Saturday 4th September, 2010
‘No winners in national strike’ Striking workers will take years to make up money
2010/09/04 IT WILL take striking workers about five years to offset the wages they have lost if they immediately accept the government’s revised offer to the public sector. Economists have ca...
M’sane rocked by murders Three teens linked to both crimes
2010/09/04 MDANTSANE has been rocked by the gruesome murders of two women in separate incidents in the space of a few days. Police have arrested three teenagers who they believe are linked to bo...
Cathcart centenarian goes for birthday walk Age definitely just a number for Eve van Coller
2010/09/04 EVE van Coller may be more than a century old, but she can still take on a two-kilometre walk. The Cathcart woman yesterday celebrated her 101st birthday in a somewhat unconventional ...
Three whales wash ashore in SA in one week
Daily Dispatch2010/09/04 AT LEAST three humpback whales have washed up along the South African coast this week alone, and an East London scientist has raised concern about the fatalities. On Wednesday (September ...
Former school bursar jailed Ex-Cambridge High employee to serve eight years for fraud
Daily Dispatch2010/09/04 THE former Cambridge High School bursar, who siphoned nearly R3 million from the school’s bank account over almost two years, was yesterday (September 3) sentenced to eight years&#x...
Woman returns to home village after 52 years
Daily Dispatch2010/09/04 A VILLAGE in Stutterheim yesterday celebrated the return of one of its long-lost residents – an elderly woman who left the area more than 50 years ago. Nonzwakazi Ndzungu, 73, r...
E Cape textile firm sheds 760 jobs
Daily Dispatch2010/09/04 MORE than 760 jobs will be lost in Buffalo City as a once major textile employer, Da Gama Textiles, retrenches more than half its workforce. There are fears the deep job cuts may sound th...
SA must wait it out as union consults members
Daily Dispatch2010/09/04 SOUTH Africa will have to wait out the weekend to find out if public servants start their fourth week of strikes on Monday or accept the government’s latest wage offer. Union ...
W Cape minister post for De Lille
Daily Dispatch2010/09/04 ID LEADER Patricia de Lille is to join the Western Cape government as Social Development Minister. Provincial Premier Helen Zille told a press conference in the provincial Legislatur...
Widespread damage as quake rocks Christchurch
Cape ArgusEdition 2 WELLINGTON: A 7.0 magnitude earthquake has rocked New Zealand's second largest city, Christchurch, causing widespread damage including the collapse of some buildings and power outag...
We didn't breathalyse Bees - cops
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Strikers try to stop exams
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Online gambling strictly illegal
The Natal WitnessIF you spend your time at home trying to make quick buck on your computer playing online poker, blackjack, slots or betting on sports anywhere in South Africa, you’re doing so illegally. People...
Delhi: vuvuzelas to cheer on athletes in commonwealth games events
The Natal WitnessNEW DELHI — Loved and loathed in equal measure, the drone of the vuvuzela will resonate in India for the first time at the Commonwealth Games in October. The plastic horn, which went on to beco...
Crime: 1 000 suspects killed
The Natal WitnessABOUT 1 000 crime suspects were killed in KwaZulu-Natal between 2008 and last year and 13 police officers have been convicted in connection with the deaths. Independent Complaints Directorate ...
Elderly woman dies after being sent home
The Natal WitnessDEATHS due to hospital disruptions continue to mount as the public sector strike drags on. On Thursday night an elderly patient died after Northdale Hospital could not admit her overnight, apparently...
Unions to explain govt offer better
The Natal WitnessJOHANNESBURG — South Africa will have to wait this weekend to find out if public servants start their fourth week of strikes on Monday or accept the government’s latest wage offer. Union ...
Calm Zuma dismisses tensions
The Natal WitnessPRESIDENT Jacob Zuma was calm and collected last night as he delivered a keynote address at the opening of the three-day KwaZulu-Natal ANC provincial general council (PGC) in Durban, ahead of the nagi...
Malaysia: "Lizard Man" arrested with bag of snakes
The Natal WitnessKUALA LUMPUR — A Malaysian wildlife trafficker has pleaded guilty to smuggling 95 endangered boa constrictors and could face up to seven years in jail, officials said yesterday. Anson Wong, (52...
Food prices expected to rise
The Natal WitnessCONSUMERS could leave tills with slightly lighter shopping baskets over the next few months as food prices are expected to rise moderately. The prices of fresh produce, bread and maize meal, as well ...
No money is no joke as satirical site closes shop
The Natal Witness“FOR the first time in nearly three years, our headline is true: this is Hayibo’s last update,” the satirical website, Hayibo.com, announced yesterday. In the site’s final pos...
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