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Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:59:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Tax filing season starts]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The start of the filing period of the 2009 tax season for individual taxpayers and trusts has begun, and taxpayers can now submit their income tax returns to Sars electronically, or request a customised, pre-populated tax return for manual submission.]]></description>
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Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:53:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[NHI: 'decent healthcare for all']]></title>
<description><![CDATA[A National Health Insurance system would ensure all citizens have access to decent health-care, says Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi, adding that the current system of healthcare financing can "no longer be allowed to go on, because it [is] simply unsustainable".]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/news/nhi-010709.htm]]></link>
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Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:45:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[SABMiller in R6bn empowerment deal]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Global brewing giant SABMiller has unveiled black economic empowerment deal that will see approximately 10% in South African Breweries, worth approximately US$750-million (about R6-billion), being transferred to its employees, black owned retailers and major customers, and the SAB Foundation.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/business/trends/empowerment/sabbee-010709.htm]]></link>
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Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:59:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Sasol, Exxaro in joint coal venture]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Exxaro has entered into a prospecting joint venture agreement with Sasol Mining for the development of a new coal mine in the north-western part of the Limpopo province, intended to supply Sasol's new potential inland coal-to-liquids project.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/news/business/380457.htm]]></link>
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Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:41:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Knysna Oyster Festival warms up winter]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Pick n Pay Knysna Oyster Festival, a celebration of sport and the good life, has established itself as one of the most popular annual events in the Western Cape. It is into its 26th year and was officially opened on Wednesday evening by the Executive Mayor of Knysna, Eleanore Bouw-Spies.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/news/conferences/knysna-oyster-festival.htm]]></link>
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Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:17:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Goals galore in Durban WC Qualifier]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[There was no shortage of goals or drama on the opening day of the Fifa Beach Soccer World Cup 2009 Qualifier Durban on Wednesday with 33 shots finding the net in the three games and a controversial sudden-death penalty shootout adding to the excitement.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/news/sport/beach-soccer-020709.htm]]></link>
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Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:00:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Closing criminals' mobile networks]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[South African mobile phone companies are now required to capture and verify their customers' names, addresses and ID numbers, under a new law designed to help the authorities to combat crime in the country.
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<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/services/consumer/sim-010709.htm]]></link>
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Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:47:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[2010 dress-rehearsal 'a success']]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Exceptional hospitality, world-class stadiums, watertight security, passionate fans, pulsating football, and a major step-up in the national team's performance - the Confederations Cup bodes well for a successful World Cup, says Fifa, although there are some "challenges to be addressed" ahead of 2010.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/2010/confed-success.htm]]></link>
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Fri, 22 May 2009 16:07:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Multi-layered, multimedia art at the Fest]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[History, with its layers of fiction, lies, secrets and erasures, provides the material for key works on the exhibition programme of the 2009 National Arts Festival, which kicks off in Grahamstown on 2 July.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/news/arts/nafest2009-art.htm]]></link>
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Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:42:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Beach Bafana eye World Cup berth]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Bafana Bafana's showing in the Confederations Cup - they came close to upsetting heavyweights Spain and Brazil last week - has given South Africa's "Beach Bafana" hope ahead of this week's Africa qualifiers for the 2009 Fifa Beach Soccer World Cup.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/news/sport/beach-soccer-010709.htm]]></link>
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Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:35:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Development Dept outlines plans]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[South Africa's new Department of Economic Development will be set up in phases, and is expected to be fully operational by April 2010, says Economic Development Minister Ebrahim Patel.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/about/government/econdev-300609.htm]]></link>
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Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:39:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Govt backs South Africa's auto sector]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The government views South Africa's vehicle manufacturing industry as "strategic" and will continue supporting it, while steering it more towards the manufacture of components and commercial vehicles, says Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/news/business/377078.htm]]></link>
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Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:44:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Fifa gives Zuma his ref's certificate]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[In the unlikely event of an injury to a referee during the 2010 Fifa World Cup, South Africa has a ready replacement - in President Jacob Zuma, who's just been given a special award by Fifa for refereeing on Robben Island during his years as a political prisoner.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/2010/zuma-referee.htm]]></link>
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Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:55:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Zuma leads team to AU summit]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[President Jacob Zuma is leading a South African delegation to the African Union Summit taking place in Sirte, Libya from 1 to 3 July. Agriculture and food security are expected to feature high on the summit's agenda.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/news/international/ausummit-290609.htm]]></link>
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Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:21:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Google goes mobile in Africa]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Internet giant Google is targeting Africa's mobile phone users with the introduction, starting in Uganda, of Google SMS, a suite of mobile applications which will allow people to access news, information and advice on health, agriculture, weather, sport and more via SMS (text).]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/africa/googlesms-300609.htm]]></link>
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Fri, 22 May 2009 16:07:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Cultures collide at the Jazz Fest]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[In the true spirit of fusion, musicians from the US, Norway, Swedan, Israel, Switzerland, Holland, Australia, Mozambique and South Africa will join forces in Grahamstown from 2 to 11 July to present a Standard Bank Jazz Festival programme as diverse as the genre itself.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/news/arts/nafest2009-jazz.htm]]></link>
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Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:22:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Drogba, kids tackle xenophobia]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Youth African Soccer Cup, devised to help South African children discover other African countries and their cultures, took place in Johannesburg on the weekend - with special guest and project ambassador Didier Drogba on hand to lend support.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/2010/drogba-xeno.htm]]></link>
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Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:33:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[South Africa's Cup flows over]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Photographs of the fans that filled the stadiums during the 2009 Fifa Confederations Cup, beamed onto a giant sphere, floated above the closing ceremony in Johannesburg on Sunday night. Their passion reflected a nation that came together for a tournament that has given South Africa many reasons to smile.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/2010/closingceremony.htm]]></link>
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Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:47:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Brazil, football the winners in Africa]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[If the quality of the football that has been on display in South Africa over the past two weeks is anything to go by, the world is in for an absolute feast when the World Cup arrives in Africa for the first time in 2010.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.southafrica.info/2010/final.htm]]></link>
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Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:11:00 +0200
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<title><![CDATA[Bafana, Spain rewrite the script]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[If anyone was expecting the third and fourth place playoff in the 2009 Fifa Confederations Cup to be a letdown, they were in for a surprise as South Africa and Spain produced a humdinger in Rustenburg on Sunday.]]></description>
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