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South African Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has welcomed a change in the International Monetary Fund designed to give more weight to developing countries, saying it was an important step towards Africa's voice being heard on the world stage. » |
| G20 'must help close rich-poor gap'
South Africa will keep working to ensure that the G20 agenda helps close the development gap between rich and poor countries, President Jacob Zuma said during a UN Millennium Development Goals forum on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Seoul, South Korea. »
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Indians 'helped build the new SA'
The positive role that Indians played in South Africa's reconstruction was an example of how immigrants could help build a country, Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe said at a dinner marking the arrival of the first Indian indentured labourers in South Africa 150 years ago. »
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HIV stabilising, but 'more must be done'
While South Africa's latest antenatal prevalence survey shows a stabilisation in the country's HIV prevalence rate since 2006, Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi wants more to be done to implement the government's plans to combat the epidemic. »
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SA aims for more graduates, artisans
Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande has highlighted a number of government initiatives to boost the number and quality of university and college graduates and artisans in South Africa. »
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FibreCo eyes SA broadband shake-up
A new player in South Africa's rapidly evolving telecoms scene, FibreCo Telecommunications, plans to develop a national open-access fibre-optic broadband network to improve connectivity and further reduce internet costs in the country. »
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Mobile money crosses borders with MTN
Pan-African mobile operator MTN has teamed up with global payment services company Western Union to introduce international mobile remittance services in the 21 countries where MTN operates. »
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Aaron Mokoena: global South African
Aaron Mokoena, only the second South African to be awarded the Freedom of the City of London, personifies the gains the country made in hosting the 2010 World Cup: pride, confidence, resilience. He is also a symbol of the huge asset SA enjoys in its global citizens abroad, writes John Battersby. »
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William Kentridge wins Kyoto Prize
South African artist William Kentridge has been awarded the 2010 Kyoto Prize for Arts and Philosophy, becoming the first African recipient of Japan's highest private award for global achievement. »
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Time to get your Comrades entry in
Runners wishing to take part in the 86th edition of the Comrades Marathon have until the end of the month to get their entries in. Over 13 200 people have already entered the race, officially recognised by the Guinness World Records as the event with "the most runners in an ultra-marathon". »
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