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Leaders gather for Non-Aligned Movement summit

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Sharm el-Sheikh - The summit of the Non-Aligned Movement, held every three years, is set to open later this morning in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, with representatives from 118 member nations.

World gears up for Mandela Day

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Johannesburg - People around the globe are gearing up to celebrate Madiba's 91st birthday on Saturday by devoting 67 minutes of their time to local causes as the world sings "Happy birthday" to its favourite person.

SA, Switzerland deepen ties

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Pretoria - International Relations and Cooperation Deputy Minister Ebrahim Ebrahim has arrived in Switzerland, where he will co-chair the South Africa-Switzerland (SA-SWISS) 3rd Annual High Level Consultations with his Swiss counterpart, State Secretary Peter Maurer.

SA man extradited to UK on murder charge

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Pretoria - A South African man, who is wanted in the United Kingdom (UK) for the murder of a six-year-old child, will be extradited to that country on Tuesday.

Thousands of impoverished to get decent homes

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Tzaneen - The Greater Tzaneen local municipality has begun formalising Mbambamencisi informal settlement near Nkowankowa outside Tzaneen to give thousands of poor people access to houses, electricity and running water for the first time in their lives.

Dewani back in court

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Pretoria - An application by South African authorities to have honeymoon murder accused Shrien Dewani's bail revoked will resume in the Belmarsh Magistrates' Court in London today.

No ARVs in whoonga: Zuma

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Durban - The notorious township drug, whoonga, does not contain anti-retroviral drugs, says President Jacob Zuma.

Mphela back in national team fold

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Pretoria - Katlego "Killer" Mphela is one of the 24 players selected to face Egypt on the crucial 2012 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifier at Ellis Park stadium on 26 March at 8.05pm.

Swine flu cases close to 100 mark

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Pretoria - The Department of Health has confirmed that there are now 93 cases of the H1N1 virus, or swine flu, in the country.

Heavy policing expected during Easter weekend

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Witbank - Law enforcement officers will be out in full force, monitoring motorists travelling on the N1 towards Durban, Polokwane, the Beit Bridge border and in particular Moria in Limpopo during the Easter weekend.

May retail trade figures drop

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Pretoria - Retail trade sales for the month of May 2009 decreased by 4.2 percent compared to 6.7 percent in April, reported Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) on Wednesday.

Jordaan hails agreement to end strike

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Pretoria - The head of the 2010 FIFA World Cup Organising Committee (LOC) Danny Jordaan has thanked the unions representing the construction workers and their employers for reaching an agreement to end the industry strike.