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Bafana Bafana name issue over

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Johannesburg - The protracted fight to exclusively own the rights of the name Bafana Bafana between the South African Football Association (Safa) and Stanton Woodrush is finally over.

Construction of TB wards to be accelerated

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Pretoria - The Gauteng Department of Health is expected to speed up the construction of a new multi-drug resistant TB complex at Sizwe Tropical Disease Hospital.

Govt committed to working with mining industry

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Midrand - Government remains committed to working with the mining industry to enable it to achieve optimal returns on investment in a manner that will serve the best medium and long term interests of all South Africans.

Komphela appointed caretaker Bafana coach

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Pretoria - Bafana Bafana caretaker coach Steve Komphela will take charge of Bafana's second 2014 World Cup qualifier match against Botswana in Gaborone on Saturday.

Marikana inquiry gets underway

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Rustenburg - All eyes will be on the Rustenburg Civic Centre in the North West province today as the Farlam Commission of Inquiry, appointed by President Jacob Zuma to probe the killing of 34 mine workers in Marikana in August, begins its work.

President Zuma to replace mud schools in EC

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma accompanied by Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga will over the next two days officially hand over brand new schools to villages at Libode and Lusikisiki in the Eastern Cape.

Marikana inquiry to be fair, fearless

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Rustenburg - The Commission of Inquiry into the Marikana tragedy owed it to the people of South Africa to do its work as expeditious as possible without fear or favour, Commission Chairperson and retired judge Ian Farlam said.

President Zuma visits Mandela

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has visited former President Nelson Mandela at a Pretoria hospital.

Victims' families want assistance to attend hearings

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Rustenburg - The families of the mineworkers killed in Marikana in August should receive financial assistance from the state to attend the hearings, the Commission of Inquiry in the tragedy heard on Monday.

Spirit high at Bafana camp, despite sacking of head coach

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Pretoria - Despite the dramatic sacking of their head coach, the team spirit at the Bafana Bafana camp is high and players are working very hard in preparation for their second 2014 World Cup qualifier against Botswana on Saturday.