired by the end of this week.

SA banks on competitiveness

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Johannesburg - South Africa is ranked 45th out of 134 countries in the World Economic Forum's (WEF) recently released Global Competitiveness Index for 2009/10.

Zuma urged to champion workers issues

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Pretoria - The International Trade Unions Confederation (ITUC) has asked President Jacob Zuma to ensure that issues affecting workers were part of the agenda in the UN High Level Panel on Global Stability, COP 17 and the G20.

Authorities all out to avert measles spread

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Pretoria - As the number of measles infections continues to climb in Gauteng, authorities in the province are going all out to avert a further spread of the pandemic.

Table Mountain fire under control

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Cape Town - The fires which broke out on Table Mountain in Cape Town have been brought under control by helicopters carrying water bombs.

Henk Pistorius' comments "mischievious"

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Pretoria - Comments attributed to Oscar Pistorius’ father, Henk Pistorius, in the British media regarding the protection of white people from incidents of violent crime in South Africa have been described as unfounded and mischievous, by acting Cabinet spokesperson Phumla Williams.

Manuel highlights gloomy outlook for global economy

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Parliament - Drawing a rather gloomy picture of what the world's economies can look forward to, Finance Minister Trevor Manuel on Wednesday said recession on Anglo-Saxon markets has truly taken grip.

Child Justice Bill to be implemented next year

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Pretoria - The country will have its first ever Child Justice Act by April next year, a law that tries to balance the rights of victims with the reality that juvenile offenders will be adults one day and that they need to be rehabilitated.