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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.

CPI rises to 5.5% in September

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Pretoria - The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose to 5.5% in September, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) said on Wednesday.

Human health scarce skills a concern

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Pretoria - Higher Education and Training Minister Dr Blade Nzimande has warned that the graduate output targets in the human health scarce skills field will not be met by 2014 with the current rate of medical professionals produced by training institutions.

Eskom asks for 16% tariff increase

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Johannesburg - Power parastatal Eskom has asked the National Energy Regulator of SA (Nersa) for a total 16% tariff increase over the next five years.

President Zuma saddened by death of Alf Kumalo

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has conveyed his deepest condolences to the family and friends of renowned photographer Alfred Kumalo, who passed away at the weekend.

Mpuma matrics confident of first exam paper

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Siyabuswa - Matrics at one Mpumalanga school in Siyabuswa, near KwaMhlanga, appear confident they will achieve good marks for their first English exam, which they wrote this morning.