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African National Congress deputy president Jacob Zuma on Monday filed papers in the Durban High Court opposing the National Prosecuting Authority’s request to have documents released from Mauritius for use as evidence in his trial. The documents pertain to an alleged meeting between Zuma, businessman Schabir Shaik and Alain Thetard of French arms company Thint.
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Criminal charges will be laid because national soccer coach Carlos Parreira started coaching the team without a work permit, the Home Affairs Ministry said on Monday. ”Certainly, we have to lay a charge because an offence has been committed,” said ministry spokesperson Cleo Mosana. Mosana said both the South African Football Association (Safa) and the coaches will be charged.
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The Department of Correctional Services is conducting medical tests on fraud convict Schabir Shaik to determine whether he should remain in hospital or go back to jail. ”Specialists are in the process of conducting a medical examination to assess his condition in order to arrive at a second opinion,” Correctional services spokesperson Luphumzo Kebeni said on Monday.
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President Thabo Mbeki on Monday congratulated the Soweto Gospel Choir for winning a Grammy Award for their album, Blessed. The president hailed the choir’s achievement as another testimony of the richness of South Africa and Africa’s contribution to humanity, said presidential spokesperson Mukoni Ratshitanga.
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A work permit has been issued for Bafana Bafana soccer coach Carlos Parreira, the Ministry of Home Affairs said on Monday. ”Today [Monday], the South African Football Association submitted all the outstanding documents for the head coach, and he has now been issued with a work permit,” said ministry spokesperson Cleo Mosana.
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A Johannesburg bus driver has been vindicated after an investigation found he did not racially abuse eight high school pupils and then force them off a bus, Metrobus said on Monday. The investigation conducted by Metrobus into the incident found that the ”issue was not a racial issue as reported in the media”, but rather an ”altercation” between the pupils and the driver.
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad denied on Monday that Iran is supplying sophisticated weapons to Iraqi militants and said peace would return to Iraq only when United States and other foreign forces leave. ”The US administration and [US President George] Bush are used to accusing others,” Ahmadinejad said in an interview with US television network ABC.
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The ongoing dispute over which consortium should build Durban’s 2010 Soccer World Cup stadium was adjourned until April 2 by the Durban High Court on Monday. A consortium led by Group 5 has been named as the preferred bidder, but has yet to sign a contract with the eThekwini municipality.
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A teenager told the Cape High Court on Monday of his reluctance to get involved in the alleged murder of baby Jordan-Leigh Norton. The youth turned 18 in prison last Sunday, but may still not be named until the judge decides on Thursday whether he should be identified along with his other four co-accused.
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Port Elizabeth residents have reacted with outrage to a new poll that claims the city is the worst place to live in South Africa, the Herald Online reported on Monday. Labelling the poll ”undiluted rubbish”, Port Elizabeth businessman Khusta Jack said the city has a better sense of safety than anywhere else in the country.