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An ID in 'just over two months'

It now takes an average of 68 days for South Africa's Department of Home Affairs to process an identity document application, with improvements being attributed to the use of track and trace technology and reduced postage time.

Unemployment insurance expands

The Unemployment Insurance Fund had registered over R27.8-billion in collections by the end of March 2008, and now covers almost half of South Africa's working population.

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