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RVF claims two more lives

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Pretoria - Rift Valley Fever (RVF) has claimed two more lives in South Africa, with the number of infected people increasing to 149 cases said the National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) on Thursday.

Retail trade sales set to improve

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Pretoria - Retail trade sales are expected to improve for March following an unexpected fall in February, according to analysts

South Africans get behind the flag

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Johannesburg - It won't only be in the stadiums that South Africans will be showing their support for the World Cup and national team Bafana Bafana. With more and more cars flying the national flag on the country's roads, and Bafana jerseys increasingly evident on Football Fridays, it's clear that the locals are gearing up for the month-long mother of all football parties

Zuma meets premiers over housing challenges

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Pretoria - Challenges around housing delivery and building sustainable human settlements dominated a special forum on Tuesday with President Jacob Zuma, premiers and MECs.

Intervention strategy billed for KZN schools

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Durban - The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education has developed a Ten Point Intervention Strategy to help learners achieve a matric pass rate higher than 65 percent.

Motsoaledi committed to meeting MDGs by 2015

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Pretoria - Despite independent reviews indicating that Sub-Suharan Africa including South Africa will not meet its Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015, a determined Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi is committed to changing the situation.

Statue unveiled in commemoration of small pox eradication

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Pretoria - In commemorating the 30th anniversary of the eradication of small pox, a statue has been unveiled by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a reminder of the great achievements that have been made in public health.

Clean energy under spotlight

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Johannesburg - Hundreds of delegates, currently meeting in Sandton for a Green Economy Summit, are expected to advise government on how it can contribute towards the development of the country's economy without endangering the environment.

Grassroots football programme nurtures young talent

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Durban - Football development received a major boost in Pretoria when South African Football Association (SAFA) President Kirsten Nematandani officially opened the Grassroots football programme.

SONA expected to improve business mood

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Johannesburg - South Africa’s economic growth in 2013 will remain positive but unbalanced, Business Unity South Africa (BUSA) said on Monday.

SA a destination of choice for major sporting events

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Pretoria - South Africa has once again proved to the world it is a destination of choice for major sporting events after hosting a successful Africa Nations Cup (Afcon), says South African Football Association (Safa) President, Kirsten Nematandani.

Transnet, CSIR sign innovation, research agreement

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Johannesburg - Transnet and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) have on Monday signed an agreement which will see the two working to identify possible areas of cooperation in all areas of Transnet’s operations.

SARS warns taxpayers of email scams

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Pretoria – The South African Revenue Service says there has been an increase in the number of email scams in which the company’s name and logo is being used.