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Water shortage in SA possible – Molewa
While natural spring water may provide a source for industrial and commercial uses of water, it may not be suitable for human consumption, a researcher has ...
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South Africa Squad Named for Brazil 2014 Qualifiers
Bafana Bafana coach Gordon Igesund announced a 25-man squad to play in next month's 2014 Fifa World Cup qualifiers against the Central African Republic (CAR) and Ethiopia on Friday. The first of the two World Cup qualifiers against CAR in Yaounde, Cameroon will be played on Saturday, 8 June, at Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, with the second match against Ethiopia, taking place in Addis Ababa, set ...
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South African mines cannot afford pay rises - Implats
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South African Markets - Factors to watch on May 20
Mon May 20, 2013 2:39am EDT The following company announcements, scheduled economic indicators, debt and currency market moves and political events may affect South African markets on Monday. DIARY For South Africa corporate diary, click on For southern and South Africa diary, click ...
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Guptas apologise for misjudgements
Johannesburg - The Gupta family has apologised for the controversy surrounding the landing of a chartered plane at Waterkloof Air Force Base, saying it had only wanted to hold a memorable wedding, but realised that some bad decisions could have been made in the process. "...perhaps some misjudgements may have been made," family ...
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2 to appear for Cape Town pupils murder
Cape Town - Two men accused of killing a Western Cape school boy are expected to appear in the Athlone Magistrate's Court on Monday. The men, aged 18 and 19, are accused of killing Enrico Martins last Wednesday. Martin was shot shortly after 08:00 while entering the Spes Bona High School premises in Athlone. He was approached by three men, two of them dressed in school tracksuit ...
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South Africa finds collusion manipulation in Gupta family wedding scandal
South Africa's justice minister on Sunday accused an Indian High Commission official and some South Africans of colluding to obtain permission for a plane chartered by a rich family close to President Jacob Zuma to use an air force base to land.The affair - dubbed "Guptagate" after the influential Indian-born Gupta family - has transfixed South Africa since the private flight ...
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South Africa union seeks pay raises of up to 60 per cent for miners
South Africa's National Union of Mineworkers said it would seek pay rises of up to 60 per cent from gold and coal producers, raising the prospect of fresh strikes as firms battle higher costs and falling prices in an already heated labour climate.Africa's biggest economy is hoping to avoid the 2012 wildcat strike action at platinum and gold mines that cost billions in lost revenue and ...
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Waterkloof probe damage control - DA
Jacob Zuma and his Cabinet were exonerated from the landing saga of a civilian plane at the Waterkloof Air Force Base, the DA said on Sunday. "From the start, the investigation into the landing...was a carefully crafted damage control exercise designed to protect...Zuma and members of his Cabinet from the political fallout," said Democratic Alliance ...
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Unclear if Guptas will be charged
Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula and her adviser were approached by the Gupta family on different occasions, said Radebe. "On 3 April 2013 this request was also turned down." The Gupta family then resorted to the use of diplomatic channels with the support of an individual in the Indian High Commission. This person "re-designated the wedding entourage as an official delegation" to ...
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Oppelt unethical - govt
Phylicia Oppelt . "This latest revelation raises serious questions about the Sunday Times' independence and its adherence to the press code," said departmental spokesperson Wisani Ngobeni. He was referring to a report in the City Press which alleges that Oppelt gave the Democratic Alliance documentation to be handed to parliament's ethics committee who are conducting an ...
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Guptas went through many channels
Johannesburg - The wealthy Gupta family resorted to using diplomatic channels when it failed to get landing rights from ministers and the Airports Company SA, Justice ...
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SA considers tit-for-tat UK visa rules
Johannesburg - Frustrated by Britain's apparent reluctance to lift its visa requirements for South Africans, government is considering playing tit-for-tat and demanding the same from UK visitors. This comes against the backdrop of the British government's decision to halt development aid to South Africa worth 19m (R271?million) from 2015. Home Affairs Minister Naledi Pandor told ...
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Jordy Smith surfs to ASP win in Brazil
surfing tournament Sunday. Smith navigated the 2-to-4 foot swells at Barra Da Tijuca to win the third stop on the Association of Surfing Professionals World Championship Tour by a score of 17.80-16.34. Smith scored high by catching air on one productive wave and performing a so-called stailfish air-reverse on another. It was the third career ASP victory for the 25-year-old Smith and his first ...
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Zuma name-dropping in Waterkloof scandal
Jacob Zuma 's name to secure landing rights at Waterkloof Air Force Base in Pretoria to fly in guests for the lavish Gupta wedding at Sun City, a probe has shown.According to preliminary findings of the investigation, the Guptas had been denied permission to land their chartered jet at the OR Tambo International Airport because the elaborate reception they planned for their nearly 200 ...
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Robbers get away amid road race
Johannesburg - A gang of six robbers managed to escape when they wove their hijacked car through a road race in Bryanston, Johannesburg metro police said on Sunday. "About six suspects, who had robbed security guards, managed to abandon their van, hijack an Opel Corsa and flee the scene among many road runners and early morning shoppers," said Chief Superintendent Wayne Minnaar. ...
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South Africa Govt Issues the Gupta Wedding Investigation Report
South Africa: Press Statement of the JCPS Ministers On the Report of the Investigating Team Examining the Landing of a Chartered Commercial Aircraft At Air Force Base Waterkloof On 30 April ...
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South Africa E-Tolling - Sanral Misleading Public About Lack of Funds
Two independent studies by the Automobile Association of South Africa (AA) and the Southern African Bitumen Association (Sabita) confirm that the South African Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) is misleading the public. SANRAL has argued that a fuel levy to fund road infrastructure and maintenance is insufficient, and that e-tolling is therefore necessary. However, two independent studies confirm ...
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Exclusive - South Africas NUM seeks 15-60 percent wage rises from gold coal producers
By Ed Stoddard JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's National Union of Mineworkers said it would seek pay rises of up to 60 percent from gold and coal producers, raising the prospect of fresh strikes as firms battle higher costs and falling ...
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Zuma ministers not involved Waterkloof debacle
He said the Chief of State Protocol, ambassador Bruce Koloane, who was on compulsory leave, had given a statement explaining all the parties who were involved in the landing of a plane by the Gupta family at the base on April ...
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South Africa South Africa Mourns Popular TV Hosts Sudden Death
President Jacob Zuma, political parties and the broadcasting community expressed shock and sadness on Sunday at the death of SABC television and radio presenter Vuyo Mbuli. The SABC reported that Mbuli, 46, collapsed while watching a rugby match between the Cheetahs and the Reds at the Free State Stadium on Saturday night. He was treated at the scene before being rushed to the Mediclinic ...
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Waterkloof not a key point
Jeff Radebe said on Sunday while delivering the findings of an investigation into the landing of a privately chartered plane at the base. "The Air Force Base Waterkloof is a strategic military base....[it] is not a national key point and is not governed by the National Key Points Act...," he said. "The Air Force Base Waterkloof handles both civilian and military aircraft." ...
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Cocaine worth R18m seized
Johannesburg - A man attempting to smuggle cocaine with an estimated street value of R18m across the Beit Bridge border post has been arrested, Limpopo police said on Sunday. "The drugs were discovered during a routine search of traveller's bags," said colonel Ronel Otto in a statement. She said a police official had found rollers with yarn inside the man's bag. The rollers ...
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Gay couple takes on prison head
Johannesburg - A homosexual couple in a remand detention centre in East London have laid a criminal charge against the head of the prison because they have been placed in separate cells, the Sunday Times reported. John Pettigrew and Greg Wiggill, who are openly gay and awaiting trial on fraud charges, claim they were discriminated against when they were separated after allegedly having sex in ...
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No justice for raped girl
Durban - The family of a 6-year-old girl who was raped and stabbed do not want charges pressed against the man alleged to have committed the crime, the Sunday Tribune reported. According to the newspaper, neither the mother or grandmother want charges pressed against the grade one pupil's mentally unstable uncle because they would lose the R1200 monthly grant he receives. The uncle, who 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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