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Top Chinese legislator starts visit to SA

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Cape Town - China's top legislator Wu Bangguo arrived in Cape Town on Tuesday, starting an official goodwill visit to South Africa at the invitation of the Speaker of South Africa's National Assembly, Max Sisulu.

SA, celebrate Heritage Day

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Pretoria - Cabinet has encouraged all South Africans to participate in the National Heritage Day celeb

Minister quells Seta concerns

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Cape Town - Higher Education and Training Minister, Blade Nzimande, has allayed some concerns within the Sector Education Training Authorities (Setas) that his reforms would take away government funding.

SA pledges to help rebuild Libya

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Pretoria - South Africa has pledged to make a contribution to the rebuilding of Libya as signs of an imminent end to Muammar Gaddafi's regime have begun to emerge.

6.5% decrease in murder

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Pretoria - South Africa's murder rate has decreased by 6.5% in the past year, dropping below the 16 00

Centralise research council funding - Pandor

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Cape Town - The Minister of Science and Technology Naledi Pandor wants funding allocated to all research councils - both inside and outside of her department - to fall under one roof to improve co-ordination and resourcing of the country's research councils.

Bank robberies on the decline

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Pretoria - One of the biggest improvements noted in the crime statics for the 2010/11 financial year w

Bok Tri-Nations campaign off to a bad start

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Durban - South Africa's international season got off to a dismal start with Australia handing the world champions a 39-20 defeat in the first Tri-Nations game at the Olympic Stadium in Sydney.

New councillors to learn the ropes of local govt

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Pretoria - Newly elected councillors are set to get a taste of what local government operations are all about in an induction programme by the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs.