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SAFA President, officials suspended

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Pretoria - South African Football Association (Safa) President Kirsten Nematandani and four other officials have been put on suspension following a match fixing inquiry into four warm-up games involving Bafana Bafana before the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

New research chairs for varsities

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Pretoria - Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor has announced that a total of 60 new Research Chairs will be awarded to various institutions of higher learning across South Africa during the 2011/12 and 2013/14 Medium Term Expenditure Framework.

SA invites India to invest in infrastructure plan

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Pretoria - As part of efforts to deepen relations with India, South Africa has invited the Asian nation to invest in the country's massive infrastructure plan announced in the State of the Nation Address.

SA, UK to continue focus on doubling trade

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Cape Town - South Africa and the UK are looking to increase economic and trade ties by focusing on exporting high-value-added goods to Britain, the Minister of International Relations and Co-operation Maite Nkoana-Mashabane says.

Road show to get S Africans weather smart

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Duduza - A campaign to sensitise South Africans to extreme weather conditions is well underway in the continued spate of bad weather which has killed people and destroyed houses and road infrastructure.

R800 million allocated to Green Fund

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Pretoria - An amount of R800 million has been made available by the National Treasury for the Green Fund over the next two financial years.

Dept targets women and people with disabilities

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Pretoria - The Department of Water and Environmental Affairs has committed to ensuring that 55 percent of women and two percent of people with disabilities benefit from the department's programmes.

Social grants to get new biometric system - Dlamini

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Cape Town - The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) will begin re-registering all social grant beneficiaries on a new biometric system between June 1 and December 31, the Minister of Social Development Bathabile Dlamini said on Wednesday.