Cellphone rates to reduce next year
Friday, 13 November 2009

SA Good NewsCellphone rates will be reduced by 36 cents from early next year, Communications Minister Siphiwe Nyanda announced on Thursday.

Speaking in the National Assembly, he said the new agreed reduced mobile termination rates would be 89 cents in peak times and 77 cents off peak. Currently, subscribers paid R1.25 in peak times and 77 cents off peak.

Independent Democrats leader Patricia de Lille said the announcement was "Parliament's Christmas gift to the nation".

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CSIR develops improved low-income house

Friday, 13 November 2009

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has developed a demonstration low-income house with an improved design that is durable and easy to extend.
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Cape Town one of world’s best party cities

Friday, 13 November 2009

Cape Town has earned a stamp of approval from the well known travel company Lonely Planet as one of the world’s top 10 party cities. This list is part of Lonely Planet’s new guide, the “1000 Ultimate Experiences”.
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R28bn boost for Garden Route

Friday, 13 November 2009

Western Cape premier Helen Zille has unveiled a new multimillion-rand development on South Africa’s Garden Route which is expected to turn the region into a major global tourism and business hub.
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