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Tshwane street names to remain as is
Johannesburg - Tshwane cannot be held in contempt of court for not re-installing old street name signs, the city said on Wednesday. "We have received a solid legal opinion, which clearly states that the city is within its rights not to reinstate the dual names signage," Tshwane Mayor Kgosientso Ramokgopa's spokesperson Blessing Manale said in a statement. "We believe ...
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Mandelas birthday plans on track
Nelson Mandela 's foundation has vowed to press ahead with upcoming 95th birthday celebrations, as he spends a 12th day in hospital on Wednesday. On ...
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Africa to foot bill for interim military
Cape Town - Africa will not rely on funds from former colonial powers to support the establishment of an interim rapid reaction force to respond to coups on the continent, ...
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Mpumalanga killers driven by money
Johannesburg - The killers of an Ehlanzeni district ANC leader stood to make large sums of money, the high court sitting in the Nelspruit Magistrate's Court heard on Wednesday. Prior to the sentencing of ANC chief whip Johan Ndlovu's killers, the State argued his murder involved large sums of money, from unknown sources. "I just want this court to know that the accused had ...
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Protector to probe botched circumcisions
Johannesburg - Deputy public protector Kevin Malunga will help probe the issues surrounding botched circumcisions, his office said in a statement on Wednesday. "Malunga [has] offered his office as a platform for constructive and impartial dialogue to deal with the problem of deaths in the initiation schools," it said. Speaking at a youth month event in Apel, Limpopo, Malunga said his ...
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Mpumalanga cops report 2 killings
Johannesburg - Two people have been murdered in separate crimes in Mpumalanga, police said on Wednesday. A 46-year-old security guard at the Lamulelani High School, in Hazyview, was killed during a robbery at the school on Tuesday night, police spokesperson Leonard Hlathi said. They broke into the school, beat the guard to death, and stole groceries from the storeroom, he said. In the ...
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Anderson the catalyst for crushing win
Nerveless and apparently unhurried, he still managed to score at close to a run-a-ball and, in his last 12 ODIs, has now registered one century, five half-centuries and been dismissed for under 37 only once. He has averaged 75.77 in that time. He will never win over all his critics but, in this situation, there is no more reassuring sight in English cricket than Trott scrapping his ...
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A choke Not really just a thrashing
insisted they did . Maybe it's just easier for him to confront the word head on rather than argue the finer points of difference between being noosed and being nowhere. South Africa were the ...
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Cricket-England ease into final as South Africa choke again
(Adds quotes) * England to meet India or Sri Lanka in final * South Africa bowled out for 175 By Mark Meadows LONDON, June 19 (Reuters) - Hosts England sauntered into the Champions Trophy final after South Africa 'choked' in yet another semi-final when they were bowled out for 175 in fairly benign conditions at The Oval on Wednesday. South Africa were favourites heading into ...
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Public protector to probe initiation deaths
"Malunga [has] offered his office as a platform for constructive and impartial dialogue to deal with the problem of deaths in the initiation schools," Malunga's office said on Wednesday. Speaking at a youth month event in Apel, Limpopo, Malunga said his office had been pained by the recent reports of botched circumcisions in the province and in Mpumalanga. "In this era of ...
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Ingram Peterson star in poor parody
The Book of Mormon is a musical parody of the Mormon Church. It takes apart the church block by block in an amusing and intelligent way as people swear, dance and sing. The crowd love ...
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Kirsten accepts that South Africa choked
Gary Kirsten did not shy away from the team's uncomfortable history of failing at pressure stages in major events, admitting they "choked" against England, a term he called "horrible", and that it does not reflect well on his time as ...
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Politicians hired killers - claim
Johannesburg - The killers of an Ehlanzeni district ANC leader were hired by politicians "too powerful to be brought to book", the Gauteng North High Court sitting in the Nelspruit Magistrate's Court heard on Wednesday. Before sentencing ANC Chief Whip Johan Ndlovu's killers, defence lawyers Malanguti Malanguta and Katlego Matsego argued that the accused were used by powerful ...
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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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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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