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Have your say on Eskom's increases

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Cape Town - Public meetings will be held in South Africa next month to engage the public and measure reaction to Eskom's application to hike electricity prices by 16 percent per annum over the next five years.

Mbalula wants Afcon trophy to remain in SA

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Pretoria - Sports and Recreation Minister Fikile Mbalula says the nation is hoping that the coveted Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) trophy will remain in the country after the tournament has ended next year.

Improved security at Gauteng schools

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Pretoria - Burglaries at Gauteng schools have been on a steady decrease, thanks to the Integrated School Safety Strategy that has been implemented across the province.

2011 tax season begins

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Pretoria- Tax season for over four million taxpayers expected to complete their returns began on Friday.

Zuma welcomes Olympic Committee to SA

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Pretoria- President Jacob Zuma has welcomed members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and other officials who have arrived into the country for the 123rd IOC Session.

2010 LOC disbanded

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Pretoria - The 2010 FIFA World Cup Local Organising Committee (LOC) has closed up business and transferred all outstanding activities to the South African Football Association (Safa).

SA, Serbia strengthen bilateral relations

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Pretoria - Political and economic relations between Serbia and South Africa will come under scrutiny as Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ebrahim Ebrahim, begins his two-day visit to that country.

Tshwane cracks down on illegal advertisers

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Pretoria - A heavy Tshwane Metro Police contingent and Home Affairs officials cracked down on bogus traditional healers, who are behind illegal adverts that have sprung out in many parts of the city centre.

Time pressure weighs on climate change negotiators

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Pretoria - With less than four months before the world descends on Durban for this year's climate change conference, International Relations Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane says limited time was one of the major challenges facing the negotiation team in the lead up to COP 17.

Plan to address child headed households

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Pretoria - Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini is expected to announce a plan to address the plight of child headed households during the 18th Biennial Conference of the National Association for Child Care Workers (NACCW).