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Call for joint effort to protect children

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Pretoria - A study by the Health Sciences Research Council (HSRC) has recommended a concerted effort by all stakeholders to minimise the risks facing children due to sexual abuse and HIV at community level.

Mpuma citizens urged to get 2010 tickets

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Nelspruit - Soccer fans in Mpumalanga have been urged to buy tickets for the FIFA World Cup matches between Chile and Honduras on June 16, and Australia and Serbia on June 23

Mpuma MEC reveals plans to improve matric results

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Nelspruit - Mpumalanga's Department of Education has urged all schools in the province to introduce a compulsory study period for matriculants to prevent a repeat of last year's poor results

Battle continues for Bafana name

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Pretoria - The South African Football Association (SAFA) refuses to say what steps it is taking to resolve trademark issues surrounding the name Bafana Bafana

Traditional leaders welcome no initiation deaths

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Pretoria - Stricter rules at Limpopo's initiation schools has resulted in not one death being reported in the province so far this winter, a fact welcomed by the House of Traditional Leaders.

Train commuters to be left stranded

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Pretoria - Thousands of train commuters will be left stranded on Monday as the two major transport unions will be embarking on a national strike over wage increases

Gastroenteritis outbreak caused babies' death

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Johannesburg - A team of health experts have found that a highly virulent outbreak of gastroenteritis was the cause of death of six babies at the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital earlier this year.

President mourns death of Dr Van Zyl Slabbert

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has joined thousands of mourners in expressing his condolences to the family of Dr Frederik Van Zyl Slabbert, who passed away on Friday.

Foreign journalists bowled over by Cape Town

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Cape Town - Journalists from across the world have hailed Cape Town as one of the friendliest and most beautiful cities, according to a report compiled by the city's tourism agency.

World Cup Trophy arrives in Durban

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Durban - Memory Ngwazi and her family arrived promptly at 10am on Saturday at the Suncoast Casino to take photos of the World Cup Trophy.

Govt's training project opens a window of opportunity

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When 24-year-old Mphafi Mamapepe lost her job as a facilitator last year, her biggest fear became a reality. While she was uncertain of what lay ahead, her determination to support her one year old son and her family set her on a different path. Today Mamapepe is one of hundreds of beneficiaries of government's Training of the Unemployed Project which aims to minimise the negative effects of the recession, Edwin Tshivhidzo reports