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Where are other Anene suspects
Cape Town - The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) believes only one person brutally raped and murdered Bredasdorp teenager Anene Booysen. This was the response by the NPA after charges against one of only two accused in the case were withdrawn on Wednesday, ...
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Dead MECs marriage annulled
East London - Deceased former Eastern Cape human settlements MEC Nombulelo Mabandla's marriage to her second husband Phumzile Mabandla was annulled this week, ...
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Johannesburg school hall gutted in fire
Johannesburg - A fire caused extensive damage to the hall of Holy Family College in Saxonwold, Johannesburg, on Thursday night, Johannesburg emergency management services said. Spokesperson Nana Radebe said initial reports indicated that no one was injured in the fire. "The hall is fully gutted and other parts of the school were also damaged," she said. Firefighters were working ...
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Sanef condemns manhandling of reporters
Johannesburg - Reports that a home affairs official allegedly manhandled reporters outside a Cape Town police station was met with outrage by the SA National Editors' Forum (Sanef) on Wednesday. Sanef said in a statement that Cape Argus photojournalist David Ritchie and reporter Yolisa Tswanya were covering a story about the arrest and detention of immigrants at the police station when ...
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Journalists accosted in Cape Town
Cape Argus photojournalist David Ritchie and reporter Yolisa Tswanya were allegedly manhandled while covering a story in Cape Town. File photo: ...
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South African President Jacob Zuma implicated in Gupta wedding plane scandal
A South African government report released on Wednesday implicated President Jacob Zuma in a scandal over a plane chartered by rich friends of his which landed at a military base without proper permission.The presidency and Zuma's ruling African National Congress (ANC) have denied demanding landing permission for the flight carrying nearly 200 guests for a wedding.But a diplomatic protocol ...
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South African Government Contribution to Fully Fund World Champ Swim Team
By Neville Smith, ZwemZaJOHANNESBURG, South Africa, May 22. SPORT Minister Fikile Mbalula has announced has announced that his department will offer financial assistance to the cash strapped national swimming federation Swimming South Africa.The R2,7million sponsorship will help the national team's campaign at the forthcoming FINA World Swimming Championships that will take place in ...
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Report damns Koloane but MPs unconvinced
Cape Town - The government report released on Wednesday on the Gupta scandal damns suspended Chief of State Protocol Bruce Koloane, and exonerates ...
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Condolences distress Marikana families
Rustenburg - Some relatives of striking miners shot dead in Marikana last year needed medical attention on Wednesday outside the venue where the Farlam Commission of Inquiry was sitting. Commission spokesperson Tshepo Mahlangu said the victims were affected by remarks senior police officer Major General Charl Annandale made in the morning. "They were overcome with emotionsfollowing the ...
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Deracialising SA suburbs priority
Tokyo Sexwale said on Wednesday. Opening debate on his department's R28.1bn 2013/14 budget, he told MPs it would take "gigantic efforts, over a long period" to undo this legacy of apartheid social engineering. "Top of the list of all budgetary challenges that confront the entire country is that of having to tackle the unique question of deracialising residential space." ...
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DA lays charges against Tlokwe mayor
Johannesburg - The Democratic Alliance laid charges against Tlokwe Mayor Maphetle Maphetle in Potchefstroom on Wednesday, the party said. "It is an obligation in terms of section 34 [1] of the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act to report criminal activities as listed in the document," DA MPL Chris Hattingh said in a statement. "It has become clear that the ANC ...
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ConCourt to hear NPA dismissal case
Johannesburg - The Constitutional Court will hear an application on Thursday for leave to appeal by an NPA employee who was fired while being on suspension. The applicant, Derrick Grootboom, went to the United Kingdom to study for a year without permission from the National Prosecuting Authority, while he was on suspension. While he was overseas, the NPA notified him that he had been dismissed ...
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MEC Sex worker rape by medics disturbing
Hope Papo said on Wednesday. "She is a citizen who deserved to be accorded all rights enshrined in our Constitution, in the first instance," Papo said in a statement. "Now, to learn that the alleged perpetrators are men entrusted with the duty to provide pre-hospital care and who the community hold with reverence is disturbing, to say the least." Papo said the crime should be ...
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No single public service bill Sisulu says
Whilst freedom of association is guaranteed under the Constitution, it is not an absolute guarantee if it conflicts with the other values of the Constitution, ...
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Film on Anti-Apartheid Mysterious Symbol to Be Premiered in Cuba
Havana, May 22 (Prensa Latina) Searching For Sugar Man, the Oscar-nominated documentary about the mysterious singer Sixto Rodriguez stands out among the proposals of a sample of British cinema in Cuba. Despite being a sales failure in his native United States, ...
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Protest over reported Kleinfontein racism
Johannesburg - The reported racial exclusion policies of Kleinfontien farm settlement, near Pretoria, will be the target of a Democratic Alliance Youth protest on Thursday. The settlement, which reportedly only accepts "white, Afrikaans Protestants who abide by the Blood River Covenant" as residents or workers, had no place in a democratic South Africa, DA Youth leader Mbali Ntuli said ...
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Man had epileptic attack inquiry hears
Pietermaritzburg - A man who died after a fitness test in KwaZulu-Natal last year succumbed because of an epileptic attack, a commission of inquiry heard on Wednesday. Ravenda Padayachee, SC, for the KwaZulu-Natal transport department, said this emerged from a medical report from Northdale Hospital. According to the report, hospital staff worked on Sibonakaliso Mhlanga for 30 minutes but failed ...
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Police ministry welcomes ConCourt ruling
Johannesburg - The police ministry on Wednesday welcomed a Constitutional Court decision not to change a cost order ruling. The cost order had been made against a group that sought compensation for firearm owners who had turned their weapons in to police. Police ministry spokesperson Zweli Mnisi said the Constitutional Court had vindicated the current approach to firearm control. "Once ...
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Action sought on initation deaths
Johannesburg - Opposition parties on Wednesday demanded inquiries and strong action from government after the deaths of initiates in Limpopo and Mpumalanga. The Democratic Alliance urged Traditional Affairs ...
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Fraud trial witnesses fall ill
Johannesburg - The fraud trial of two former employees of the labour department's Compensation Fund was postponed in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court on Wednesday. Labour spokesperson Page Boikanyo said witnesses scheduled to take the stand had fallen ill. "The two State witnesses, who were expected to testify did not make it to the Pretoria Magistrate's Court because ...
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Gupta report finds officials colluded
Johannesburg - A collusion of officials resulted in the irregular clearance for a privately chartered plane to land at Waterkloof Air Force Base, reveals a report on the matter. "It is an undisputed fact that there was no note verbale from the Indian High Commission to the department of international relations and co-operation, and therefore due process was not followed," says the ...
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Cops lose whistle-blower info on website
Pretoria - Information on crime supplied by whistle-blowers, was downloaded when the official SA Police Service (SAPS) website was hacked into, Sita said on Wednesday. The police website, like other government entities, is hosted by the State Information Technology Agency (Sita). Divisional head responsible for government solutions, Daniel Mashao, said information posted by citizens ...
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DA Parly must help appoint SIU head
Jacob Zuma 's powers to appoint a new Special Investigating Unit (SIU) head. The Democratic Alliance said on Wednesday the SIU had been politicised ...
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KZN MEC hails Kloof murder sentence
Johannesburg - KwaZulu-Natal Community Safety MEC Willies Mchunu on Wednesday welcomed the 25-year jail sentence the Durban High Court handed to the Siyanda Majozi who murdered Kloof resident Rodney Bradley. "We commend the excellent work done by the police for swiftly bringing Majozi to book," Mchunu said in a statement.The 23-year-old Majozi was sentenced on Tuesday after pleading ...
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Borren to lead against South Africa
On May 28, Netherlands' YB40 squad will travel to Amsterdam for the Canal Bike Race against the South Africans. They will then practice for two days in Amstelveen before the ODI. Squad: Peter Borren (capt), Wesley Barresi, Tom Cooper, Daan van Bunge, Mudassar Bukhari, Tom de Grooth, Tim Gruijters, James Gruijters, Tom Heggelman, Ahsan Malik, Paul van Meekeren, Stephan Myburgh, Pieter ...
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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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