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South African living standards 'on the up'
The proportion of adults with the lowest living standards has decreased by 77% over the last 10 years, according to the latest South Africa Survey published by the SA Institute of Race Relations.
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South African football sets bar high
The South African Football Association is to implement an ambitious plan aimed at lifting the country's national teams into the top three on the African continent and the top 20 in the world by 2020.
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South Africa still a net food exporter
South Africa remains a net a food exporter, selling 30% more agricultural goods abroad than it imported in 2010, according to the latest South Africa Survey published by the SA Institute of Race Relations.
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Budget 'must boost business confidence'
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan's upcoming Budget speech needs to boost business confidence, while designating 2012 as a year of implementation, says Business Unity South Africa.
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Old Mutual invests in township malls
Old Mutual Property is redeveloping and refurbishing several malls in previously disadvantaged areas as part of its contribution to sustainable community development and township upliftment in South Africa.
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MTB star Stander: '2012 will be my year'
South Africa's former under-23 world champion, Burry Stander, this week became the first rider to check out the new cross-country course planned for the UCI MTB World Cup in Pietermaritzburg. Oozing confidence, he vowed that "2012 will be my year".
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SA gets tough with rhino poachers
South African Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa has welcomed the 25-year sentences handed down to three Mozambicans this week, as the country steps up its efforts to combat rhino poaching.
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SA artists to forge new ties in Palestine
South Africa will showcase its abundant artistic talent to the people of Palestine during South African Week later this year, following the signing of a cultural agreement between the two countries in Pretoria on Wednesday.
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Standard Bank tops Africa brand ranking
South Africa's Standard Bank Group is ranked the most valuable banking brand in Africa in the 2012 global Top 500 Banking Brands report - the second year in a row it has received the accolade.
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Bafana captain's move welcomed
Bafana Bafana coach Pitso Mosimane says he is happy that South African national team captain Steven Pienaar has secured a loan move to his former club, Everton, where he will almost be assured of regular game time.
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Saluting the man behind the Midmar Mile
South Africa's Midmar Mile is recognised by Guinness World Records as the world's largest open water swimming event, and organiser Wayne Riddin is adamant that it's thanks to one man: Mike Arbuthnot, one of the race's founders and the man who drove it and ensured its survival in the early days.
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AU Commission chair poll postponed
The election of the chairperson of the African Union Commission was postponed to the next African Union summit in Malawi in June/July, after voting deadlocked in the election race between the incumbent, Gabonese diplomat and politician Jean Ping, and South Africa's candidate, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma.
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Africa targets free trade area by 2017
Africa will target the establishment of a continental free trade area by 2017, according to a document issued at the closing of the 18th African Union summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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SAA makes first non-stop flight to China
South African Airways has made its first non-stop flight to China. A specially branded SAA Airbus A340-600 landed in Beijing on Wednesday morning, opening up a strategic transport route between Asia, Africa and South America.
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Provinces get funds to fix flood damage
The government has allocated emergency funding to provinces to fix the worst of the damage to transport infrastructure caused by floods and storms earlier this month.
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Faster MTB World Cup track awaits riders
With the RockyRoads UCI MTB World Cup Pietermaritzburg fast approaching, downhill course designer Nigel Hicks is chomping at the bit to give the Cascades MTB park track a facelift.
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SA looks to grow Indian tourism market
South Africa's world-renowned events and lifestyle offerings have struck a chord with the Indian traveller eager to experience a unique destination with a range of choices to suit every budget, says Tourism Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk.
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Africa takes centre stage at Davos
A World Economic Forum panel discussion of "Africa's Role in the Global Transformation" has identified infrastructure development and the removal of trade barriers as some of the key conditions for creating more diversified economies across the continent.
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Africa Open benefits golf development
With the Africa Open set to stay in East London for the next five years, there has been a great spinoff for the development of the game, with a R150 000 sponsorship being set aside to make the game more accessible to players from disadvantaged communities.
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Three generations team up in Dusi K3
In among the entries flooding into The Unlimited Dusi office ahead of the closing of normal entries on Monday evening, 30 January, was a truly unique K3 entry made up three generations of the same family.
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