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Voters grateful for special voting days

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Atamelang - Special voters in Tswaing who are physically unable to get to a polling station have expressed there gratitude for the opportunity to cast a vote in South Africa's General Elections.

SA's unemployment rate goes up

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Pretoria - South African's unemployment rate increased to 23.5 percent in the first quarter of 2009 from 21.9 percent recorded in the last quarter of 2008.

UN blue helmets free 23 child soldiers in DRC

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New York - The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, known as MONUC, has freed nearly two dozen children from the ranks of the country's armed forces this week.

Nation waits for election of new President

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Pretoria - There's an air of excitement as the country awaits the election of the new President of the Republic by members of the National Assembly in Parliament tomorrow.

Economic crisis eroding SA's employment growth, report

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Cape Town - The Development Indicators 2009 indicate that the deterioration in global economic conditions is adversely affecting South Africa and eroding the positive gains made in creating employment

AG notes fewer clean audits

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Pretoria - Although only 117 out of a total 536 audited government entities received a clean audit, showing slow progress towards a total clean administration, the office of the Auditor General is pleased at measures taken by government to bolster public service governance.

Air of excitement as Parliament readies to meet

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Cape Town - There's an air of excitement and anticipation here this morning, as Parliament's National Assembly (NA) gets ready to meet for the first time to swear in its 400 new members, elect its Presiding Officers and elect the President of the Republic of South Africa.

Preparations start early in Parliament

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Parliament - There is a hive of activity around Parliament as staff got an early start, even as the mist and darkness was still settling over Cape Town this morning.

IEC concerned about bad weather conditions

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Pretoria - With less than 24 hours before polling stations open, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) says it is concerned about the current bad weather conditions experienced in the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal.

New and old faces arrive at Parliament

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Cape Town - South Africa's fourth democratic Parliament, which will open later this morning, will be a different place from the one whose term expired after the election.