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/ 21 November 2005
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If the rape claims against Jacob Zuma turn out to be ”serious allegations” and go to court, the party will take action, African National Congress secretary general Kgalema Motlanthe said on Monday at a media briefing on the party’s national executive committee meeting at the past weekend.
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/ 18 November 2005
Donovan Moodley asked for a retrial in the Johannesburg High Court on Friday, saying he did not kill student Leigh Matthews. He was framed, he contended, adding that he would plead not guilty to all three of the charges against him — murder, kidnapping and extortion — if granted a new trial. He also asked for protection for his family and his partner, Yashika Singh.
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/ 17 November 2005
Owners of certain vehicles will pay more for fuel next year when regulations to encourage the use of cleaner fuels come into effect, the South African Petroleum Industry Association said on Wednesday. Drivers of luxurious performance vehicles will pay a levy of at least 10 cents more if they choose to use 95-octane fuel, for example.
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/ 12 November 2005
The father of 10-year-old kidnap victim Liam Aspeling was shot and wounded while in a witness-protection programme, the Vereeniging Regional Court heard on Friday. Vernon Aspeling is a state witness in the Cape High Court trial of a group of people facing 28 charges, including robbery and kidnapping.
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/ 10 November 2005
About 145 Durban train drivers are expected to go on strike on Thursday afternoon over new rosters, a day after at least 28 coaches were burnt in Gauteng by commuters angered by delays. The drivers’ union will also meet Metrorail CEO Lauriette Modipane to discuss the safety of its drivers in the wave of train torchings.
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/ 9 November 2005
Further information relating to one of the four alleged kidnappers of Liam Aspeling (10) will be presented at the four’s next appearance in the Vereeniging Regional Court on Friday. The four men had expected to apply for bail on Wednesday, but the investigating officer and two files relating to the case had arrived too late for adequate preparation.
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/ 16 October 2005
There is a move away from not interfering in the internal affairs of another country, with the media playing an important role in fostering understanding between countries, President Thabo Mbeki said on Saturday at the launch of the African Editors’ Forum in Kempton Park.
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/ 16 October 2005
A group of senior media executives launched the African Editors’ Forum in Kempton Park on Saturday night. According to its constitution, it was formed by Africa’s ”most senior print, magazine, broadcast and other electronic media editors and media educators” to defend and promote media freedom and independence.
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/ 14 October 2005
The draft preliminary design report for the Gautrain Rapid Rail link was released for public comment on Friday. The report, released by the Gauteng department of public transport, roads and works, provides details of some of the stations planned between Johannesburg and Pretoria.
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/ 30 September 2005
Friday’s Constitutional Court judgement on medicine-pricing regulations should be interpreted as a victory for the Department of Health and citizens, Minister of Health Manto Tshabalala-Msimang said. ”The judgement cannot be interpreted to say the department was wrong,” she told reporters in Pretoria. The court, she said, merely identified ”a few minor defects” in the regulations.