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Johannesburg, Feb 3 (I-Net Bridge) - Statistician-General (SG) Pali Lehohla mooted a new system for embargoed releases that will eliminate human error in discussions with news organisations such as I-Net Bridge/BusinessLIVE in Rosebank on Friday

GENERAL BUSINESS FEED Johannesburg, Feb 3 (I-Net Bridge) - South African near-dated futures ended flat on Friday, underperforming the main global markets which rallied on the positive US jobs report. A local trader attributed the local

Opener Rob Nicol made the fifth highest one-day international score by a New Zealand batsman today as his side beat Zimbabwe by 141 runs in the second one-day international in Fhangarei. The victory at Cobham Oval, following the 90-run win in the

The go-slow by members of the SA Democratic Teachers Union in the Eastern Cape is affecting the delivery of workbooks to schools in the province. That's according to the Department of Basic Educaton in a statement on Monday. The Department

The Hertzog Bridge over the Orange River at Aliwal North will be closed for a minimum of two weeks. According to Eastern Cape Transport officials, it could be longer as steel needed to repair the structure has to be imported. Eastern Cape

The ad-hoc committee of the National Council of Provinces moves to the Free State this week to conduct public hearings on the Protection of State Information Bill. The committee completed a series of hearings in the Eastern Cape last week and the

The SA Institute of Race Relations says South Africa is the only country in the world where the murder rate out-strips the road fatality rate. Institute researcher Kerwin Lebone, says the murder and road fatality rates for 2010/2011 were 32 and

The deadly cold snap that has gripped Europe for more than a week strained emergency services, wrought travel chaos and claimed more lives on Sunday, bringing to more than 300 the tally of victims. The homeless population has borne the brunt of

Cape Town based "zef-rapper" group Die Antwoord will perform on the United States television talk show, the Late Show with David Letterman, tonight. The programme will be rebroadcast on South African television in the coming weeks