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Polokwane gears up for World Cup

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Polokwane - Polokwane is pulling out all the stops to ensure that its residents benefit from the first African World Cup long after the tournament has ended. And the locals are doing their bid to ensure that the city does not only emerge as good hosts but delivers a world class football spectacle that will leave a lasting legacy

Home Affairs gets tough on corruption

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Pretoria - Companies and individuals who resort to corrupt activities to influence Home Affairs officials will have to deal with the full might of the law.

Prison violence probed

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Pretoria - Correctional Services Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula says investigations are underway into the recent conduct of inmates at a correctional service centre in Kimberley.

Women in science to be honoured

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Pretoria - Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor will later today acknowledge the country's leading female scientists through the annual Women in Science Awards.

Educators dismissed for sexual misconduct

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Pretoria - Three educators at Filadelfia Secondary Secondary have been dismissed by the Gauteng Department of Education after being found guilty of sexual misconduct against learners.

Limpopo ready for World Cup- Motlanthe

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Polokwane - Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe says he is highly impressed with Limpopo's state of readiness for the upcoming FIFA World Cup.

Address by President Jacob Zuma on the occasion of the launch of the roll out of Government's new and up-scaled HIV and Aids treatment and prevention plan

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The Minister of Health, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi and all Ministers and Deputy Ministers present,
Gauteng Premier Nomvula
Mokonyane and MECs present,
Deputy Chairperson of the SA National Aids Council, Mark Heywood,
UN Aids Executive Director Michel Sedibe and all representatives of international agencies,
Members of the diplomatic corps,
Fellow South Africans,

Zuma drums up support for UNSC seat

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has used his state visit to Lesotho to drum up support as the country bids for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).

SABC to appear before Parliament

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Pretoria - The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) board is to appear before Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Communication later this month to discuss the parastatal's woes.

SA encourages peace process in Somalia

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Pretoria- South Africa remains concerned about the prevailing situation in Somalia and its impact on the countries of the East Africa Region said International Relations and Cooperation Deputy Minister Ebrahim I Ebrahim

Women's dept calls for tough sentences for rapists

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Pretoria - The Department of Women, Children and People with Disabilities has urged the courts to ensure that those responsible for the rape and murder of Anene Booysen face the full might of the law.

Mystery still shrouds Air India jet crash

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New Delhi - More than two days after an Air India Express passenger airliner crashed while landing at Mangalore airport in the southern Indian state of Karnataka, mystery still shrouds over what actually led to the early morning accident which claimed the lives of 158 people

New lab boosts water quality in Mpuma

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Ermelo - Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs Buyelwa Sonjica officially opened Mpumalanga's first district water quality laboratory in Ermelo in the Gert Sibande district on Friday.