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World moto-x champ in action in Durban
Newly crowned International Motorcycling Federation MX2 world champion Tyla Rattray is set to give his hometown fans a taste of the form that secured him his first world title this year when he participates in the Fox Sin City Shootout at the Springfield Dirt Mania Circuit in Durban on Sunday, 23 November.
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Top names for Africa Open
The Africa Open Golf Tournament, to be held at the East London Golf Club in January, has drawn a top-class field, including two Major winners.
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Comrades moves for Confederations Cup
For the first time since 1996, South Africa's world-famous ultra-marathon, the Comrades, will revert to a date in May. The 2009 event will take place on Sunday 24 May in order to accommodate the Fifa Confederations Cup.
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SA cities on Commerce Centres index
Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban rank 11th, 33rd and 37th respectively on the MasterCard Worldwide Centres of Commerce Emerging Markets Index, a list of 65 cities in emerging markets that are poised to drive long-term economic growth and play an increasingly important role in global commerce.
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South Africa welcomes Miss World
South African has welcomed 112 of the world's most beautiful women to its shores in the build-up to the Miss World pageant taking place on 13 December. The show will be broadcast live to over two billion people, giving host city Johannesburg massive worldwide television exposure.
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Bafana bring down Africa's best
Bafana Bafana beat Cameroon 3-2 in the annual Nelson Mandela Challenge in Rustenburg on Wednesday evening. The victory over the Indomitable Lions, ranked 14th in the world and first on the continent, was South Africa's fourth win in succession and their best of the year.
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New Orlando Stadium complete
The R280-million revamp of Johannesburg's multi-functional, 40 000-seat Orlando Stadium is complete. Apart from being a training venue for the 2010 Fifa World Cup, the stadium will host Premier Soccer League matches, rugby matches, conferences, community gatherings and music concerts.
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Kyalami gears up for A1GP
Kyalami is gearing up to host the South African A1 Grand Prix in February 2009. Durban set a high standard for the local leg of the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport over the past three years, but if any circuit can match or exceed this, Kyalami is the one to do it.
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Living Conditions Survey under way
Statistics South Africa has launched its year-long Living Conditions Survey, a first-of-its-kind study that will help measure poverty reduction and the effectiveness of social development programmes in the country.
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Investment more vital than ever: Manuel
With the full effects of the global economic crisis having yet to kick in, Finance Minister Trevor Manuel has spoken out strongly against any policy changes that would increase the cost of doing business in South Africa and drive away foreign investors.
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