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Gordhan's budget meets economists' expectations

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Johannesburg - Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan's maiden budget speech, has been received with much applaud by economists who said they were optimistic that South Africa's economic state will turn the tide.

Speed to blame, not road surface

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Pretoria - The road surface along Simon Vermoeten off-ramp and Hans Strydom Drive on the N4 to Witbank is not the cause of the recurrent fatal accidents.

Police on high alert as protests break out

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Pretoria - Commuters and motorists may have difficulty getting to work this morning following protest action in Mamelodi East, the City of Tshwane warned on Tuesday.

Rift Valley Fever not a crisis - Sefularo

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Pretoria - The outbreak of the Rift Valley Fever (RVF) in the Free State and Northern Cape provinces does not constitute a crisis, says Health Deputy Minister, Dr Molefi Sefularo.

SA's food security in order

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Pretoria - Food security for South Africans remains stable though some areas of the country are experiencing lower vegetation activity, says the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.

Success for 2009 matrics

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Pretoria - The wait is finally over for thousands of matric pupils across the country and for pupils at Hoerskool Diewilgers and Hoerskool Menlopark, their hard work and dedication has certainly paid off.

Motshekga pleased to release all results

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Pretoria - Basic Education Minister, Angie Motshekga, said she was pleased to be able to announce the 2009 matric results for all nine provinces today, including Mpumalanga.

Minister announces 60.6% pass rate

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Pretoria - South Africa's 2009 National Senior Certificate pass rate is 60.6 percent, representing a decline of slightly less than 2 percent.

Turkey pledges swift reconstruction after quake

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Ankara - Turkey has pledged efforts to build stronger houses in immediate reconstruction after 51 people had been confirmed dead in the 6.0 magnitude quake that hit the east of the country on Monday

Motshekga condemns school shooting

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Pretoria - Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has condemned the shooting incident inside the school premises of a Soshanguve school where three people died.

KZN commended for showing improvement

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Pretoria - Minister of Basic Education, Angie Motshekga, has commended KwaZulu-Natal for showing an improvement in the pass rate of 3.5 percent, up from 57.6 percent in 2008 to 61.1 percent in 2009.

Super plane lands at OR Tambo

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Johannesburg - The World's largest passenger aircraft, Air France-KLM's A380, flight number AF995 successfully landed at OR Tambo International Airport on Thursday

SADTU says well done to matrics

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Pretoria - The South African Democratic Teachers Union (SADTU) has congratulated the thousands of learners who have passed their matric exams, urging those who did not make it not to give up