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04. August 2009
National anthem ‘is the property of the state’
SA’s national anthem belongs to the state and the government has the sole rights to the anthem, intellectual property (IP) lawyers said at the weekend. They were responding to recent claims that...
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31. July 2009
Obama to award Tutu medal of freedom
Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu will accept the Medal of Freedom award from United States President Barack Obama in Washington, DC next week, his office said on Friday.
"I am...
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31. July 2009
Mandela children hospital to be officially launched today
The Nelson Mandela Children's Hospital will be officially launched at the Wits Education Campus in honour of former president Nelson Mandela. The need for the hospital was identified by the Nelson...
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31. July 2009
Health tourism industry ‘must not disadvantage SA’s poor’
GOING PLACES: SA is poised to offer healthcare to patients from developed nations, but the government says this must not happen at the expense of poorer communities.
SA WAS well positioned...
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31. July 2009
Ghandi's Africa House Up For Sale
A house in South Africa where Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi lived in the early 1900s has been put up for sale. The house's owner says she has failed to find an institution interested in preserving the...
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31. July 2009
No Visa Required
Here's a list of destinations where South Africans do not need a visa, so start planning that next trip:
Hong Kong: No visa is required for stays of up to one month.
Malaysia:...
Press Review
31. July 2009
SA govt to create 30 000 jobs by year-end
South Africa’s national and Mpumalanga provincial governments have signed an agreement that will see that provincial administration create more than 30 000 jobs by the end of this year.