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SA current account deficit narrows

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Pretoria - South Africa’s current account deficit narrowed to 4.5% of gross domestic product (GDP) in the first quarter of 2014 from a shortfall of 5.1% in the last quarter of 2013, the Reserve Bank said on Wednesday.

Young scientists headed to Denmark

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Pretoria – Mamello Thinyane and Takatso Semenya will be saying “Sawubona Denmark” when they jet off to that country for Europe's largest science conference.

CPI rises to 6.6% in May

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Pretoria - The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose to 6.6% in May breaching the Reserve Bank’s inflation target range for a second month in a row, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) announced on Wednesday.

Sacci, Busa welcome SONA

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Pretoria – The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci) and Business Unity South Africa (Busa) have welcomed government’s focus on the economy and the country’s energy challenge, among other things.

Limpopo police pounce on criminals

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Pretoria - A joint intelligence led operation, between crime intelligence and the Hawks, has led to the led to the arrest of an alleged copper cable kingpin.

Mixed reaction to SONA

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma’s seventh State of the Nation Address garnered mixed reactions from ordinary South Africans SAnews spoke to on Wednesday morning.

We need faster growth: Deputy President

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Cape Town - Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has echoed President Jacob Zuma’s assertion that government is concerned about the low level of economic growth in South Africa, and various measures will have to be put in place to grow the economy faster.

Construction co-ops to be built in rural areas

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Cape Town – Rural Development and Land Reform Minister Gugile Nkwinti says creating jobs through cooperatives will lead to thousands of jobs and the development of rural communities.

Ministers react to President Zuma's speech

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Cape Town - From transforming the economy to creating decent work and improving conditions in the mining sector, President Jacob Zuma’s State of the Nation Address, on Tuesday night, has been received with vigour, by several of his Cabinet colleagues.

SONA highlights

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President Jacob Zuma delivered his seventh State of the Nation Address in Parliament on Tuesday. Here are some of the main points of President Zuma’s address:

Condolences sent to families of SANDF members

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Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma has sent heartfelt condolences to families of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) members, who died in a helicopter crash, in Mpumalanga, this morning.