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Zuma congratulates new Iran president
Jacob Zuma on Monday congratulated newly-elected president of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Hassan Rouhani, the international relations and co-operation department said. "President Zuma extended his congratulations and best wishes to president-elect Rouhani and the people of the Islamic Republic of Iran and expressed the hope that relations between South Africa and Iran would be ...
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Emotional Marikana cleansing ceremony
Johannesburg - A cleansing ceremony held in Marikana on Monday by the families of those killed during illegal strikes at Lonmin's platinum mine was successful and emotional, the Bojanala Platinum district municipality said. "The ceremony was extremely emotional and the families broke down terribly for about an hour," spokesman Archie Babeile said. "They were coming here for ...
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Zille 1913 Land Act legacy still with us
Johannesburg - The legacy of the 1913 Land Act was still with South Africa and so it is the duty of the state to implement effective redress through land restitution, Western Cape ...
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2 killed in Centurion crash
Johannesburg - Two people were killed in an accident involving three cars, a motorbike and a pedestrian in Centurion on Monday, paramedics said. A female passenger from one of the cars and the pedestrian died, Netcare 911 spokesperson Shanti Steinmann said. One driver was critically injured while another was seriously injured. They were taken to nearby hospitals. The accident happened at the ...
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Eastern Cape man held for murder
Johannesburg - A man was arrested in Kareedouw in the Eastern Cape in connection with the stabbing of another man, police said on Monday. The 23-year-old allegedly had an argument with Masixole Tuse, 29, and stabbed him on Sunday evening, Warrant Officer Gerda Swart said. "The 23-year-old suspect allegedly stabbed the 29-year-old in his neck and fled from the scene," she said. Tuse ...
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Mandelas wife grateful for well wishes
The actions give the family comfort and hope as he remains hospitalised in serious condition with a lung infection, his wife said Monday.One of Mandela's daughters, Zenani Dlamini, gave what appeared to be the most positive update yet on Mr Mandela's situation as she looked at well-wishers' cards hanging outside the hospital."He's doing very well," she told ...
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SA government wants probe into British spying allegations
Guardian newspaper. "We do not yet have the full benefit of details reported on, but in principle we would condemn the abuse of privacy and basic human rights particularly if it emanates from those who claim to be democrats," he said. "We have solid, strong and cordial relations with the United Kingdom and would call on their government to investigate this matter fully with a ...
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Making a dent in South Africa’s drug culture
Taking to the streets in Eldorado Park JOHANNESBURG, 17 June 2013 (IRIN) - In pink tracksuit and big sunglasses, Nomvula Mokanyane, premier of South Africa’s Gauteng Province, delivered a combative warning to the drug dealers of Eldorado Park that had the crowd buzzing: "Leave, your days are numbered!" But then a distraught mother, urged to speak but unable to, brought everyone ...
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Govt Probe Britain spying reports
Johannesburg - Reports that Britain spied on G20 delegates, including South Africa, during meetings in London in 2009, should be investigated, the international relations and co-operation department said on Monday. Spokesperson Clayson Monyela said the government had noted with concern the reports published by the UK's Guardian newspaper. "We do not yet have the full benefit of details ...
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Mandela on the mend but condition remains serious
Nelson Mandela is continuing to recover in hospital but his condition remains serious. The family of the former South African president says it wants to say thank you for all the messages of support, love and hope it has received from around the ...
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Nelson Mandelas Illness Clouds South Africas Future
The latest and most serious bout of illness racking Nelson Mandela brings closer and into more open discussion what happens to South Africa after Mandela leaves the scene? Seemingly, the answer would be what happens when any great man passes away. Life will simply go on as it always does. After all, there have been two presidents since Mandela wore the mantel of leadership and the country has ...
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Mazibuko Zuma has not earned respect
Lindiwe Mazibuko said on Monday. "To earn our respect, he [Zuma] must deliver on the promise of employment for young people," Mazibuko said on the sidelines of the Democratic Alliance's rally in Alexandra north of Johannesburg. "He must run a government that is clean, that delivers to the people instead of collecting wealth for itself and must be accountable and ...
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Video Mandelas ex-bodyguard critical of medical treatment
A former bodyguard of Nelson Mandela's is criticizing the medical treatment of the former president. Debora Patta reports from Pretoria, South ...
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Mandela praise singer recalls travels with him
Zolani Mkiva speaks during an interview with the Associated Press in Johannesburg South Africa in this image taken from TV , Monday June 17, 2013. Poet and traditional praise singer Zolani Mkiva spent 13 years traveling alongside Nelson Mandela and performing songs in honor of the now-hospitalized former South African president. The two men shared planes, meals and cups of tea as Mkiva sang ...
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Family members continue to visit Mandela
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela arrived at the Pretoria hospital on Monday where the elder statesman is being treated for a recurring lung infection. Madikizela-Mandela arrived at the Medi-Clinic Heart hospital after 13:00 in a black Audi. Mandela's daughters, Zenani and Makaziwe and step-daughter Josina Machel were also at the hospital. Josina, who is the daughter of Mandela's wife Graa and ...
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DA paints Alexandra blue
Johannesburg - Alexandra was painted blue as DA members gathered in the township north of Johannesburg on Monday, to commemorate the 17 June 1976 riots. Democratic Alliance supporters gathered in an open veld near the Jukskei River singing struggle songs. "We've voted for the ANC, it did not work for us," the crowd sang. DA Parliamentary ...
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Joemat-Pettersson denies game farm kickback claims
According to the report, Tina Joemat-Pettersson was allegedly paid R100 000 in 2006 for her efforts in closing the purchase of Sunset Game Lodge. ...
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Tweets songs telephone calls cards of love for Nelson Mandela
In this photo taken Wednesday, June 12, 2013, Graca Machel, wife of former president Nelson Mandela, leaves the Mandela home in Johannesburg. Mandela was responding better to treatment in hospital on Wednesday morning after a "difficult last few days", South Africa's President Jacob Zuma said Wednesday. ...
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Joemat-Pettersson refutes kickback claim
Tina Joemat-Pettersson has refuted a media report that she received kickbacks, her office said on Monday. The allegations in the Sunday Times that Joemat-Pettersson benefited from a game-farm sale were "unsubstantiated and regrettable", her spokesperson Palesa Mokomele said in a statement. "Those who know Minister Joemat-Pettersson know her to be a people-orientated leader who ...
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Five held for wine truck hijacking
Johannesburg - Five men, aged between 30 and 39, were arrested in Hillbrow for hijacking a truck with wine worth about R9m, police said on Monday.Police were following information which led them to the truck parked at a plot in Gelnvista, in Midrand on Sunday, spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Katlego Mogale said."It is alleged that the truck was [going] from Cape Town to Johannesburg when it ...
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DA suspends councillor for racism
Johannesburg - A DA councillor in the Eastern Cape has been suspended for circulating a racist email, The New Age reported on Monday. Stanford Slabbert had reportedly sent an email saying ...
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INM sale of South African unit approved
Shareholders in Independent News and Media have approved the sale of the company's South African unit and approved the allotment of new shares for the company's restructuring. At this morning's extraordinary shareholders meeting sharholders voted to sell new shares in a rights issue, cost saving measures including redundancies and an agreement to reduce payments from the ...
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Mandelas wife Our gratitude is difficult to express
Graca Machel, wife of former president Nelson Mandela, pictured last week, issued a statement thanking people in South Africa and the world for their messages of support for her ...
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Rostec to Expand South Africa Helicopter Center
LE BOURGET, June 17 (RIA Novosti) – Russian state arms seller Rosoboronexport, part of Russian Technologies (Rostec) high-tech corporation, and South Africa’s Denel Aviation will expand their Johannesburg-based joint maintenance center for Mil Mi-8/17 helicopters, in a deal signed by the two companies on Monday. The companies agreed at the Le Bourget air show in France to expand the ...
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Mandela’s wife thanks world for supporting ailing husband
Nelson Mandela file photo JOHANNESBURG -- Nelson Mandela’s wife Graca Machel thanked the world on Monday for its messages of support for the ailing anti-apartheid icon which she said had eased ';the burden of anxiety.'; South Africa’s first black president, 94, was rushed to a Pretoria hospital on June 8 with a recurrent lung infection and remains in a serious condition ...
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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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