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Soccer fans to use semi-luxury, inter-city buses in 2010

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Pretoria - Scores of soccer supporters who will descend on South Africa during the 2010 FIFA World Cup, and locals alike, will have the pleasure of traveling across the host cities using semi-luxury and inter-city buses.

Police move to swoop on violent crime

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Pretoria - The Tshwane Metro Police Department is to partner with the South African Police Service in a bid to gain control over the recent surge in violent crimes in the capital city.

Madagascan parties to meet in Mozambique

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Madagascar - Madagascar's various political parties have agreed to get together in Mozambique in early August, in a bid to find a solution to the political crisis in the Indian Ocean island country.

Cabinet to await full Madonsela probe

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Pretoria - Justice Minister Jeff Radebe and Cabinet Secretary Cassius Lubisi have met with Public Protector Thuli Madonsela over her findings on the controversial police headquarters lease agreement, it was confirmed on Thursday.

Against all odds

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As a white lawyer in an apartheid South Africa, veteran Constitutional Court Judge and author Albie Sachs knew that to fight and defeat the oppressive system, he had to take advantage of his skin colour, writes Chris Bathembu.

Komati water scheme launched

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Kriel – Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa has marked National Water Week by unveiling the Komati Water Scheme Augmentation Project (KWSAP), which has been designed to resolve the water supply problems to Eskom's Duvha and Matla power stations in Mpumalanga.

Breakthrough in Prof Cyril Karabus's case

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Pretoria - The Department of International Relations and Cooperation says there has been a “strategic breakthrough” in the case of Professor Cyril Karabus.

Resolutions adopted at anti-substance abuse summit

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Durban - To fight substance abuse, there must be harmonisation of all laws and policies that govern alcohol across South Africa - laws that deal with production, sales, distribution, marketing, consumption and taxation should become applicable across all provinces and municipalities.

SA not turning into dysfunctional state - Chabane

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Cape Town - Minister in the Presidency for Performance, Monitoring and Evaluation Collins Chabane rejected any insinuations that corruption threatened to turn South Africa into a "dysfunctional state."

Licence grace period still stands, says dept

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Pretoria - The Department of Transport has dismissed an email stating that a 21-day grace period which applies to the renewal of motor vehicle licenses has been done away with.

Technical team to map way forward for EC schools

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Pretoria - The Department of Basic Education has appointed a technical team comprising senior officials under the leadership of the director-general, to develop a problem analysis and draft an intervention plan for the Eastern Cape.