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Shot farmer drives himself to hospital
Durban - A Hluhluwe farmer drove himself to hospital after he was shot in the chest during an armed robbery on Tuesday. Peter-John Hassard, in his 30s, was leaving his farmhouse when five men pounced and shot him at close range. His father, Peter Hassard, told The Witness on Tuesday afternoon that his son lost four litres of blood and was in the high-care unit at a local hospital. "I ...
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Video Desmond Tutu awarded $1.7-million Templeton Prize
Retired South African archbishop Desmond Tutu wins the $1.7-million Templeton Prize for his contribution to 'affirming life's spiritual ...
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World South Africa rising A country of contradictions
South Africa 's economy - buffeted by labour unrest, political uncertainties and the seemingly endless aftershocks of racial apartheid - is not roaring ahead like some of its neighbours. In the context of the much touted and much questioned theme of "Africa ...
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South Africa intensifies protection of wildlife
As South Africans join the world in commemorating the World Wildlife Protection Day on May 22, the South African National Parks (SANParks), is calling on all the people in the country to double their efforts in protecting the country's ...
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South Africa Adverts Target Rhino Horn Consumers
"Rhino horn is made of the same stuff as human nails. Still want some?" Conservation organisations WWF and TRAFFIC, as part of their campaign against the illegal wildlife trade, are running a series of myth-busting adverts aimed at encouraging Vietnamese citizens to stop buying or consuming rhino horn. According to the latest figures from South Africa's Department of ...
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World Briefing | Africa South Africa In Pistorius Cases a Brother Is Cleared
Carl Pistorius ...
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Questions over more Gupta properties
Johannesburg - An objection has been lodged over an error on the 2013 property valuation roll relating to a Johannesburg property belonging to the Gupta family, the City said on Tuesday. Spokesperson Kgamanyane Maphologela said the City objected to valuations on four out of 14 properties belonging to the influential family. He was responding to a report in the Saturday Star that one of the ...
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Outrage over dropped charges in Anene case
Johannesburg - The withdrawal of charges in the Bredasdorp Magistrate's Court on Tuesday against one of the men accused of raping and killing teenager Anene Booysen, has been condemned by the DA. "The DA is outraged by the fact that only one of Anene Booysen's alleged attackers will face the courts," Democratic Alliance spokesperson on police Dianne Kohler Barnard said in a ...
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Corrupt official handed heavier sentence
Cape Town - A heavier sentence for corruption was imposed on a senior Western Cape municipal official on Tuesday. The Western Cape High Court overturned the suspended jail sentence of Denvor Fielies, 40, as being "too lenient and disturbingly inappropriate". It was imposed three years ago. He now faces a three-year jail sentence. Fielies, who had come from a humble background, was ...
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Health MEC vows no-nonsense approach
Bloemfontein - A damning report on the condition of some Free State health facilities and services was presented to provincial health staff on Tuesday by newly-0appointed MEC Benny Malakoane. The MEC at the same time pulled in all financial responsibilities below that of district and hospital managers, as part of what he called a new "no-nonsense" approach to better health service ...
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Top cop heard of killings later
Rustenburg - It was strange for police commander Major General Charl Annandale to claim he only heard of a second Marikana shooting 40 minutes after it occurred, the Farlam Commission heard on Tuesday. Dumisa Ntsebeza, for the families of the dead miners, said this was an "extraordinary proposition". Commission chairperson retired judge Ian Farlam said Annandale's submission did ...
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Ekhurhuleni fights rat problem
Johannesburg - Bigger refuse bins to fight a rat problem are to be distributed by Ekurhuleni municipality to households in Wattville and Actonville, an official said on Tuesday. "Reducing access to food for the rats by way of providing better storage for refuse, is a step in the right direction for the eradication of rodents," said municipal spokesperson Sam Modiba. Over 64 000 bins of ...
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Teen tells of catching man abusing sister
Mbombela - A witness from Mpumalanga testified on Tuesday how she caught a man sexually abusing her 5-year-old sister in 2010. The woman, 18, from KaMhlushwa near Komatipoort, was testifying in the trial of a 46-year-old man in the Nelspruit regional court, a Sapa correspondent reported. "[He] first came to our home and asked my little sister to accompany him to do washing at the local dam. ...
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Winnie Madikizela-Mandela auction in South Africa called off
A public auction of paintings, sculptures and furniture belonging to Winnie Madikizela-Mandela to pay off outstanding debts was scrapped on Tuesday after the former South African first lady refused to open the doors of her home to ...
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Carl Pistorius cleared over death of female motorcyclist
Carl Pistorius, the older brother of South African athlete Oscar Pistorius, has been cleared over the death of a female motorcyclist who crashed into his car during a bike rally in ...
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South African court acquits brother of Oscar Pistorius
One Pistorius brother is free of charges - acquitted today of culpable homicide in the death of a woman in a road accident. The famous younger brother, Olympian double-amputee Oscar Pistorius, still must face his day in court for shooting and killing his girlfriend. Carl Pistorius cried tears of relief Tuesday as a magistrate acquitted him of culpable homicide and negligent driving for the ...
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Corruption Watch slams silly proposal in Guptagate report
David Lewis, executive director of the whistleblower organisation said on Tuesday: "To refer to what has happened here as 'name-dropping' is to trivialise a major administrative breakdown, and the doings of a family who clearly are capable of commanding extraordinary privilege based on their relationships with senior public figures including the president." The ...
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City of Joburg lodges error on Gupta property
Spokesperson Kgamanyane Maphologela said on Tuesday the City of Johannesburg objected to valuations on four out of 14 properties belonging to the influential family. He was responding ...
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ANC DA BBC report on white South Africans distorts truth
The report, which appears as a video and written article on the broadcaster's website, claims only certain white South Africans have a future in the country. ...
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Answers wanted on Free States Indian pact
Bloemfontein - Details should be given about a memorandum signed by the Free State government and the Uttar Pradesh government in India, the Democratic Alliance said on Tuesday. Free State DA ...
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No same-sex marriage rule in church
Cape Town - The Methodist Church did not have a rule prohibiting its members or ministers from marrying someone of the same sex, the Western Cape High Court heard on Tuesday. Annemarie de Vos said the church only recognised heterosexual marriages, but this did not mean her client, Ecclesia de Lange, 43, contravened the church's laws and disciplines. "The decision by the churchwas ...
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4 hurt after goods trains crash
Johannesburg - A woman was critically injured and three other people were seriously injured when two goods trains collided in Brakpan, on the East Rand, on Tuesday afternoon, paramedics said. Netcare 911 spokesperson Santi Steinmann said one of the trains overturned. "After the injured were treated and stabilised on scene, they were transported to nearby medical facilities for the medical ...
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Shoot-out after cops walk in on robbery
Johannesburg - An alleged armed robber and a policeman have been wounded in a shoot-out in Springs, Gauteng police said on Tuesday. Flying Squad members stopped at the Selection Park supermarket to buy refreshments around 16:00 on Monday, Lieutenant Colonel Lungelo Dlamini said. "Unaware that a robbery was in progress, they were suddenly confronted by two armed suspects." A shoot-out ...
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Pule wants in on SABC board appointments
While delivering her department’s budget in Parliament, Pule revealed she was concerned about governance arrangements at the SABC and would be consulting the parliamentary portfolio committee on communications to explore an urgent review and amendment to the Broadcasting Act. She told journalists on Tuesday afternoon that it was a "challenge" for the minister of communications ...
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Locked out Sheriffs fail to seize Winnie Madikizela-Mandelas art collection and silver teaset over long-overdue debt
Sheriffs trying to auction off part of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela's art collection and silver teaset in order to settle a long-overdue debt were unable to proceed today, after being refused entry into her Soweto ...
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Security and Soccer in the City of Gold
In 1991, on the 11th of February, South Africa celebrated an immense moment of change as Nelson Mandela walked free from prison, then on the 25th of June 1995, the Springboks defeated the All Blacks and South Africa became the winners of the rugby world cup. These two events were indicative of the country’s potential, especially when set against the pessimism of the public and the global community at large.
South Africa has become a country used to exceeding expectations. When the ANC came to power in 1994 many South Africans expected violent reprisals, the 1994 genocide in Rwanda did nothing to allay these fears and South Africans flocked in numbers to the greener pastures of Australia, but the massacre never came, the reprisals never occurred, the white-owned property was never confiscated by the government. Read more
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