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A heart transplant performed 27 years ago has given rise to a 23-year long love story. It also gave a home to a little orphaned girl. V.1109
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South Africa is likely to show stable growth in the next five years. Relatively strong consumer spending power, a large market and a stable, diverse economy makes South Africa an attractive market in an African context, writes Economics and Research Analyst Craig Parker at Frost & Sullivan, international consulting and research firm. The country's growth may seem moderate when compared to other African countries. Countries such as Mozambique, Ghana and Angola are expected to average growth of over 7% in the next 5 years, whereas South Africa's GDP growth is expected to remain between 2% and 4% for the same period. Considering macroeconomic conditions, inflation is set to decline slightly until 2017, with interest rates rising by 2% during the period. Inflationary pressure is expected to be predominantly supply-driven, in the first half of the forecast period, with consumption expenditure increasing in 2014 with slight demand-pull inflation. V.1119
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The Western Cape is alive with entrepreneurial spirit and opportunity and the rapidly growing membership base of the Entrepreneurs Organization (EO) in Cape Town is testament to the health of the local SME sector. EO Cape Town announced in March that its membership base has enjoyed unprecedented growth within the world-wide organization in less than a year, having increased by over 60% in member numbers since the chapter's launch in April 2011. A sister organization to the well-known Young Presidents Organization (YPO)EO is a global membership organization designed to provide a unique space and networking environment in which leading entrepreneurs can engage, learn and grow. Every member of EO must be the founder, co-founder, owner or controlling shareholder of a company grossing a minimum of R8-million (USrdaddphp- million) annually. V.1118
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Government has once again exceeded its revenue collection target for the financial year that ended on March 31, indicating an improved performance by the South African Revenue Service (SARS). V.1110
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Government has once again exceeded its revenue collection target for the financial year that ended on March 31, indicating an improved performance by the South African Revenue Service (SARS). Finance Minister, Pravin Gordhan, on Sunday announced that SARS officials collected R742.7 billion by midnight on Saturday March 31. The figure is R4 billion higher than the revenue target set in the February budget and more than R68 billion more than was collected in the previous financial year. V.1120
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House prices in March marked the highest year-on-year growth rate since June 2010, First National Bank said on Monday. "The FNB House Price Index showed a further slight acceleration in March, up from a revised February growth rate of 7.1% to 8% year-on-year," said FNB property strategist John Loos. He said the February index showed a mild increase of 0.9% year-on-year, with consumer price inflation in February slightly lower than house price growth, at 6.1%. This meant that since the peak in March 2008, real house prices (house prices adjusted for CPI inflation over the period) were 11.5% lower at February 2012. In nominal terms they were 11.8% higher than March 2008. However, Loos said compared to price levels first recorded in 2000, real prices were 69.4% higher in February this year and nominal prices were 226.9% higher in March. V.1117
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CAPE TOWN, (Xinhua) -- A record number of tourists visited Table Mountain in Cape Town in December after the scenic spot was named one of the "New Seven Wonders of Nature," it was announced on Wednesday V.1086
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ACCORDING TO THE STUDY, REMOVING THE DEVELOPMENT SURCHARGE AND VACANT LAND RATES WOULD MAKE DURBAN MORE COMPETITIVE. V.1084
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The mood among chief executive officers is looking up for the first time since the first quarter of 2011, according to a survey released on Wednesday. "The Merchantec CEO Confidence Index bucked its downward trend of the previous three quarters to increase by 20% to 65.6 in the first quarter of 2012," Merchantec said in a statement. V.1122
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A new strategy to promote heritage and cultural tourism was launched by Tourism Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk on Friday. By growing heritage and cultural tourism, South Africa would develop its entire tourism sector, enhancing the country as a tourism destination, and create jobs, said Van Schalkwyk. V.1106
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This year, World Water Day is celebrated on 22 March and will be focussing specifically on water and food security. The Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA) wants to emphasise the fact that we need to pay special attention to the sustainable management of our freshwater resources, especially in terms of our tenuous hold on food security. V.1107
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South Africa's banks remain well positioned despite global economic uncertainty, are trading profitably, and boast some of the highest capital levels in the world, well in excess of the minimum Basel 3 rules, according to a survey by professional services company PricewaterhouseCoopers. V.1105
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Angolan anti-graft campaigner Rafael Marques testified Wednesday to prosecutors investigating his... V.1100
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The government has launched a series of engagements with communities around South Africa in order to increase awareness of its programmes and foster a culture of active citizenship. On Friday, Rural Development and Land Reform Minister Gugile Nkwinti visited the Amajuba district near Utrecht in KwaZulu-Natal, and was welcomed by citizens in the area. Nkwinti held a community seminar at the Emadlangeni Town Hall - one of 30 such seminars that will take place across the country over the coming months. It follows a similar seminar recently conducted by Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Richard Baloyi in the Waterberg district in Limpopo province. "The sessions are intended to help citizens understand the decisions that are taken in government and how it will benefit their lives," said Michael Currin of the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS). Read more: http://www.southafrica.info/services/government/communities-130312.htm#ixzz1pGyW4YPJ V.1102
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Shout gets louder with a powerful new anthem and groundbreaking innovation V.1115
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Tourism Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk has called on South Africans to explore their own country and experience the beauty that lures millions of international tourists here. Van Schalkwyk was speaking in Cape Town on Wednesday where he launched the new Domestic Tourism Growth Strategy, which includes South African Tourism's new domestic marketing campaign under the tagline "whatever you are looking for,its right here in South Africa". V.1127
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Adv A H Gaum (ANC) to ask the Minister of Home Affairs: Whether she has any plan to prevent delays of up to seven years in the processing of applications for visas and permits from occurring; if not, why not; if so, what plans? V.1095
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South Africa is hoping to sustain between 50 000 and 100 000 new jobs in its construction sector as the country rolls out the large-scale infrastructure plan announced by President Jacob Zuma during his State of the Nation address earlier this month. V.1094
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The Table of Peace and Unity has grown into one of the most lauded, must attend events on the South African social calendar, one which is not only a sensational gourmet feast of the senses, but a feast for the eyes and ears with superb entertainment with some of South Africa’s finest talent - The Parlotones, DannyK, PJ Powers, Sterling EQ and the Gugulethu Tenors. V.1116
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The Justice, Crime Prevention and Security Cluster has revealed that serious crime levels have declined by 5% in the last three years. The cluster, led by Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Jeff Radebe, addressed the media on Sunday, giving an update of the cluster's ongoing work. V.1108
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The Justice, Crime Prevention and Security Cluster has revealed that serious crime levels have declined by 5% in the last three years. The cluster, led by Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Jeff Radebe, addressed the media on Sunday, giving an update of the cluster's ongoing work. V.1121
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Thank you Al for that introduction and for inviting me here today. I also want to thank the U.S. Chamber of Commerce for the exceptional work that it does promoting U.S. business and for organizing this event on counter-piracy. This is an incredibly important issue to the United States, the international community, and to the global economy. We live in an era of complex, integrated, and on-demand global supply chains. People in countries around the world depend on secure and reliable shipping lanes for their medicine, their food, their energy, and consumer goods. By preying on commercial ships in one of the world's busiest shipping lanes, piracy off the Horn of Africa threatens more than just individual ships. Piracy threatens the life blood of the global economy, and therefore global security and stability. Piracy is an issue in which the private sector, and the maritime industry in particular, are on the front lines. Commercial shipping vessels provide a constant stream of targets for Soma V.1101
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There are signs that South Africa is starting to win the war against unemployment, President Jacob Zuma said in his State of the Nation address in Cape Town on Thursday. Read more: http://www.southafrica.info/business/economy/development/sona-090212d.htm#.T1E9D22UdOc.email#ixzz1oEMzeRrg V.1091
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Popular South African actress Leleti Khumalo has joined forces with the KwaZulu-Natal government to help communities, especially young people, to take action to improve their own standards of living. Read more: http://www.southafrica.info/services/government/sukuma-sakhe.htm#ixzz1pH0ouBLr V.1104
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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. Read more: http://www.southafrica.info/travel/tourismindia-310112.htm#.T1FECgUq6iM.email#ixzz1oEMZxRnB V.1090
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We do not want special favours but want to be treated with dignity and respect. So said Pretoria mother Quraysha Ismail Sooliman. She said her two daughters’ constitutional rights were twice trampled on by Home Affairs passport officials stationed at OR Tambo International Airport. The officials demanded the girls’ remove their headscarves for identification purposes. She said her daughters, aged 16 and 22, showed confidence before the officials but they were nevertheless embarrassed. Sooliman, a lecturer at the Department of Political Science at the University of Pretoria, subsequently filed a letter of complaint with the Department of Home Affairs. V.1087
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South Africa's National Development Plan seeks to create a "virtuous cycle of growth and development" by removing the most pressing constraints to investment and job creation in order to eliminate poverty and sharply reduce inequality in the country by 2030. The wide-ranging draft plan, which will be refined through public engagement before going to Cabinet, was presented to President Jacob Zuma by Trevor Manuel, chairman of the National Planning Commission, in Pretoria on Friday. Read more: http://www.southafrica.info/business/economy/policies/ndplan.htm#.T1E8z9ZOoSw.email#ixzz1oENcuQrq V.1092
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Mosiuoa Lekota, then chairman of the ANC, four years ago warned his comrades to stop singing songs that vilified certain party leaders. At the time, just days before the ANC's national elective conference, no one listened, including the organisation's alliance partners, the SA Communist Party and union federation Cosatu. V.1078
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South Africa will stage the richest single tournament in the sport when it launches a new World Golf Championship (WGC) event next year, Sunshine Tour commissioner Gareth Tindall said on Tuesday. The million Tournament of Hope is to be held from 2012 to 2016. A precise date and a venue have yet to be decided. V.1077
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South Africa's new national HIV/Aids plan aims to drastically cut new infections by further extending antiretroviral treatment while tackling the epidemic together with TB and addressing related human rights and stigma issues. Read more: http://www.southafrica.info/about/health/aids-plan-011211.htm#ixzz1pGzaalDJ V.1103
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The provincial transport ministry has revealed plans to introduce the latest camera and tracking technology to keep a closer eye on motorists. The plans include:
Satellite trackers in all public transport vehicles, including buses and minibus taxis.
Automatic number plate recognition detectors built into freeway cameras.
Cameras at level crossings. V.1073
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ABUSE of permits by the sex industry has forced immigration officials to clamp down on those seeking to do short-term modelling work in Cape Town, says a Home Affairs official. The National Association of Model Agencies head, Jacques Holtzhausen, said the industry was being negatively affected by the clampdown.The V.1071
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On 20 September 2011, the ANC Parliamentary Caucus took a decision to withdraw the Protection of State Information Bill from the Parliamentary programme, pending further consultations with interest groups, civil society and individual members of the public. V.1079
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On 21 July 2009 it was announced that Table Mountain has made it into the final round of the New 7 Wonders of Nature contest beating the Atacama Desert in Chile, Azure Window in Malta and the Rock of Aphrodite in Cyprus for a spot on the shortlist. V.1054
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South Africa can get rid of poverty and reduce inequality over the next 20 years if it undergoes a paradigm shift, according to the national development plan released on Friday. V.1055
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SA based green search engine launched Ads4Trees.com is a South African based, next-generation search engine and ad-network that is committed to carbon reduction and large-scale reforestation for the benefit of the earth's environment. By simply using the Ads4Trees search engine service, users around the world are able to help the earth's ailing environment by reducing CO2 emissions and contributing to large-scale global reforestation projects. V.1060
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If you're a glutton for adventure, Cape Town is the place for you. V.1068
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When I met up with Martine Schaffer, managing director of the Homecoming Revolution, earlier this week she was full of energy. Surprisingly so, considering the month she has had. The Homecoming Revolution team has just returned from its second Careers Expo in London. They were joined by 35 of South Africa and the world's top companies looking to attract UK-based South Africans with important skills back home. V.1069
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A WESTERN Cape High Court judge has accused the Department of Home Affairs of “administrative bungling” and has given it 30 working days to determine a host of temporary residence permit applications submitted to it as far back as February last year. Some of these relate to exotic dancers wanting documents so that they could work here. V.1072
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Paying for low-value purchases in South Africa is about to get a lot faster and more efficient, with banking group Absa making its "tap-and-go" contactless payment facility available both to standalone point of sale (POS) merchants and to those using advanced or integrated point of sale till systems. V.1058
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The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI) has welcomed the newly released National Development Plan (NDP), saying it provides clarity on the country's long term economic strategy. V.1061
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There will be more certainty about foreign direct investment in South Africa within the next year, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said on Monday. "Within the next year we'll have a very clear legal framework within which FDI (foreign direct investment) can operate," the minister told Business Unity SA's annual general meeting in Johannesburg. This would "give foreign investors a clear and consistent picture within which to work". V.1062
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Professional models will be allowed into SA, provided they meet the criteria, says immigration director Tariq Mellet
Mellet said models had to produce proof that they were coming to work on a short-term photo or film shoots before being allowed entry into the country on a section 11.2 permit. V.1074
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The potential for increased trade between South Africa and the United Kingdom received a boost yesterday, with the announcement of a partnership between the UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) and the Micro Enterprise Development Organisation (MEDO), a South African-based organisation specialising in micro and small enterprise development at the grassroots level. V.1057
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South Africa is a vast and varied landscape with beautiful accommodation and amazing places to visit. But instead of telling you about places you probably already know about I thought we could dive into a few places that are slightly off the beaten track, haven’t been given favourite spot status yet but are so fantastic they need to be shared. So, in no particular order here they are:

Home Affairs Minister, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, will together with the Chairperson of the Board of South African Banking Risk Information Centre (SABRIC) Cas Coovadia, on Tuesday 8 November 2011 launch the Home Affairs/SABRIC Online Verification System at 11h00 Sheraton Hotel, corner Church and Wessels Str, Pretoria.
The system is aimed at fostering co-operation between Home Affairs and SABRIC in combating bank-related identity fraud and corruption that costs banks millions of rand. V.1049
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Comments by SABRIC CEO Kalyani Pillay Good morning to everyone, Minister, all guests, the media. I think the Minister has said it all but for us in the banking sector, and particularly SABRIC, we began this partnership with the Department of Home Affairs towards the end of 2009. Today we stand here able to bring this to members of the public and say we are beginning to implement this system. We hear about people everywhere talk about strategies and plans but we most often fall short on the implementation side. We are therefore very proud to stand here today to say we are beginning to implement. We began piloting and testing some of these issues in 2010. Our participating banks are ABSA, Nedbank, First National Bank, Standard Bank, African Bank. While not all are SABRIC clients, these are the banks that are participating at the moment and are at different stages of implementation at the moment. ABSA Bank has started, FNB has followed and the other three banks are ready to implement. And c V.1050
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Question Are there figures to support claims of identity theft

Answer (SABRIC CEO) ID theft itself is not a crime and people do not get prosecuted for ID theft. This however manifests itself in other sectors and in other crimes, it is also not applicable only to the banking sector. It would therefore be difficult to quantify the cases of ID theft and the number of crimes that has manifested itself in. V.1051
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In a recent partnership with Epilepsy South Africa, Total South Africa has awarded a substantial financial contribution to the organisation’s economic development and empowerment programme for South Africans with epilepsy and other disabilities. V.1064
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The seasonally adjusted Kagiso Purchasing Managers Index showed a "more optimistic picture" in September. The PMI, an indicator of performance in the manufacturing sector, increased by four points in September to 50.7 index points, according to a report released by Kagiso Asset Management on Monday. V.1063
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South African state electricity company Eskom has been granted a US0-million (about R1.9-billion) World Bank loan to help it implement two of the largest renewable energy projects ever attempted on the African continent. V.1070
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President Jacob Zuma will deliver his third State of the Nation Address on Thursday evening in Parliament at 7pm. South Africa's business and labour sectors are anticipating President Jacob Zuma's third State of the Nation Address (SONA), on Thursday evening, hoping job creation will be placed on top of government's agenda. V.1080
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The Cradle of Humankind Site comprises a strip of a dozen dolomitic limestone caves containing the fossillised remains of ancient forms of animals, plants and most importantly, hominids. The dolomite in which the caves formed, started out as coral reefs growing in a worm shallow sea about 2.3 billion years ago.

The Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) recognised two South African scientists with the prestigious Science-for-Society Gold Medals at its Annual Awards Ceremony held in Pretoria. V.1065
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The potential for increased trade between South Africa and the United Kingdom received a boost yesterday, with the announcement of a partnership between the UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) and the Micro Enterprise Development Organisation (MEDO), a South African-based organisation specialising in micro and small enterprise development at the grassroots level. V.1056
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Nelson Mandela Foundation The Nelson Mandela Foundation has announced that a new book by Nelson Mandela, "Conversations with Myself", will be released worldwide in 22 editions and 20 languages from October 12, 2010. With a foreword by President Barack Obama, "Conversations with Myself" is an intimate journey from the first stirrings of Mr Mandela’s political consciousness to his galvanising role on the world stage. It is a rare chance to spend time with Nelson Mandela the man, in his own voice: direct, clear and private. V.1081
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Desmond Tutu Peace Centre In honour of Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s retirement from public life this month and in keeping with his legacy of being a moral voice in our society, the Desmond Tutu Peace Centre will host a public debate next week with the theme "Rainbow Nation: Myth or Reality?" V.1082
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South Africa faces an increasing burden of cardiovascular disease among the poor. In an attempt to proactively address this worrying phenomenon, Pharma Dynamics, one of SA’s largest distributors of cardiovascular medication, has teamed up with the Heart and Stroke Foundation South Africa during September, which is national Heart Awareness Month, to draw greater attention to the disease among the poorer communities of South Africa. V.1066
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Vusi Pikoli, former head of the Scorpions, is one of the prominent members of CASAC. The launch of the organisation took place at the historic Liliesleaf Farm in Johannesburg on Thursday. CASAC founders include former NPA head, Vusi Pikoli, Judge Dennis Goldberg, TAC founder Zackie Achmat, former speaker of Parliament, Frene Ginwala, lawyer, Geoff Budlender, UWC Professor, Pierre de Vos and other prominent legal figures. V.1083
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South Africa and the European Union (EU) concluded their annual summit, held at the Kruger National Park, on a positive note on Thursday, signalling that they could be close to resolving their differences. V.1067
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In an attempt to build bridges between local and foreign women, the City of Johannesburg and the Department of Home Affairs recently held a women's dialogue where issues of xenophobia and language difficulties were tackled. V.1053
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South Africa is ranked just ahead of Kenya and Egypt as the African country most ready to embrace mobile government services, according to Informa Telecoms & Media’s "Mobilizing public services in Africa" White Paper. V.1059
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South Africans who have lived and worked in the UK could have lost out on major benefits of their UK-based pension scheme on returning to home ground. But now they are welcomed back with added benefits of the Momentum Wealth International scheme, which allows South Africans, who are no longer residing in the UK, to transfer their UK pension benefits to a QROPS-approved product. V.1040
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Pretoria - The department of home affairs' residence permit system is in total disarray.

That is the principal reason for an urgent application lodged against the department, its minister and its director general in the Western Cape High Court. V.1042
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One of the surprises in the Consumer Protection Act's final regulations, made public on April 1, concerned lay-by agreements, which are now far, far more consumer friendly.
Before the act, the lay-by system allowed a consumer to choose an item, usually furniture or clothes, pay a deposit, and have the store keep that item while they pay it off over several months, interest free. V.1076
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Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu has reiterated that the nationalisation of South African mines is not government policy.
Speaking at the Deutsche Bank's 8th Annual BRICS Metals and MiningConference in London on Wednesday, the minister said it seemed as though some had already issued a verdict on the subject. V.1075
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Pretoria - The Department of Home Affairs has cleared the backlog in permits for foreign nationals who had applied for permanent and temporary residency in South Africa. V.1041
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South Africa’s Western Cape is full of famously delightful areas, such as the Winelands and Garden Route, but the West Coast is still a local secret. With its long, empty beaches and fishing towns, it’s where South Africans go on holiday. The rural region is one of the few areas where people address you in Afrikaans - before trying English if the only Afrikaans you know is braai (barbecue). V.1039
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The response of the Department of Home Affairs to the public input to the Immigration Amendment Bill, 2010, may lead some to believe that there are officials at Home Affairs who have their heads stuck so deep in the sand, they are in danger of needing a mineral exploration licence. V.1034
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Cape Town - An immigration law firm is taking Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma to court over her department's delays in processing hundreds of temporary residence applications. V.1029
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The Department of Home Affairs will recall all old passports within the next 12 months, replacing them with a new, more secure biometric passport, director-general Mkuseli Apleni said yesterday.

"We have tightened our security and computerised systems at all our branches to ensure the passports that are being issued cannot be duplicated by anyone", Mr Apleni said. V.1031
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Proposed changes to the Immigration Amendment Bill are "impractical", will violate the Constitution and destroy thousands of jobs, the chairman of an immigration practitioners' association said.  V.1030
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Policy research institution, the Centre for Development and Enterprise (CDE), has called on Parliament to reject the current Immigration Amendment Bill and to instruct officials to draft a new version that would make the country more attractive to skilled immigrants.  V.1028
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According to the latest PWC Annual Global CEO survey, 94% of South African CEOs are positive about growth prospects for them in South Africa three years from now.

Two years from the depths of recession, South African and global CEOs are confident about future growth, according to PwC’s 14th Annual Global CEO survey, and 2nd Annual South African Survey.  V.1038
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According to a recent survey by the South African Institute of Race Relations, more black South Africans have paid off homes than any other racial grouping.

More black South Africans live in homes which are fully paid for than any other race group in the country, according to a study by the SA Institute of Race Relations. V.1037
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South African business owners are feeling confident about their business prospects for 2011.

SA business owners are more optimistic about 2011 than they were about last year, a survey released on Wednesday shows.

"While the strong rand will no doubt make business conditions tough for some this year - particularly those with an export focus - it seems South African business owners continue to be optimistic about the nation's economic landscape for the year ahead," said Leonard Brehm, national chairman of Grant Thornton South Africa. V.1033
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South Africa's economic outlook rating has been revised from negative to stable in 2011, a move which has been welcomed by National Treasury.

Rating agency, Fitch Ratings, on Monday announced its revised outlook, affirming South Africa's longterm foreign currency issuer default ratings at BBB+. V.1036
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The Johannesburg Stock Exchange, where multinational companies, many of which operate in Africa, are listed.

An updated study by consultancy firm PriceWaterhouseCoopers, "The World in 2050", projects that South Africa will be the seventh fastest-growing economy between now and 2050, with an average annual real growth rate of five percent.

Released last week, the revised version of "The World in 2050" also predicts that in purchasing power parity terms, the E7 group of emerging countries (China, India, Brazil, Russia, Mexico, Indonesia and Turkey) will overtake the G7 economies (US, Japan, Germany, UK, France, Italy and Canada) by 2020. V.1035
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Home Affairs will streamline the process for foreigners to get study, work & business permits, thereby making South Africa a more lucrative skills destination.

South Africa has centralised the issuing of study, work and business permits – and is looking at extending the period of their validity – in order to make it easier for foreigners to work and study in the country, and for businesses to import scarce skills. V.1032
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CAPE TOWN, (Xinhua) -- For millions of tourists visiting South Africa last year, the Western Cape remained the most favored destination, authorities said on Sunday V.1085
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The Voortrekker Monument, in Pretoria, a national heritage site - some asylum applicants have said they are targeted in South Africa because they are Afrikaners Picture: ALON SKUY A South African family is desperate to remain in the US, its members claiming they cannot return home because, as Afrikaners, they will be subject to racial discrimination. V.1088
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The government's decision to invest up to R1.3-billion in South Africa's industrial development zones will breathe new life into the Eastern Cape provincial economy, says Coega Development Corporation marketing manager Ayanda Vilakazi. Read more: http://www.southafrica.info/business/economy/infrastructure/idzecape-290212.htm#.T1E5oaXd5k8.email#ixzz1oEOIQlSj V.1093
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Two Somali refugees were shot dead and a third was wounded by gunmen in Kenya's Dadaab refugee... V.1096
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Libya's government said Wednesday it is preparing to take over control of its border crossings and. V.1097
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Security forces stand in front of relatives and supporters of soldiers fighting Tuareg rebels during a protest (© 2009 AFP) Clashes between the army and Tuareg rebels in northern Mali have forced 195,000 people to flee... V.1098
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Refugees who flew Libya disembark from a boat upon arrival on the Italian island of Lampedusa in 2011 (© 2009 AFP) The UN's refugee agency called on Italy Thursday to speed up preparations on the tiny island of. V.1099
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The widow of one of the July 7 bombers is being investigated for allegedly supplying money, weapons and fighters to an al-Qaeda terrorist cell in East Africa V.1089
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