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Gauteng teacher guilty of misconduct
Johannesburg - A teacher who allegedly kidnapped, drugged, and raped a schoolgirl, has been found guilty of gross misconduct in a disciplinary hearing, rights group Section27 said on Friday. "We are still awaiting a decision as to whether any criminal charges will be brought against the teacher," it said in a statement. A complaint about the teacher was lodged with the Gauteng ...
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South African doctor flies home after nine-month limbo over UAE death
South African doctor Cyril Karabus, 78, greets well-wishers at Cape Town airport. He was acquitted in March. Photograph: Rodger Bosch/AFP/Getty ...
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Mandela family fall out as lawyers argue over former presidents legacy
Nelson Mandela was "furious" that two of his daughters went behind his back to meddle in the management of his personal wealth, his lawyer has claimed in a case that exposes ugly battles over the lucrative Mandela brand.Makaziwe and Zenani Mandela allegedly amended a trust deed in secret so they could gain access to the former president's ...
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TD Jakes Winnie Mandela Movie Starring Jennifer Hudson Set for Fall Release
A Bishop T.D. Jakes presented-movie about Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, the former wife of Nelson Mandela who was a leading anti-apartheid figure in South Africa, has been acquired in the U.S. by movie production and distribution company Image ...
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Restaurant roundup South African fare crispy pork salad and chicharrones
Amaweles South African Kitchen' cinnamon vegetable curry dish. This week's Bay Area restaurant scene saw a slew of new openings with some new concepts. San Francisco got its first taste of South African food while the Mission got a new perspective with a restaurant that gives a birds-eye view of the neighborhood and its place in the city. Heres this weeks restaurant roundup: Notable ...
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DA hails Karabuss return
Cyril Karabus 's return to South Africa on Friday. "After much uncertainty and delays over the last few weeks, we are sure it is a huge relief for his family and friends to see him firmly back on South African soil," ...
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Compulsory Zulu a watershed moment
Johannesburg - The University of KwaZulu-Natal's decision to make Zulu a compulsory course for all first-year students is a watershed moment in education, the PanSALB said on Friday. "It offers us an opportunity to reclaim the value of linguistic pluralism in South Africa," the Pan SA Language Board said in a statement. The UKZN announced on Thursday the new policy would apply to ...
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Gasas murderer granted leave to appeal
Nhlanhla Gasa , was granted leave to appeal his 30-year sentence in the Durban Regional Court on Friday. Magistrate Anand Maharaj said the situation required another court to step in and make a decision on whether the sentence was fair and just. Mbulelo Arthur Ntlauzana, 25, was sentenced in April to 20 years for murder and 10 years for robbery and malicious damage to property. Ntlauzana ...
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PLATINUM WEEK-South African mines cannot afford pay rises -Impala
Fri May 17, 2013 12:43pm EDT * Tough talks to start in next couple of weeks * New AMCU union has poached members from established NUM * Anglo Platinum plans to cut 6,000 jobs By Clara Denina LONDON, May 17 (Reuters) - South Africa's mining industry can ill afford to offer wage rises during talks that are about to start with a new and unpredictable union, so it may well face fresh strikes, ...
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Ramaphosa companies adopt schools
Cape Town - For many it was the first day in years they spent back in a classroom when 40 companies across South Africa went back to school on Friday.Staff from various companies visited more than 80 schools in the annual Back to School for a Day initiative, established in 2012 by ANC deputy ...
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2 gunned down in Cape Town
Johannesburg - Two men were killed in separate incidents in Steenberg, Cape Town, police said on Friday. A 29-year-old man was walking home with a friend around 05:00 on Friday when two men approached them and shot him dead, police spokesperson Frederick van Wyk said. A second man, aged 38, was shot on Thursday night. He died in hospital. The two victims were reportedly members of the ...
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SA UAE ties intact despite Karabus ordeal
Marius Fransman said on Friday. "I must reiterate here a point we have made on previous occasions, that the South African government respects the independence of the judiciary and its processes in the UAE.We are committed to maintaining our cordial diplomatic and trade relations with the UAE." He addressed media at the Cape Town International Airport, where Karabus landed before ...
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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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