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Health dept streamlines data

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Cape Town - Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has announced that the days of using "conflicting and controversial data" in his department are over.

Petrol price set to increase

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Pretoria - The price of all grades of petrol is to go up by 81 cents as of next week, the Energy Department announced on Friday.

Petrol price set to increase at midnight

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Pretoria - Motorists are set to dig deeper into their pockets again as the petrol price is set to rise again at midnight today by 36 cents a litre.

President Motlanthe departs for G20

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Pretoria - President Kgalema Motlanthe is to depart for London on Tuesday to join world leaders at the G20 Summit in London scheduled for Thursday.

SADC standby brigade conducts joint military exercise

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Luanda - Military forces belonging to the stand-by brigade of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) are conducting a six-day joint military exercise, dubbed "Golfinho", phase I "MAPEX".

SANDF to spend millions for youth recruitment

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Ngwanase - The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) is to spend R200 million during the 2009/2010 financial year for the recruitment of young South Africans.

Fans, FIFA to use revamped Wonderboom Airport

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Pretoria - The revamped Wonderboom National Airport in Pretoria is expected to be used extensively during the 2010 FIFA World Cup to transport fans and FIFA delegates to and from the host city.

Motlanthe impressed by 2010 legacy projects

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Johannesburg - Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe says he is impressed by the various 2010 legacy projects being completed around Johannesburg, after taking a tour of the city on Saturday.

Plan for targeted support for low performing schools announced

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Mbombela – Mpumalanga Premier David Mabuza has announced that in the next financial year, a comprehensive improvement plan intended to provide targeted support to schools that performed below 50 percent in the Grade 12 examinations will be implemented.

SADC Troika to hold summit on Zim

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Harare - The Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Organ on Politics, Defense and Security is to hold a Heads of State summit to iron out sticking points in Zimbabwe's Global Political Agreement (GPA).

Remembrance Sunday marked in Joburg

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Pretoria - Former soldiers and Johannesburg Mayor Amos Masondo will lead a memorial service and wreath-laying at the Cenotaph today as South Africa joins the rest of the world in marking Remembrance Sunday.

Mozambique elections credible, says AU mission

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Maputo - The recently concluded elections in Mozambique were credible and carried out in line with the Constitution and laws of the country, Chief of the observant mission of the African Union (AU) Roberto Almeida said on Saturday.

IEC announces dates for special votes

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Pretoria - The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has announced special voting dates for South Africans who cannot vote at a voting station due to physical infirmity or it they are temporarily out of the country on Election Day.