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/ 26 January 2007
The African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) lashed out at the Mail & Guardian on Friday following the publishing of an article that uncovered structural breakdown and infighting within the organisation. The ANCYL said in a statement that it ”categorically rejects” the claims of an organisational crisis.
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/ 17 January 2007
The Independent Democrats (ID) has reached an agreement with the Democratic Alliance (DA) regarding the governance of the City of Cape Town, it confirmed on Wednesday. Under the agreement, the ID will become part of the DA-led multiparty coalition, ID council caucus chairperson Simon Grindrod told reporters.
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/ 15 January 2007
Former African National Congress (ANC) chief whip and fraud convict Tony Yengeni was released from the Malmesbury prison on Monday morning. Yengeni was set free having served just more than four months of his original four-year sentence. Earlier, a group of senior Western Cape ANC leaders arrived at the Malmesbury prison to welcome him back into society.
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/ 27 December 2006
As grade 12 pupils around the country brace themselves ahead of the release of the 2006 matric results on Thursday, theirs will not be the only eyes poring over the outcome of the all-important examinations. Given South Africa’s massive skills shortage, particularly in the fields of science and technology, big business and the government are also likely to be keenly scrutinising the scores.
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/ 7 December 2006
The South African Cabinet has condemned the unruly behaviour by a section of the crowd who interrupted President Thabo Mbeki’s speech at the weekend re-burial of struggle veteran Moses Mabhida in Pietermaritzburg. Government communications head Themba Maseko said the meeting took note of the Pietermaritzburg incident.
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/ 26 October 2006
The South African Cabinet renewed its pledge on Thursday to counter rampant crime around the country, saying ”tremendous progress” is being made, but more community involvement was necessary. ”Government is and will continue to take the fight to the criminals who must be made to feel that crime does not pay,” said government communications head Themba Maseko.
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/ 23 October 2006
The Democratic Alliance (DA) and state-owned oil company PetroSA settled their ”Oilgate” documents dispute on Monday, with the DA claiming victory. Under the agreement — made an order of the court by Cape Deputy Judge President Jeanette Traverso — PetroSA has to supply the DA with documents relating to the so-called Oilgate transaction by November 13.
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/ 17 October 2006
Minister of Safety and Security Charles Nqakula insisted on Tuesday that crime is decreasing, but acknowledged citizens’ concerns this was not so. Nqakula said in the National Assembly that the criminal justice system ministers still believed the law enforcement agencies ”are going to be able to deal with the crime that is happening in South Africa”.
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/ 12 September 2006
The Correctional Services department’s efforts to establish the prevalence of HIV/Aids in prisons is being hamstrung by a lack of co-operation from staff and inmates alike, it emerged on Tuesday. The department’s survey was launched last year with a pilot project in Gauteng, and was completed on May 24 this year.
Controversial legislation placing an outright ban on any form of South African involvement in mercenary activities was approved in the National Assembly on Tuesday. Introducing debate on the measure, Minister of Defence Mosiuoa Lekota said mercenaries are the scourge of poor areas of the world, especially Africa. ”These are killers for hire,” he said.