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Larry the cat, the UK's most famous feline, marks 15 years on Sunday as the country's chief mouser patrolling the corridors of power around number 10 Downing Street.

The Government Employees Medical Scheme (GEMS) has announced a 9.8 percent increase in medical aid contributions. This has been widely rejected by trade unions, saying GEMS is supposed to be an affordable medical scheme but over the years has become expensive.

Agriculture Minister, John Steenhuisen, says it's all systems go for the foot-and-mouth disease vaccine rollout.

Community activist Curt Van Heerden says five-year-old Manqoba Mnisi's death, clearly shows how systems continue to fail South African children.

Four astronauts docked at the International Space Station on Saturday for a months-long research mission, replacing a crew forced to return to Earth early over a medical issue.