People hoping to buy homes for the first time are struggling to get into the property market, partly because of the recent interest rate hikes, according to a survey.

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Tiger Woods has survived a few anxious moments on the back nine to clinch his fourth US PGA Championship and 13th major title with a two-shot victory.

Smooth Swing: Ernie Els plays a shot on the third hole during the second round of the 89th PGA Championship at the Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Friday. Photo: AFP

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United States space shuttle Endeavour lifts off from launch pad 39-A at the Kennedy Space Centre on Wednesday in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The mission, transporting parts for the International Space Station and carrying educator astronaut Barbara Morgan, is the first flight for Endeavour since December 2002.(Photo: AFP)

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Reducing South Africa's greenhouse gas emissions while trying to grow the economy is a balancing act, says the department of environmental affairs.

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Knysna attorney Daan Dercksen is sponsoring a fundraising golf day to raise much-needed funds for Gracie de Witt, aged four, who suffers from autism.

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Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang has sought legal advice after the publication of a newspaper article alleging that she demanded alcohol while being treated at the Cape Town Medi-Clinic.

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  Axed deputy health minister Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge received a hero's welcome when arrived in Cape Town.

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Telkom has signed up as a National Supporter of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa in the fixed-line telecommunications category. Telkom has signed up as a National Supporter of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa in the fixed-line telecommunications category.

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The controversial manager of Plettenberg Bay's Bitou municipality, George Seitisho, has resigned.

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Knysna mayor Eleanore Bouw- Spies says her council plans to address the seasonality of the town‘s tourism-driven economy as part of the municipality‘s local economic development programme.

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A young leopard caught in a cable snare on a farm outside Uitenhage has been rescued and released into the Addo Elephant National Park.

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Knysna Mayor Eleanore Bouw-Spies has high hopes and ambitions for the town during her term.

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The week-long strike by workers in the petrol industry is over.  A settlement was reached in wage talks between parties in the fuel sector early on Tuesday morning.

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Education in Bitou is in deep crisis as only 50 per cent of pupils between Grades 1 and 10 complete their schooling.

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The body of an American tourist, David Andretta, who died on a solo rock-climbing excursion on Table Mountain, has been found on a ledge.

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Six Cape Town pupils from Parklands College have walked away with the top price for their creation of what is recently named South Africa's top educational website of the year.

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Television adventurers Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman were greeted by champagne, media and roaring motorbikes as they completed the final leg of their journey from the north of Scotland.

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Western Cape dams are already 95 percent full after recent heavy rains but water restrictions are likely to remain in place.

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Rumours and SMSs that did the rounds about popular singer Steve Hofmeyr's death in a car crash, are not true.

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A Cape Town hiker has died in the Matroosberg mountains, near Ceres.

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