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Report to assess sustainability of state's spending options

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Cape Town - The National Treasury is expected to next month release the preliminary findings of a long-term fiscal report that will assess the sustainability of spending options in light of demographic and economic projections.

PPI comes in at 4.2% in September

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Pretoria - The Producer Price Index (PPI) fell to 4.2% year-on-year in September from 5.1% in August, said Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) on Thursday.

Census results to be released next Tuesday

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Pretoria - The results of Census 2011 will be released to the public and handed over to President Jacob Zuma next Tuesday, Statistics South Africa's Statistician General Pali Lehohla said on Thursday.

Cabinet approves gazetting of e-toll tariffs

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Pretoria - Cabinet has approved the gazetting of the terms and conditions - including updated tariffs - that will apply to users of the toll road network in Gauteng.

Social dialogue will help address economy - Motlanthe

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Cape Town - Social dialogue between labour, government and business would help mobilise all South Africans who are in a position to make a contribution to the economy, the Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe said on Wednesday.

SA ready to host 2013 Afcon - President Zuma

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Durban - President Jacob Zuma says government and the people of South Africa are fully prepared and ready to host a successful 2013 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) tournament.

2013 Afcon battle lines drawn

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Durban - The final draw for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon), to be hosted by South Africa next year, has seen South Africa being drawn in group A with Cape Verde, Angola and Morocco.

Stage is set for 2013 Afcon final draw

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Durban - The stage is set for the 2013 African Cup of Nations (Afcon) final draw where the 16 participating national teams will know whom they will be facing and in which city they will be based for the group stage matches.

Road safety in the spotlight

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Johannesburg - African countries need to tighten their road traffic enforcement laws or risk losing more lives in avoidable road crashes.

Temporary plans outlined for Polokwane court

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Polokwane - Deputy Minister of Justice Andries Nel has assured Polokwane residents that legal documents, which were damaged in a fire at the Polokwane Magistrate's Court in Limpopo, will be reconstructed and that no suspects will go free without standing trial.

All eyes on mid-term budget

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Pretoria - Details on government's planned infrastructure development, South Africa's credit rating and growth forecast are some of the issues business hopes to gain clarity on when Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan tables the 2012 Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) tomorrow.

President Zuma to honour military veterans

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma, who is the Commander-in-Chief of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), will on Saturday bestow medals on military veterans who have distinguished themselves in various capacities prior to 1994 in the quest to see the dawn of democracy in SA.

Matrics to sit for Physical Science Paper 1

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Pretoria - A total of 182 083 physical science learners are expected to sit for the three-hour Physical Science Paper 1, which will be written nationally on Thursday.

Pule thanks outgoing Telkom board members

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Pretoria - Communications Minister Dina Pule has thanked the outgoing members of the Telkom Board of Directors for their contribution in turning around Telkom and for their service to the country.

Madiba banknotes campaign goes to Mpumalanga

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Mbombela - Officials from the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) will from Friday be touring Mpumalanga to explain the Madiba banknotes series to the public.