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Corrupt official handed heavier sentence
Cape Town - A heavier sentence for corruption was imposed on a senior Western Cape municipal official on Tuesday. The Western Cape High Court overturned the suspended jail sentence of Denvor Fielies, 40, as being "too lenient and disturbingly inappropriate". It was imposed three years ago. He now faces a three-year jail sentence. Fielies, who had come from a humble background, was ...
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Health MEC vows no-nonsense approach
Bloemfontein - A damning report on the condition of some Free State health facilities and services was presented to provincial health staff on Tuesday by newly-0appointed MEC Benny Malakoane. The MEC at the same time pulled in all financial responsibilities below that of district and hospital managers, as part of what he called a new "no-nonsense" approach to better health service ...
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Top cop heard of killings later
Rustenburg - It was strange for police commander Major General Charl Annandale to claim he only heard of a second Marikana shooting 40 minutes after it occurred, the Farlam Commission heard on Tuesday. Dumisa Ntsebeza, for the families of the dead miners, said this was an "extraordinary proposition". Commission chairperson retired judge Ian Farlam said Annandale's submission did ...
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Ekhurhuleni fights rat problem
Johannesburg - Bigger refuse bins to fight a rat problem are to be distributed by Ekurhuleni municipality to households in Wattville and Actonville, an official said on Tuesday. "Reducing access to food for the rats by way of providing better storage for refuse, is a step in the right direction for the eradication of rodents," said municipal spokesperson Sam Modiba. Over 64 000 bins of ...
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Teen tells of catching man abusing sister
Mbombela - A witness from Mpumalanga testified on Tuesday how she caught a man sexually abusing her 5-year-old sister in 2010. The woman, 18, from KaMhlushwa near Komatipoort, was testifying in the trial of a 46-year-old man in the Nelspruit regional court, a Sapa correspondent reported. "[He] first came to our home and asked my little sister to accompany him to do washing at the local dam. ...
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Winnie Madikizela-Mandela auction in South Africa called off
A public auction of paintings, sculptures and furniture belonging to Winnie Madikizela-Mandela to pay off outstanding debts was scrapped on Tuesday after the former South African first lady refused to open the doors of her home to ...
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Carl Pistorius cleared over death of female motorcyclist
Carl Pistorius, the older brother of South African athlete Oscar Pistorius, has been cleared over the death of a female motorcyclist who crashed into his car during a bike rally in ...
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South African court acquits brother of Oscar Pistorius
One Pistorius brother is free of charges - acquitted today of culpable homicide in the death of a woman in a road accident. The famous younger brother, Olympian double-amputee Oscar Pistorius, still must face his day in court for shooting and killing his girlfriend. Carl Pistorius cried tears of relief Tuesday as a magistrate acquitted him of culpable homicide and negligent driving for the ...
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Corruption Watch slams silly proposal in Guptagate report
David Lewis, executive director of the whistleblower organisation said on Tuesday: "To refer to what has happened here as 'name-dropping' is to trivialise a major administrative breakdown, and the doings of a family who clearly are capable of commanding extraordinary privilege based on their relationships with senior public figures including the president." The ...
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City of Joburg lodges error on Gupta property
Spokesperson Kgamanyane Maphologela said on Tuesday the City of Johannesburg objected to valuations on four out of 14 properties belonging to the influential family. He was responding ...
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ANC DA BBC report on white South Africans distorts truth
The report, which appears as a video and written article on the broadcaster's website, claims only certain white South Africans have a future in the country. ...
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Answers wanted on Free States Indian pact
Bloemfontein - Details should be given about a memorandum signed by the Free State government and the Uttar Pradesh government in India, the Democratic Alliance said on Tuesday. Free State DA ...
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No same-sex marriage rule in church
Cape Town - The Methodist Church did not have a rule prohibiting its members or ministers from marrying someone of the same sex, the Western Cape High Court heard on Tuesday. Annemarie de Vos said the church only recognised heterosexual marriages, but this did not mean her client, Ecclesia de Lange, 43, contravened the church's laws and disciplines. "The decision by the churchwas ...
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4 hurt after goods trains crash
Johannesburg - A woman was critically injured and three other people were seriously injured when two goods trains collided in Brakpan, on the East Rand, on Tuesday afternoon, paramedics said. Netcare 911 spokesperson Santi Steinmann said one of the trains overturned. "After the injured were treated and stabilised on scene, they were transported to nearby medical facilities for the medical ...
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Shoot-out after cops walk in on robbery
Johannesburg - An alleged armed robber and a policeman have been wounded in a shoot-out in Springs, Gauteng police said on Tuesday. Flying Squad members stopped at the Selection Park supermarket to buy refreshments around 16:00 on Monday, Lieutenant Colonel Lungelo Dlamini said. "Unaware that a robbery was in progress, they were suddenly confronted by two armed suspects." A shoot-out ...
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Pule wants in on SABC board appointments
While delivering her department’s budget in Parliament, Pule revealed she was concerned about governance arrangements at the SABC and would be consulting the parliamentary portfolio committee on communications to explore an urgent review and amendment to the Broadcasting Act. She told journalists on Tuesday afternoon that it was a "challenge" for the minister of communications ...
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Locked out Sheriffs fail to seize Winnie Madikizela-Mandelas art collection and silver teaset over long-overdue debt
Sheriffs trying to auction off part of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela's art collection and silver teaset in order to settle a long-overdue debt were unable to proceed today, after being refused entry into her Soweto ...
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Man tells of deadly fitness test
Aspirant traffic cops wait to run 4km in 30 minutes to pass the fitness test which will qualify them to go into the next round for one of 90 provincial posts. File photo; ...
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Some Gupta guests on official business
Pretoria - Some wedding guests on board a privately chartered plane that landed at Waterkloof Air Force Base had official business in South Africa, the Indian High Commission said on Tuesday. The senior Indian officials and their delegations were in South Africa for bilateral engagements with the Free State government, according to a statement. "The visit of Honourable Shivpal Singh Yadav, ...
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Rashied Staggie granted day parole
Johannesburg - The Breederiver parole board has granted former gangster Rashied Staggie day parole, the Western Cape department of correctional services said on Tuesday. Staggie, who was sentenced to 13 years' imprisonment in May 2004, would be allowed to spend his days outside prison from September 23, spokesperson Simphiwe Xako said in a statement. Staggie would have to return to a ...
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Ritual accused described as wise friendly
Johannesburg - Murder-accused Lindon Wagner, who allegedly poured petrol on teenager Kirsty Theologo before setting her alight, is "wise and friendly", a Johannesburg court heard on Tuesday. "He is wise and very friendly and when he has drunk alcohol he wants everyone around him to be comfortable and have a good time," co-accused Harvey Isha told the South gauteng High Court ...
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Inquiry needed for initiate deaths - IFP
Johannesburg - The Inkatha Freedom Party has called for a commission of inquiry into the deaths of 27 initiates in Mpumalanga. "This is tragic. It is imperative that the commission be set up because all stakeholders involved in this matter are defending themselves," IFP spokesperson Peter Smith said on Tuesday. "There is no one willing to take the blame," he said. Earlier, ...
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Man jailed for raping 2-year-old
Johannesburg - An Mpumalanga man was jailed for five years by the Nelspruit Regional Court on Tuesday for raping a 2-year-old girl. The man, now 24, committed the crime in Msogwaba near Nelspruit in 2005 when he was 16, according to a Sapa correspondent. The prosecution pushed for the man to be handed a heavy sentence as he initially denied raping the child, who was now 10, and only pleaded ...
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D.C. organizing biz trade missions to Colombia South Africa Toronto
Interested in globe hopping for the sake of your business? Now's your chance, with ExportDC. The District's Department of Small and Local Business Development on Tuesday released its calendar of upcoming trade missions to the membership of the D.C. Chamber of Commerce. Between June and September, they'll hit four continents, a pair of Caribbean islands and, for those wanting to stay ...
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South Africa Turkey stocks outperform
London - South African and Turkish equities outperformed both emerging market and global share indices on Tuesday, with Johannesburg's main index hitting a record high as the rand fell more against the ...
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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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