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Pretoria - The last of the 33 trapped Chilean miners were rescued on Wednesday night after being entombed underground for 69 days.

Pretoria - South Africa has thanked the international community for having confidence in the country after being re-elected as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council for the period 2011-2012.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday joined world leaders in supporting the efforts and progress made by the rescue teams which have embarked on a mission to save Chilean miners who have been trapped under ground for 69 days.

Pretoria - Bafana Bafana coach, Pitso Mosimane, and the South African Football Association's Technical Director, Serame Letsoaka are in Egypt to share the success of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Pretoria - Four of the 33 miners who have been trapped for 69 days in a mine in northern Chile have been brought to the surface.

Piet Retief - This year's World Aids Day on 1 December will be celebrated in Mpumalanga, a province with the second highest HIV and Aids prevalence rate.

Pretoria - After intense diplomatic canvassing, South Africa has won a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).

Pretoria - South Africa's Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ebrahim Ebrahim is to hand over a cheque for R5 million to support the victims of floods in Pakistan.

Pretoria - The European Union programme, established to support South African SMMEs, has largely been hailed as a success by the Department of Trade and Industry (dti) as it wraps its operations.

Pretoria - Hopes are high as South Africa looks set to regain a temporary seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) - as voting gets underway in New York.