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Amla not surprised at Kirstens decision to step down as coach
South African batsman Hashim Amla said that he is not surprised by the decision of Gary Kirsten to step down from the position of head coach of the team. Amla, who is currently the premier batsmen in world cricket and is ranked number one in both one-day internationals and Test cricket, has won over fans and critics alike with his runs, languid style and professional attitude, ...
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Proteas icon Ntini not planning to retire despite cut from first class Warriors
Former South African fast bowler Makhaya Ntini has said that he has no plans to retire at the moment, despite being notably omitted from the contracted squad of the first class side Chevrolet Warriors for the 2013/14 season. Ntini, who spent 18 years playing for Border and the Warriors, was not offered a contract for the new season along with fellow senior players Arno Jacobs, Justin Kreusch ...
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South Africa IFP Wants R65 Million Sports Awards Budget Readjusted
"Our nation's sportsmen and women must be celebrated for their achievements and rewarded accordingly. However, spending R65 million on an event is beyond excessive and the department needs to cut down the amount of money used for the Sports Awards", said the IFP spokesperson on Sports and Recreation, Mr. Mkhuleko Hlengwa MP. The IFP's main concern revolves around the fact ...
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Sheriff to attach ANCYL Malema property
Julius Malema over unpaid legal fees, the Sunday Times reported. This was to recover more than R100 000 in legal fees racked up in a battle with Western Cape ...
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Gupta jet report due Sunday
Jeff Radebe was on Sunday due to announce the preliminary findings of an investigation into the landing of a privately chartered plane at the Waterkloof Air Force Base, the Sunday Times reported. The newspaper reported that Radebe and his team had briefed the ANC national executive committee (NEC) on Saturday about the contents of the investigation report. On 29 April, a plane chartered by the ...
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Child rapist given two life terms
Johannesburg - A man was given two life sentences in the Empangeni Regional Court for rape, KwaZulu-Natal police said on Saturday. Mjabulo Nyawo, 27, was sentenced on Friday for raping a 3-year-old and a 9-year-old, Colonel Vincent Mdunge said. "On 10 October 2011, two girls from Mgazi area outside Empangeni were sent by their aunt to borrow a charger from their uncle's neighbouring ...
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Upcoming water footprint training courses in the Netherlands Korea South Africa Spain
Water Footprint Network announced Global Water Footprint Standard training courses in four countries. The courses are designed for professionals from businesses, governments, and academia including consultancies advising corporations or ...
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South Africa South Africa Welcomes Prof Cyril Karabus
South Africa: Statement By the Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Marius Fransman, On the Occasion of Welcoming Prof. Cyril Karabus to South Africa, Cape Town International ...
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Missing girl found alive
Mbombela - A 12-year-old girl has been found after she went missing two weeks ago in Mpumalanga, police said on Saturday. Colonel Leonard Hlathi said the girl, who said she had been raped, managed to tip-off a community member in Chweni Trust in Kabokweni, that she had been abducted by the man she was travelling with. "The suspect managed to flee when he realised the police were on to ...
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Swanky Gupta property valued at paltry R490k
Johannesburg - The value of a property owned by the Gupta family in Johannesburg has dropped from R16.8m to R490 000, the Saturday Star reported. According to the latest municipal valuation roll the large 4 207m Saxonwold property's value dropped lower than the price it was sold for in May 1994 - when it was sold for R559 000. The property, one of four adjacent stands bought by brothers ...
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Finding hope in violence
');" > IF you have not yet seen a performance of Lara Foot's compelling play, Tshepang, then make sure you book tickets to see multi-award-winning theatre writer and director Kline Smith's production at the Hexagon Theatre, at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg campus, from May 8 to May 10. Inspired by the 2001 rape of a nine-month-old baby, Tshepang shows ...
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KZN op nets 6 murder rape suspects
Johannesburg - Six people were arrested for murder and rape in Inanda, KwaZulu-Natal police said on Saturday. "Police launched an operation on Thursday night to find suspects for murder cases committed in the area. "A team of detectives arrested these suspects who had terrorised the community for a long time," said spokesman Colonel Vincent Mdunge. Two of the men were charged with ...
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Second top oncologist quits KZN hospital
Durban - A second top oncologist has quit in the wake of the KwaZulu-Natal health department's failure to keep two state-of-the-art radiotherapy machines operational at Durban's Addington Hospital, Sapa was told on Friday. Professor Amo Jordaan, who headed up the hospital's oncology department since 1980 and was instrumental in getting the two Varian Rapid Arc Linear Accelerators, ...
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Cops probe cause shopping centre blaze
Johannesburg - Police are probing the cause of a blaze that ripped through the Broadacres Shopping Centre in northern Johannesburg, a report said on Saturday.According ...
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Murder probe after 23 youths die in South African initiation ceremonies
Wandoo Makurdi Johannesburg - 18 May 2013 Twenty-three youths have died in the past nine days at initiation ceremonies that include circumcisions and survival ...
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South Africa's small but growing cruise industry
The South African cruise industry has grown considerably in recent decades, recording an expansion of over 100% in recent years. The greatest growth came between the 1990s and 2010, led predominantly by Starlight Cruises, a household name in South Africa and the owner of the market share in the South African cruise industry.
The South African cruise industry is a growing one, in comparison to more developed countries it is tiny, with just one ship (sometimes two) that grace the coasts of South Africa once a year between November and April. Read more
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