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Sea of orange fills Cape Town

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Cape Town - Thousands of orange-clad Dutch fans, old and young, celebrated their team's 2-1 victory over Cameroon in the teams' final group match by packing out clubs and restaurants in Long Street and along the city's fan walk.

Soccer fans warned to obey parking rules

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Nelspruit - The FIFA Local Organising Committee and police in Nelspruit have issued a stern warning to motorists attending the last World Cup match at the Mbombela Stadium on Friday to refrain from parking in unauthorised areas.

Italy crash out, Japan through to second round

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Johannesburg - The defending champions crashed out of the World Cup on Thursday as debutantes Slovenia won the do-or-die game 3-2 to book their place in the second round of the tourney.

Michael Jackson to be remembered by fans

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Los Angeles - A large gathering of fans are expected to pay tribute to the late King of Pop Michael Jackson at his tomb in Forest Lawns Cemetery on Friday, one year after he died.

Zuma saddened by Brazilian floods

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has sent Brazil his condolences and solidarity following the recent floods that engulfed the north-eastern regions of that country, claiming a number of lives

Japanese royalty meets with the Deputy President

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Pretoria - It was a royal affair at Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe's residence on Friday when Japanese Princess Takamado presented him with a soccer t-shirt autographed by the Japanese team.

A wake up call for African teams

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Johannesburg - Former Bafana Bafana coach and retired soccer legend Jomo Sono says African teams should use the FIFA World Cup in South Africa as a wake-up call to improve the standard of the game on the continent.

Schools re-opening off to good start

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Pretoria - The re-opening of schools on Tuesday got off to a good start with only minor hiccups reported countrywide as thousands of learners and teachers returned to school after a long and eventful winter vacation.

High expectations for SONA

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Pretoria – As the country awaits President Jacob Zuma’s State of the Nation Address this evening, South Africans have said they have high hopes that his speech will talk to a number of social issues affecting the country.

President Zuma to outline progress, goals

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Cape Town - When President Jacob Zuma takes to the podium to deliver this year’s State of the Nation Address tonight, he is expected to tell South Africans how the proposed National Development Plan will help the country facilitate economic growth and job creation.

Government looking at cheaper ARVs

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Pretoria - Government will prepare a new tender specification that opens the way for the purchase of cheaper anti-retroviral (ARV) drugs.