| SA upbeat over top AU Commission post |
| The South African delegation is optimistic ahead of today's vote for the head of the African Union (AU) Commission. Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma is challenging the current commission chief, Jean Ping of Gabon.... |
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| SABC TO BROADCAST ALL REMAINING AFCON GAMES LIVE |
| Johannesburg, Friday 27 January 2012– The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), has taken a decision to broadcast all the remaining African Cup of Nations (AFCON) games live from tomorrow, 28 January 2012.... |
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| Floods wreak havoc in SA |
| Flooding has been reported in Gauteng, Mpumalanga and Limpopo, with further rain forecast in those provinces for the next few days. Floods in parts of Mpumalanga have already left six people dead and damaged many houses, bridges and roads.... |
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| Tensions remain high at Bloemfontein taxi rank |
| Tensions remain high in Bloemfontein following the refusal by taxi operators to use the newly-built multi-million rand taxi rank. Operators claim that the rank was not built according to specifications. Last week, irate operators boycotted the rank leaving scores of commuters stranded for almost an entire day.... |
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| ANC STATEMENT ON THE CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS |
| The African National Congress has held a successful and fulfilling celebration to acknowledge its 100 years of existence. As expected, the three-day celebrations marked the beginning of the year long celebrations on a high note. As a result of this success, we would like to salute the people of South Africa for an unambiguous show of support for the ANC. We can now say without any doubt that the centenary celebrations will stand out as a nationally celebrated event in the country. It was indeed a historic moment that will serve as a reference point for all other occasions. ... |
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| FREE STATE COMMUNITIES HAPPY TO ACCESS SABC SERVICES THIS FESTIVE SEASON |
| “We as the SABC are determined to empower South African citizens and restore their human dignity by making sure they have access to a wide range of broadcasting services. We see ourselves as the voice of the nation, through our educational, informative as well as entertaining programming,” said Mr Hlaudi Motsoeneng (Acting Group Chief Executive) during the launch of four (4) low power transmitters at Jagersfontein today (20 December).... |
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| Gloves off at COP 17 |
| Durban - A group of 54 African countries at the UN Climate Change Conference in Durban has flexed its muscles on Monday, expressing concern at what it described as attempts by some developed countries to kill the Kyoto Protocol.... |
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| COP17 a defining moment - Zuma |
| Durban - The much-anticipated UN climate change conference, COP17, kicked off in Durban today with calls for compromise and commitment to curb global carbon emissions.... |
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| Zuma praises National Development Plan |
| Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has applauded the country's first National Development Plan which aims to make a better life for all by eliminating poverty and reducing inequality by 2030.... |
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| SABC LAUNCHES 2011 MATRIC RESULTS SERVICE |
| Johannesburg, Wednesday, 09 November 2011 –The SABC’s news-on-phone service NewsBreak 082 152 has launched its popular annual matric results service.... |
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| LESEDI FM ENDS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH WITH A BIG BANG |
| It was with much anticipation that Lesedi FM successfully launched its first outside broadcast talk-show, symbolically ending the Breast Cancer Awareness Month on 31st October.... |
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| Further praise for Gordhan's mid-term budget speech |
| The medium term budget plan by finance minister Pravin Gordhan has drawn praise from most quarters. The African National Congress congratulated Gordhan and government for a progressive and inclusive budget statement.... |
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| Zuma announces Cabinet changes |
| Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has announced several changes to his Cabinet in a special press briefing at the Union Buildings in Pretoria this afternoon.... |
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| Ladysmith Black Mambazo's Joseph Tshabalala at Lesedi FM |
| Members of the world famous Isicathamiya group, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, with their leader, Joseph Shabalala unassumingly walked into the SABC office in Bloemfontein for their scheduled interview on Lesedi FM’s Mathemalodi programme this morning. This is part of promoting MACUFE’s ‘Ons Konsert’ where the group will be performing tonight. Lesedi FM is the media sponsor of MACUFE.... |
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| SABC & Lesedi FM enriches the lives of school children in the Free State |
| SABC in partnership with Lesedi Fm and SABC BIT unit handed over ten computers to Albertina Sisulu High School in Edenburg. This single high school serves as a Satelite Resource Centre for Kopanong cluster that caters for nine towns in the Xhariep District, the poorest area in the Free State.... |
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| Mighty send-off for Boks |
| Pretoria - Thousands of Bok fans are making their way to Sandton at the Nelson Mandela Square and along West Street to say farewell to the national rugby team as they leave for New Zealand later this evening.... |
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| SABC telethon raises R1.2 mln for Somalia |
| The recent telethon held by the SABC in conjunction with aid group Gift of the Givers in aid of Somalia, has so far raised an estimated amount of R1.2 million. Gift of the Givers says it is overwhelmed and elated by responds by ordinary South Africans.... |
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| Xingwana urges support for SABC Somalia telethon |
| Minister of Women and Children Lulu Xingwana has called on South Africans to contribute to the SABC's Touching Lives special telethon which is aimed at collecting money for famine-stricken Somalis at the Horn of Africa.... |
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| SABC to raise funds for Somalia |
| The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has embarked on an initiative to collect money for the starving population of Somalia. The money will go to the Gift of the Givers, a disaster relief organisation.... |
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| Mubarak leaves hospital for trial in Cairo |
| Cairo - Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak left a hospital in Sharm el-Sheikh on Wednesday and made his way to the Egyptian capital Cairo, where he will stand trial.... |
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