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Varsity bursaries up for grabs

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Polokwane - The Executive Mayor of the Mopani District Municipality in Giyani, Limpopo, Joshua Matlou, is giving away bursaries to students from poor backgrounds and those with disabilities in the district.

BRT goes ahead as planned - Masondo

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Johannesburg - Mayor Amos Masondo says the re-launch of the Bus Rapid Transit system in major parts of Soweto where the system was suspended earlier this year will go ahead as planned next week.

SA-Cuba medical students’ demands rejected

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Pretoria – Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has rejected the demands by the individual South African Medical students in Cuba who are on an illegal strike demanding an increased in stipend by more than 300% from $200 to $700 per month.

Bafana 2010 ticket sales concern Jordaan

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Johannesburg - Tickets for matches featuring Bafana Bafana are not selling well and this continues to worry organisers of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Late US goal downs Bafana

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Durban - The USA handed Bafana Bafana their first defeat in four games to claim the 2010 Nelson Mandela Challenge Trophy at the Green Point Stadium in Cape Town, last night.

Coup attempt reported in Madagascar

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Pretoria - The President of Madagascar's Highest Transitional Authority (HAT), Andry Rajoelina, has reaffirmed control of the state machinery despite an alleged attempted coup d'etat in the Indian Ocean island country on Wednesday.

Aid shipment destined for Haiti

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Cape Town - A shipment of aid is expected to leave South Africa on Freedom Day, April 27, for Haiti in solidarity with the world's first black republic, the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Lindiwe Sisulu, announced today.

Police Ministry slams misleading report on reservists

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Pretoria - The Police Ministry has dismissed reports that police reservists would "feel the chill" of a draft policy, which would see changes to their uniforms and reporting structures, labeling the reports as misleading.