Thursday 11th March, 2010
Police On High Alert In Gauteng Amid Service Delivery Protests
SABCPolice are maintaining strong presence in various parts of Gauteng following this morning's service delivery protests. The action follows residents of Protea-Glen, Dobsonville-Gardens in Soweto, Enner...
South Africa Repeats Warnings About World Cup Price Gouging
Earth TimesJohannesburg - South Africa's government on Thursday repeated its concern about price-gouging by businesses in the run-up to the football World Cup. "Government calls on all South Africans to resist t...
Update 2-hamas Frees British Journalist In Gaza
ReutersGAZA, March 11 (Reuters) - A British journalist was freed by the Hamas Islamist rulers of the Gaza Strip on Thursday, nearly four weeks after his arrest on suspicion of spying for Israel, Palestini...
Update 1-s.africa's Imperial Buys Into Mix Telematics
ReutersImperial, whose activities cover auto retailing, rental and logistics, said the deal would enhance the relationship it already has with MiX Telematics, whose operations also include fleet managemen...
Update1-safrica, Uk Agree To Double Trade After Recession
ReutersCAPE TOWN, March 11 (Reuters) - South Africa and the UK have agreed to double trade between their countries, which fell to around 40 billion rand ($5.39 billion) last year due to the global recessi...
Update 2-astra Dives Into Branded Generics With Indian Deal
ReutersLONDON, March 11 (Reuters) - AstraZeneca is boosting its presence in emerging markets through its first branded generics supply deal, with India's Torrent Pharmaceuticals, mirroring similar tie-ups...
Update 1-safrica Monitoring Kumba, Arcelormittal Dispute
Reuters"Fundamentally we regard this as a commercial dispute between two companies. We are however, monitoring the implications of the dispute for the broader economy," trade minister Rob Davies told jour...
Safrica Gold Output Down 18.2 Pct Yr/yr In Jan
ReutersJOHANNESBURG, March 11 (Reuters) - South African gold output fell 18.2 percent in volume terms and total mineral production rose 7.7 percent in January compared with the same month in the previous ...
Anc Spokesperson 3x The Legal Limit
News 24Cape Town - ANC spokesperson Jackson Mthembu was arrested for drunken driving in Cape Town on Thursday morning, officials said.But this did not put him off doing his job - he did a phone interview wit...
Man Dies As Boat Capsizes
News 24Durban - A man died when his boat capsized at Ramsgate beach on Thursday morning, KwaZulu-Natal paramedics said.“It is thought that the man was part of a group doing practical assessments for a skip...
Anc Defends 'kill The Boer' Song
News 24Julius Malema on Thursday for singing, "shoot the boers, they are rapists", saying the lyrics of the song had been quoted out of context."Let's discuss appropriately on this matter. Don't blame Julius...
Just 6, And Getting High
Cape ArgusEdition 1 NIKITA SYLVESTER Staff Reporter Western Cape education officials are to investigate teachers' concerns that children as young as six are smoking tik and dagga and drinking alcohol befo...
Get Used To Potholes - Da
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100k Houses For Joburg
IOLJohannesburg Mayor Amos Masondo on Thursday promised to build 100 000 houses in the next five years. "In the first three years of the mayoral term, just over 56 000 units have been built," Masondo ...
Anc Lashed For Msunduzi Kid Gloves
IOLBy Bheki Mbanjwa Main opposition parties in KwaZulu-Natal have lambasted the ANC-run provincial administration for its reluctance to fully intervene in the running of the struggling Msunduzi munici...
Two Arrested For Abduction
Cape ArgusEdition 1 WARDA MEYER TWO men have been arrested after allegedly abducting a 40-year-old man and holding him hostage in a manhole for more than four hours.The two were arrested at a house in Ebo...
'hospital Sent Me Home To Die'
IOLBy Sipokazi Maposa Health Writer As the world commemorates the sixth World Kidney Day today, it will be a day of suffering and uncertainty for Cape Town musician Brett Nicol, who is fighting for h...
Kriegler On Hlophe Case
IOLBy Fatima Schroeder High Court Writer Retired Constitutional Court Justice Johan Kriegler has denied ever calling for the immediate suspension or resignation of Cape Judge President John Hlophe, a...
Suspended Transport Boss Off The Hook
Cape ArgusEdition 1 ANDISIWE MAKINANA Political Writer THE suspended head of the provincial Transport and Public Works Department, Thami Manyathi, has been cleared by the Commission for Conciliation, Medi...
Hotel Cleaners On Theft Charge
IOLBy Jade Witten Court Reporter Two cleaners at a five-star Cape Town hotel have been charged with theft for allegedly stealing $40 000 (R296 000) from a safe in one of the hotel's rooms. Nokuphi...
Bobbi Bear Hopes For Donations After Film
IOLWhen people heard that Bobbi Bear, the charity which counsels abused children, had featured in an award-winning documentary, they stopped making much-needed donations. The documentary, Rough Auntie...
Overdose Suspected In Actor's Death
Cape ArgusEdition 1 LOS ANGELES: Corey Haim, a Hollywood teen star of the 1980s who became as famous for his struggles with substance abuse as his acting, died in Los Angeles of an apparent prescription d...
Anc Spokesman Held For Drunk Driving
The StarSouth Africa ] The party's spokesperson has defended the ANC Youth League leader for singing "shoot the boers, they are rapists", saying "don't blame Julius, blame the ANC".
Get Used To Potholes - Da
The StarSouth Africa ] The party's spokesperson has defended the ANC Youth League leader for singing "shoot the boers, they are rapists", saying "don't blame Julius, blame the ANC".
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