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Information Bill to take new shape - Cwele

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Pretoria - The Protection of Information Bill will, in all likelihood, not be passed in its present form and will "take new shape" following proposals made to the Adhoc Committee overseeing the drafting of the Bill.

SA comes out tops in FIFA surveys

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Pretoria - The successful hosting of the 2010 FIFA World Cup has done wonders for South Africans' national confidence and the country's image abroad.

Solar vehicle race kicks off

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Pretoria - The SA Solar Challenge - a race between solar-powered vehicles - kicked off today at the Innovation Hub in Pretoria.

SA, EU eye stronger ties

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Pretoria - South Africa and the European Union are set to strengthen relations and address shared bilateral, regional and global interests at the upcoming SA-EU Summit.

Team to help register Zim citizens

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Pretoria - A special team is to be put in place to assist the Department of Home Affairs in documenting Zimbabweans in the country.

Probe into construction worker's death

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Pretoria - Inspectors of the Department of Labour are to launch a formal investigation into the cause of death of a worker at the construction site of the new Mantsopa Hospital in Ladybrand, Free State, tomorrow.

SA unites on Heritage Day

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Pretoria - South Africans will today celebrate their rich cultural heritage and diversity of their beliefs and traditions, as the country unites to mark Heritage Day.

Matrics raring to go

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Durban - "I am more of a maths man, my friends call me in the afternoon for some help and I teach them." These are Thembani Mdletshe's words just days ahead of the matric examinations.

S Africans proud of their heritage

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Durban - As a way of recognising her ancestry, Tracey Nkathazo Fared has a Zulu shield and spear tattooed on her neck. The young South African feels that honouring her Zulu heritage is imperative and like many other South Africans, she is proud of where she comes from. A few South Africans shared with BuaNews what September 24 - Heritage Day - means to them. Kemantha Govender reports.

Court victory for Home Affairs

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Pretoria - The North and South Gauteng High Courts have dismissed with costs a case brought against the Home Affairs Department by a group of illegal Bangladeshi immigrants.

All the fun of Soweto Expo

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Pretoria - As the country marks Heritage Day, plenty of activities have been planned around Johannesburg to celebrate the day, but the place to be is the Soweto Festival Expo.

Durban gets the party started

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Durban - Almost the same fervour and atmosphere that rocked the Moses Mabhida Stadium during the 2010 FIFA World Cup pervaded the city as national Heritage Day celebrations got underway.

Public asked to nominate SABC board members

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Pretoria - Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Communications is calling on the public to nominate individuals to fill non-executive vacancies of the SABC board.