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The fight against corruption just got some heavy artillery with the launch of Corruption Watch, an independent civil society institute formed to enable South Africans to report and confront corrupt activity in both the public and private sectors.

The National Institute for the Deaf, making a submission during public hearings on the South African Language Bill, called for sign language to be recognised as one of the country's official languages.

Thirty-six new schools will be opened in South Africa's Gauteng province during this year's first term, with 13 of these expected to be ready for occupation when inland province schools open on Wednesday.