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Man had epileptic attack inquiry hears
Pietermaritzburg - A man who died after a fitness test in KwaZulu-Natal last year succumbed because of an epileptic attack, a commission of inquiry heard on Wednesday. Ravenda Padayachee, SC, for the KwaZulu-Natal transport department, said this emerged from a medical report from Northdale Hospital. According to the report, hospital staff worked on Sibonakaliso Mhlanga for 30 minutes but failed ...
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Police ministry welcomes ConCourt ruling
Johannesburg - The police ministry on Wednesday welcomed a Constitutional Court decision not to change a cost order ruling. The cost order had been made against a group that sought compensation for firearm owners who had turned their weapons in to police. Police ministry spokesperson Zweli Mnisi said the Constitutional Court had vindicated the current approach to firearm control. "Once ...
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Action sought on initation deaths
Johannesburg - Opposition parties on Wednesday demanded inquiries and strong action from government after the deaths of initiates in Limpopo and Mpumalanga. The Democratic Alliance urged Traditional Affairs ...
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Fraud trial witnesses fall ill
Johannesburg - The fraud trial of two former employees of the labour department's Compensation Fund was postponed in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court on Wednesday. Labour spokesperson Page Boikanyo said witnesses scheduled to take the stand had fallen ill. "The two State witnesses, who were expected to testify did not make it to the Pretoria Magistrate's Court because ...
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Gupta report finds officials colluded
Johannesburg - A collusion of officials resulted in the irregular clearance for a privately chartered plane to land at Waterkloof Air Force Base, reveals a report on the matter. "It is an undisputed fact that there was no note verbale from the Indian High Commission to the department of international relations and co-operation, and therefore due process was not followed," says the ...
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Cops lose whistle-blower info on website
Pretoria - Information on crime supplied by whistle-blowers, was downloaded when the official SA Police Service (SAPS) website was hacked into, Sita said on Wednesday. The police website, like other government entities, is hosted by the State Information Technology Agency (Sita). Divisional head responsible for government solutions, Daniel Mashao, said information posted by citizens ...
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DA Parly must help appoint SIU head
Jacob Zuma 's powers to appoint a new Special Investigating Unit (SIU) head. The Democratic Alliance said on Wednesday the SIU had been politicised ...
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KZN MEC hails Kloof murder sentence
Johannesburg - KwaZulu-Natal Community Safety MEC Willies Mchunu on Wednesday welcomed the 25-year jail sentence the Durban High Court handed to the Siyanda Majozi who murdered Kloof resident Rodney Bradley. "We commend the excellent work done by the police for swiftly bringing Majozi to book," Mchunu said in a statement.The 23-year-old Majozi was sentenced on Tuesday after pleading ...
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Borren to lead against South Africa
On May 28, Netherlands' YB40 squad will travel to Amsterdam for the Canal Bike Race against the South Africans. They will then practice for two days in Amstelveen before the ODI. Squad: Peter Borren (capt), Wesley Barresi, Tom Cooper, Daan van Bunge, Mudassar Bukhari, Tom de Grooth, Tim Gruijters, James Gruijters, Tom Heggelman, Ahsan Malik, Paul van Meekeren, Stephan Myburgh, Pieter ...
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Contractor found using sewage water
Bloemfontein - Labour inspectors have clamped down on a Free State contractor using sewage water to suppress dust, while building a new road, an official said on Wednesday. "The employer was immediately issued with a prohibition notice to stop using the dirty water collected from municipal sewerage systems by water trucks," said Free State labour chief director Marsha ...
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ConCourt to rule on magistrates dispute
Johannesburg - The Constitutional Court will hand down judgment on Thursday, in a matter involving a dispute about the salary increases of regional magistrates and regional court presidents. On 19 February, the Constitutional Court heard an application for confirmation and variation of an order of constitutional invalidity, and a conditional application for leave to appeal a decision of ...
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GuptaWaterkloof debate - as it happened
@Jacanews: #GuptaGateReport: One #GuptaGuest is still in the country-and did not leave when scheduled. That person is still in #SA. Being investigated. #GuptaGuests did also not comply with the visa requirementsvisited Cape Town before departingNot all those who arrived with the flight departed on the outgoing flight.. AND #SARS has not acted against the ...
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Mpuma Hawks head faces fraud charge
Johannesburg - The head of the Hawks in Mpumalanga appeared in the Nelspruit Regional Court on Wednesday on a charge of fraud, police said. National police spokesperson Brigadier Phuti Setati said Major General Simon Mapiane was arrested on Wednesday morning, before briefly appearing in court. He was charged with fraud relating to alleged false travel claims. Setati could not provide details on ...
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Metro cop hurt in Joburg shoot-out
Johannesburg - A Johannesburg metro police officer was wounded in a shoot-out near the Marlboro Gautrain station on Wednesday, said the metro police. Shots were fired when the metro policeman and a colleague were attacked by robbers at Pan Africa, in Alexandra, at 10:50, said spokesperson Edna Mamonyane. The robbers had pulled up next to the metro police in a car and ordered them to give ...
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33 men die in South African circumcision ceremonies
As many as 33 young men are now thought to have died over two weeks in one province of South Africa as they took part in traditional initiation ceremonies that included circumcision and extreme survival ...
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Parties take aim at Zuma over Guptagate
Jacob Zuma in a parliamentary debate on the issue on Wednesday. He should pay for his role in Guptagate at next year's election, they said. Democratic Alliance defence ...
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Cops were prepared to kill - lawyer
Rustenburg - The specialised police units deployed in Marikana during labour unrest were given the means to kill striking miners, the Farlam Commission of Inquiry heard on ...
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Cape Town seeks interdict for protesters
Cape Town - The City of Cape Town intends seeking an interdict against the people disrupting the servicing of toilets in informal settlements, an official said on Wednesday. Utility services mayoral committee member Ernest Sonnenberg said services had been affected in Kanana, Barcelona, and Boystown, in Gugulethu. "We have met with our attorneys and will be getting the interdict ...
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ANC reaches out to youth with app
Cape Argus reported on Wednesday."We live in a society where, to reach the youth, social media platforms are most effective," African National Congress provincial ...
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By-elections underway in 4 provinces
Johannesburg - Municipal ward by-elections were underway in KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, the Northern Cape, and the Western Cape on Wednesday, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) said. A total of six wards were being contested by 18 candidates representing six political parties, and three independent candidates, IEC spokesperson Kate Bapela said. "All in all, they [the elections ...
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Rapid Climate Change In South Africa Linked To Cultural Innovation In The Middle Stone Age
Image Credit: Middle Stone Age Silcrete bifacial points, engraved ochre and bone tools from the c. 75 - 80,000 year old M1 & M2 phases at Blombos cave. Image copyright held by author, Chris Henshilwood. Photo by Henning ...
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Barred Pussy Riot member goes on hunger strike
Maria Alyokhina, who was jailed over a protest against Vladimir Putin says she is starting a hunger strike after she was barred from a parole ...
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Bikers and churches rally behind Cosatu in e-toll fight
The South African Council of Churches and the Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference (SACBC) would lend their active support, Cosatu Gauteng secretary Dumisani Dakile told reporters in Johannesburg on Wednesday. "We will be embarking upon a series of protests and demonstrations… to highlight to the state and to government that this system is unacceptable." He said ...
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Gupta jet report released
full report on the controversial landing of a privately chartered plane at the Waterkloof Air Force Base was released on Wednesday. The justice, crime prevention, and security (JCPS) cluster of ministries said it believed the issue would serve to support the fight against corruption. "We believe that the unified public voice which condemned the incident, together with decisive government ...
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Govt shocked by Kleinfontein
The Times that residents of a settlement on the farm Kleinfontein, near Pretoria, had vowed that only Afrikaners would be allowed to live there. According to the newspaper, all the settlement's residents, from the security guards at the gate to the gardeners, were Afrikaans. Government servicesWilliams said all South Africans were governed by the Constitution, which catered for people ...
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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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