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Metro cop hurt in Joburg shoot-out
Johannesburg - A Johannesburg metro police officer was wounded in a shoot-out near the Marlboro Gautrain station on Wednesday, said the metro police. Shots were fired when the metro policeman and a colleague were attacked by robbers at Pan Africa, in Alexandra, at 10:50, said spokesperson Edna Mamonyane. The robbers had pulled up next to the metro police in a car and ordered them to give ...
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33 men die in South African circumcision ceremonies
As many as 33 young men are now thought to have died over two weeks in one province of South Africa as they took part in traditional initiation ceremonies that included circumcision and extreme survival ...
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Parties take aim at Zuma over Guptagate
Jacob Zuma in a parliamentary debate on the issue on Wednesday. He should pay for his role in Guptagate at next year's election, they said. Democratic Alliance defence ...
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Cops were prepared to kill - lawyer
Rustenburg - The specialised police units deployed in Marikana during labour unrest were given the means to kill striking miners, the Farlam Commission of Inquiry heard on ...
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Cape Town seeks interdict for protesters
Cape Town - The City of Cape Town intends seeking an interdict against the people disrupting the servicing of toilets in informal settlements, an official said on Wednesday. Utility services mayoral committee member Ernest Sonnenberg said services had been affected in Kanana, Barcelona, and Boystown, in Gugulethu. "We have met with our attorneys and will be getting the interdict ...
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ANC reaches out to youth with app
Cape Argus reported on Wednesday."We live in a society where, to reach the youth, social media platforms are most effective," African National Congress provincial ...
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By-elections underway in 4 provinces
Johannesburg - Municipal ward by-elections were underway in KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, the Northern Cape, and the Western Cape on Wednesday, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) said. A total of six wards were being contested by 18 candidates representing six political parties, and three independent candidates, IEC spokesperson Kate Bapela said. "All in all, they [the elections ...
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Rapid Climate Change In South Africa Linked To Cultural Innovation In The Middle Stone Age
Image Credit: Middle Stone Age Silcrete bifacial points, engraved ochre and bone tools from the c. 75 - 80,000 year old M1 & M2 phases at Blombos cave. Image copyright held by author, Chris Henshilwood. Photo by Henning ...
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Barred Pussy Riot member goes on hunger strike
Maria Alyokhina, who was jailed over a protest against Vladimir Putin says she is starting a hunger strike after she was barred from a parole ...
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Bikers and churches rally behind Cosatu in e-toll fight
The South African Council of Churches and the Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference (SACBC) would lend their active support, Cosatu Gauteng secretary Dumisani Dakile told reporters in Johannesburg on Wednesday. "We will be embarking upon a series of protests and demonstrations… to highlight to the state and to government that this system is unacceptable." He said ...
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Gupta jet report released
full report on the controversial landing of a privately chartered plane at the Waterkloof Air Force Base was released on Wednesday. The justice, crime prevention, and security (JCPS) cluster of ministries said it believed the issue would serve to support the fight against corruption. "We believe that the unified public voice which condemned the incident, together with decisive government ...
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Govt shocked by Kleinfontein
The Times that residents of a settlement on the farm Kleinfontein, near Pretoria, had vowed that only Afrikaners would be allowed to live there. According to the newspaper, all the settlement's residents, from the security guards at the gate to the gardeners, were Afrikaans. Government servicesWilliams said all South Africans were governed by the Constitution, which catered for people ...
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Fitness a requirement for traffic cops
Pietermaritzburg - An advert for trainee positions at the KwaZulu-Natal transport department specified that a stringent physical assessment was required, a commission of inquiry heard in Pietermaritzburg on Wednesday. Applicant Njabulo Manqele had been quick to criticise the KZN government for giving only two days' notice of the fitness test, Ravenda Padayachee SC, for the transport ...
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South Africa Western Cape Minister for Finance Economic Development and Finance Alan Winde Announces Spaces for Broadband Networks Pilot Phase
The Violence Prevention through Urban Upgrading (VPUU) area in Khayelitsha has been selected as one of the first spaces to be linked to the broadband network. The Western Cape Government's broadband network will play a major role in transforming residents' lives, says Minister of Finance, Economic Development and Tourism, Alan Winde. "As a major business hub in one of our ...
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Four Eldos lolli lounge children sent to rehab
letter from resident Cordelia Bailey about drug abuse . In the letter Bailey described "lolli lounges" as places where young girls were lured with payments of R100 to entertain men. They became hooked on drugs and stayed on as prostitutes, getting their drugs for free as they kept clients "happy". At the time Zuma called it "a crisis, an abnormality" and ...
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Full report on Gupta Waterkloof landing released
Gupta family members were attending the wedding of Vega Gupta (23) and Indian-born Aakash Jahajgarhia at Sun City. The landing sparked widespread ...
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80 foreigners held in document blitz
Cape Town - Around 80 foreigners, including an Australian tourist, were detained on Wednesday for not having their documents on them.Michael Camacho, an Australian tourist, was arrested while shopping for curios in Hout Bay, ...
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Cannes Mandela Long Walk to Freedom Sells to U.K. Other Markets
Cannes Film Festival 2013 Latest sales will bring the film to the U.K. and France via Pathe, Germany (Senator), Australia (Village Roadshow), Scandinavia (Scanbox), the Benelux countries (Paradiso), Brazil (Vinny Films), Hong Kong (Golden Scene), Israel (Shani), the Middle East (Gulf Films) and Singapore (Shaw). Deals with several additional territories are currently being negotiated. At an ...
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Speed up circumcision probe - ANC
Johannesburg - It was disappointing that an investigation into the deaths of 27 initiates in Mpumalanga was seemingly not urgent, the ANC said on Wednesday."The ANC is very disappointed that ever since the first pronouncement of deaths of our young menthere does not seem to have been any urgency in investigating the circumstances that led to their death," African National Congress ...
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Families walk out on cops condolences
Rustenburg - Families of miners shot dead by police in Marikana last year walked out of the Farlam Commission of Inquiry, in Rustenburg, on Wednesday when a senior police officer conveyed his condolences to them.Major General Charl Annandale, who headed the police's tactical response team during the unrest, was testifying about the events at Marikana.Speaking about the role of the police in ...
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MP details his lung cancer battle
Cape Town - Inkatha Freedom Party MP Mario Oriani-Ambrosini disclosed on Wednesday that he is suffering from inoperable lung cancer. "Suddenly, and without significant prior symptoms, two days before the secrecy bill debate on April 23, I received a diagnosis of stage four lung cancer, which has extensively metastasised throughout my pleura," he said in a statement. "The ...
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Police mum on charges against Gupta cop escorts
Although internal processes will continue against Metro cops who allegedly escorted Gupta guests, criminal charges against them may have been ...
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Cape Town bus tender awarded
Cape Town - The City of Cape Town has awarded the tender to provide vehicles for its extended MyCiTi bus routes to Volvo SA, a city official said on ...
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Mokonyane details lolly lounge plan
Johannesburg - Four children, including an 8-year-old, have been removed from "lolly lounges" in Eldorado Park in the past week, Gauteng premier Nomvula Mokonyane said on Wednesday."Four children have been taken away and they are now in alternative centres because of their vulnerability," Mokonyane said.She was briefing journalists on action taken since President Jacob ...
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Tshwane probe into Gupta cops continues
Pretoria - Internal processes against the Tshwane metro police who allegedly escorted guests to the Gupta wedding will continue, spokesperson Superintendent Isaac Mahamba said on Wednesday. "We are still pursuing internal disciplinary matters against the officers," he said. "However, we cannot comment on whether the criminal charges against them have been dropped as that is ...
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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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