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Gauteng to spend billions on health

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Pretoria - An amount of R5.8 billion has been allocated to the Gauteng Department of Health to scale-up and expand the roll-out of anti-retroviral treatment to people infected with HIV and AIDS in the province.

NW learners ace Diski Dance

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Rustenburg - School children around the Moruleng area in the North West joined in the 100 days countdown to the 2010 FIFA World Cup by taking part in the Diski Dance.

Gauteng to launch job creation project

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Pretoria - The Gauteng provincial government is to launch a community works project aimed at job creation, says Finance MEC Mandla Nkomfe.

Zuma tackles SA 2010 scepticism

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has dispelled misconceptions about South Africa not being in a position to host a successful 2010 FIFA World Cup and assured Britons that South Africa has stringent safety and security measures in place for the tournament.

Parreira expects best of Bafana tonight

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Pretoria - Bafana Bafana head coach Carlos Alberto Parreira says the 2010 FIFA World Cup host team should display world class football in their clash against Namibia in Durban tonight.

Moves to curb backstreet abortions

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Pretoria - Gauteng MEC for Health and Social Development Qedani Mahlangu has approved three legal centres for the termination of pregnancy to try stop the practice of illegal abortions.

NW convenes healthcare indaba

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Pretoria - The North West Health and Social Development Department is to hold a two-day consultative forum aiming to improve the provision of healthcare services in the province.

Officials to meet over service delivery protests

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Cape Town - Municipal and provincial officials are expected to meet tomorrow to discuss how to handle violent service delivery protests, said Minister of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Sicelo Shiceka today.

Bafana's perfect game plan

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Bafana Bafana need a perfect game plan to turn up the pressure to get the best of their opponents, with set-pieces and counter-attacks during the upcoming World Cup, but how will they fare tonight against the team ranked 109 in the world in a friendly match to mark 100 days ahead of the soccer world cup. Nthambeleni Gabara takes a look.

Moves to turn around municipalities

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Cape Town - Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Sicelo Shiceka says government has begun to roll out several pilot projects as part of turning around local government.

Business confidence improves in February

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Pretoria - February's Business Confidence Index (BCI) showed signs of improvement, said the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI) on Wednesday.

Soccer legends behind Bafana

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Durban - The Moses Mabhida Stadium was reminiscent of scenes from the historic 1995 Rugby World Cup when South Africa beat New Zealand in a nail biting final. South African Airforce helicopters trailed the skies leaving a sea of green, black, red, yellow, blue and white behind them. From the townships to the suburbs, South Africans lined the streets with their vuvuzelas which could be heard from the Valley of a Thousand Hills to the very top of Table Mountain.