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I’ve always been fascinated by state hospitals in South Africa – those not-so-glamorous places where not-so-well-paid doctors, nurses and support staff work tirelessly to treat the millions who cannot afford private healthcare. • Soweto to get a second state hospital View full post on MediaClubSouthAfrica.com...

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A new science centre that opened at the North West University’s Mafikeng campus at the end of August is meant to benefit the community as much as it does the institution’s students.• First university for Mpumalanga View full post on MediaClubSouthAfrica.com – MediaClubSouthAfrica.com Read More →

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South African archaeologists have found the earliest evidence of human-made stone-tipped arrows, 64 000-year-old stone tools – still with traces of blood and bone – that push the development of bow-and-arrow technology back 20 000 years and throw light on humanity’s cognitive development.• South Africa’s...

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A favourable climate and wealth of pristine scenery make golf a popular sport in South Africa, with enough course designs and terrain to suit all handicaps. Prince’s Grant, a premier golf estate in KwaZulu-Natal province, is but one of the many choices on offer.• South African golf prodigy wins the British Open...

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Bafana Bafana’s quest to qualify for the 2012 African Nations Cup, which takes place in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea, begins when they take on Niger at the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit on Saturday night. View full post on SouthAfrica.info Sport Feed Read More →

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Each Friday for the next five weeks, South Africans have been called on to celebrate the things that combine to make them unique – each Friday offering a new theme, and new set of practical things that anyone can do to help build a united, prosperous country. Check out the programme. Put your soul into it! View...

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Indian pharmaceutical firm Ranbaxy Laboratories has opened a US$30-million state-of-the-art manufacturing facility, the Be-Tabs Pharmaceuticals Manufacturing Plant, in Johannesburg, as part of its efforts to become a significant provider of medicines in the country. View full post on SouthAfrica.info Business Feed Read More →

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The government has once again called on negotiators to find a “win-win” solution to end the strike that has halted public schooling and hospital services across South Africa for over two weeks. View full post on SouthAfrica.info News Feed Read More →

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The sentencing of Madagascar’s former President Marc Ravalomanana to hard labour for life may prove to be one more obstacle in the island’s attempts to emerge from its current political crisis, says International Relations and Cooperation’s Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane. View full post on AllAfrica...

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South Africa’s “Surf City” was the place to be on Friday as fans streamed in by the thousands for one of the most anticipated matches of the 2010 Fifa World Cup group stages, Brazil versus Portugal. While the match itself did not live up to the hype, the city of Durban certainly did. View full post...

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this isn’t much of a story, but i was just wondering if people would like to add comments on who they think is likely to win the Fifa world cup 2010 or get through to the final, semi-final you get the picture, I live in England and am really hoping they would enter the semi’s or atleast the quater finals,...

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I am coming to South Africa in Summer 2010. I want to be able to carry pistols with me while I am there and I would need to also have sufficient ammunition. Is this possible, is it legal, and how would I obtain the firearms so that I an protect myself for the month that I will be there? How do I either buy the pistols...

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Italy survived a scare as they came back from a goal down to escape from Tallinn with a 2-1 victory over Estonia in UEFA EURO 2012 qualifying Group C. View full post on FIFA.com – News Read More →

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Razvan Cocis (R) of Romania vies for the ball with Depatik Curri (L) of Albania during their Euro 2012 qualifying football match in Piatra-Neamt city, some 350km north of Bucharest, on September 3, 2010. AFP PHOTO DANIEL MIHAILESCU View full post on FIFA.com – Latest Photos Read More →

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The alleged murder of a black policeman by a white rugby star has shocked South Africa. View full post on South Africa News Read More →

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Chris Heinbaugh, Mayor Tom Leppert’s chief of staff, sent hizzoner’s weekly sked this morning, and it says that Wednesday night and Thursday morning he’s got a date with the FIFA World Cup Soccer Site Selection Committee. View full post on FIFA World Cup News Read More →

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