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Municipal staff urged to donate to disaster victims

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Pretoria - EThekwini Municipality Mayor James Nxumalo has urged councillors, including municipal staff, and business of eThekwini to donate their old clothing and non-perishable food items to assist victims of fires and other disasters in the city.

Working together to address youth challenges

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Pretoria - Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe has called on the South African Jewish board to help government as it tries to deal with the high unemployment rate, especially among the youth.

SA condemns Abuja bombing

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Pretoria - South Africa has conveyed condolences to the families of 18 people killed in a suicide blast at the United Nations (UN) building in Nigeria on Friday.

Population rises to 50.59 million

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Pretoria - The South African mid-year population rose to 50.59 million, up from 49.99 million in 2010, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) said on Wednesday.

Mpumalanga promises to get rid of mud schools

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Mbombela - The Mpumalanga education department has budgeted R620 million to get rid of mud schools in the province, build extra classes, provide a school for pupils with special needs and refurbish dilapidating buildings.

Ngcobo no longer available for new term

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Pretoria - Chief Justice Sandile Ngcobo has withdrawn his acceptance of the extension of his term of office, which expires in August, Justice Minister Jeff Radebe announced on Wednesday.

Bar set high for new councillors

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Pretoria - New local government councillors will have to hit the ground running as they prepare to take on the mammoth task of delivering services to South Africans, and improving the standard across the board.

SA eyes opportunities with Cuba

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Pretoria - South Africa and Cuba hope to push their bilateral and multilateral cooperation to the next level when they hold their 9th Joint Consultative Mechanism (JCM) this week.

SA commits to helping the Horn of Africa

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Pretoria - South Africa says it is committed to working hard to end the suffering currently gripping the Horn of Africa due to the on-going drought and famine.

Bafana match moved to Cairo Military stadium

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Pretoria - The much-awaited 2012 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) clash between Bafana Bafana and Egypt has been moved from the Cairo international to the Cairo Military Academy Stadium.