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EE denies Motshekga claims
Johannesburg - Equal Education (EE) has denied claims by the basic education department that it was imposing impossible deadlines for the norms and standards for school infrastructure. "All the deadlines EE asks the [department] to uphold were agreed to by the minister in a November 2012 settlement agreement which was noted by the high court," it said in a statement on Wednesday. EE ...
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Guard shot during ATM bombings
Johannesburg - A security guard was shot and wounded when robbers bombed three ATMs in Witbank on Wednesday morning, Mpumalanga police said. "The suspects, travelling in a silver BMW and a cream white Toyota Yaris, detonated the ATMs, then shot and wounded a security guard before fleeing the scene," police spokesperson Leonard Hlathi said. They blew up three Absa ATMs at the ...
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Kirsten Leaves South Africa No Wiser About Choke Habit
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Ex-South African Israel ambassador likens Bedouin treatment to apartheid
A former South African ambassador to Israel has invited the fury of the Israeli government by describing its treatment of the country's Palestinian Bedouin community as akin to ...
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England Ease Into Final as South Africa Choke Again
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Winnie family visit Mandela hospital
Ex-wife of Nelson Mandela, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela arrives at the Mediclinic Heart Hospital where former South African President Nelson Mandela is being treated in Pretoria, South Africa, Wednesday, June 19, 2013. The 94-year-old was hospitalized for a recurring lung infection. (AP Photo/Themba ...
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ANC suspends North West mayor
Johannesburg - Ramotshere Moiloa local municipality mayor Afrika Thale has been suspended from the ANC for three years, the party's North West provincial disciplinary committee (PDC) said on Wednesday. "By virtue of his suspension, the respondent [Thale] will no longer be able to represent the applicant [provincial working committee] as the mayor and councillor of the Ramotshere Moiloa ...
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City granted final interdict on toilets
Cape Town - The City of Cape Town has been granted a final interdict against those who interfere with servicing of toilets, Mayor Patricia de Lille said on Wednesday. The Western Cape High Court made the interim interdict final on Tuesday. She said the order would ensure that affected communities, especially Kosovo, Kanana, and Barcelona, were given essential services without the ...
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Dad gets 12 years for killing son with axe
Pretoria - A mechanic was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Wednesday for killing his 3-year-old son with a pick-axe handle."In my view a sentence of 12 years' imprisonment would be an appropriate sentence for the crime committed," Judge Nico Coetzee said in the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria."Therefore the accused [Vincent Mugwagwa] is sentenced to 12 years ...
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South African stocks edge lower ahead of U.S. Fed decision
* FTSEurofirst 300 down 0.3 pct, Euro STOXX 50 down 0.6 pct* Risks seen 'neutral' to 'on the upside' ahead of FOMC* Huge outflows from bonds, credit, going into cash -SocGenBy Blaise RobinsonPARIS, June 19 (Reuters) - European shares ended ...
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Foundation to Mark Mandelas 95th Birthday
The foundation says that on July 18, the former South African president's birthday, charities, businesses and individuals will take part in a day of service called the Mandela Day campaign. Participants are being asked to do good deeds for 67 minutes to mark Mr. Mandela's 67 years of activism and public work. Some of the suggested actions include volunteering at schools, ...
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Paris Exhibit Captures Mandelas Journey
PARIS -- The fragile health of former South African president Nelson Mandela has been making headlines in recent days. But a new exhibition in Paris takes a step back - looking at Mandela's evolution from political prisoner to one of the world's most beloved and respected politicians. Produced by the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg, the show kicks off a year of cultural events in ...
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Daily Maverick retracts Al-Qaeda in SA story
The story claimed that al-Qaeda was alive and well in South Africa and implicated cousins Farhad and Junaid Dockrat in setting up military training camps for the terrorist group in the country. The story was picked up by several local news organisations but in the days after it was published, there was widespread outcry over the lack of apparent evidence to prove these claims. On Tuesday the ...
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In which Trott got compared to Viv
June 19, 2013 Chris Morris quickly reclaimed new-ball duties, and got South Africa a couple of early inroads. The English openers didn't quite look themselves. Literally. I wish Cook hadn't got out, I wanted to see more of his running it reminds me of Toy Story so much. Unlucky ...
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Dad who killed son not aggressive
Pretoria - A mechanic found guilty of killing his 3-year-old son with a pick-axe handle is not an aggressive person, the North Gauteng High Court heard on Wednesday."Mr [Vincent] Mugwagwa is not a person who has a pattern of being aggressive," social worker Yvette van Schalkwyk said."If we look at the circumstances at the home, I've got great empathy for the mother and the ...
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2 held for killing Chinese shopkeeper
Durban - Two men were arrested for allegedly killing and robbing a Chinese foreign national in Kokstad, KwaZulu-Natal police said on Wednesday. The men, aged 21 and 22, were arrested on Tuesday, police spokesperson Thulani Zwane said. Three men stabbed and throttled the 24-year-old woman in her shop in Ibisi, Kokstad, on Monday. Her husband took her to Rietvlei Hospital, where she died. ...
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Mandelas 95th birthday plans to go ahead
Former South African President Nelson Mandela leaves the Intercontinental hotel in London, on June 26, 2008. Mandela's foundation has vowed to press ahead with upcoming 95th birthday celebrations, as he undergoes a twelfth day in hospital for a lung ...
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SA workers to invade Swaziland
On the day of the planned mass protest in the totalitarian kingdom of Swaziland, 12 April, the powerful trade union COSATU in neighbouring South Africa plans a protest march to "invade" the kingdom in ...
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Unions to stop Walmart entering South Africa
South African and international trade unions are facing the US retail giant Walmart in court next week to stop it from entering into the South African economy without "appropriate ...
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Outrage over Zumas hell-threats to voters
A wide range of South Africa's political landscape is voicing outrage over President Jacob Zuma after he threatened non-ANC voters with ending up in hell. Also the Church protests that only ANC members will come to ...
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Denel workers killed in Somalia
Johannesburg - South African state weapons firm Denel said two of its staff were killed in an attack on Wednesday on the United Nations compound in the Somali capital Mogadishu.A spokesperson for South Africa's largest manufacturer of defence equipment said the identity of the workers was not yet known."We have sent someone to Somalia to inform us from the ground," Vuyelwa Qinga ...
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South Africa Equal Education Vs Motshekga Gets Nasty
The struggle between Minister of Basic Education, Angie Motshekga, and activist organisation Equal Education, is getting nasty. The Department has accused EE of using whites to mislead black people and EE has accused the Department of racism. EE held Youth Day marches on Monday 17 June in Cape Town and Pretoria. The marches were part of EE's campaign to get Minister Motshekga to publish a ...
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Uganda Uganda South African Army Chiefs Discuss Security
Visiting South African Special Forces Commander, Brigade General Rudzani Maphwanya has held talks with the Chief of Defense Forces, General Edward Katumba Wamala. The meeting took place at the ministry of defense headquarters, at Mbuya in Kampala. Brigadier General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the Commander Special Forces Command also attended. According to Capt. Edison Kwesiga, the spokesperson, ...
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South Africa Orange Extends South Africa Footprint
French telecommunications operator Orange and South Africa's Nashua Mobile have signed an agreement to expand the firm's South African footprint by opening several local retail outlets. Orange entered the South African market in January when it launched an e-commerce store and online portal. The new agreement will extend Orange's reach to a fully-fledged in-store service ...
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Zuma many wives many official cars
South African sources report that President Jacob Zuma's polygamy practice is costing the state dearly, as all wives want an official car. The police force denies these ...
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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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