Antoinette Keyser
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/ 23 February 2006

Quake sows panic in Southern Africa

The death toll in the powerful quake that hit Mozambique on Thursday morning was still uncertain with authorities still visiting rural areas to assess the impact there. Up to two deaths have been reported so far. The quake could be felt as far afield as Harare and Durban, and Johannesburg’s emergency services also received quake-related calls.

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/ 11 January 2006

Standerton flood emergency averted

A possible flood emergency at Standerton in Mpumalanga has not materialised after less water flowed into the Grootdraai Dam than expected, authorities said on Wednesday afternoon. Police spokesperson Superintendent Amanda Peens said the outflow of the dam, which is 114% full, will be maintained at 850 cubic metres per second.

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/ 31 August 2005

Zuma’s lawyer takes aim at the Scorpions

Arguments in an application by one of former deputy president Jacob Zuma’s attorneys regarding the Scorpions raid on August 18 will be heard in the Johannesburg High Court next Wednesday. Julie Mahomed filed an urgent application on Tuesday, asking the court to set aside the search warrants obtained by the Scorpions, the investigating arm of the National Prosecuting Authority.