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/ 13 January 2006
Parliament’s chief financial officer, Harry Charlton, has got the chop after an internal disciplinary hearing found him guilty of a range of charges, including the illegal procurement of goods and services with a value greater than R750Â 000 without the authority of the secretary to Parliament. The announcement was made at Parliament on Friday by the secretary to Parliament, Zingile Dingani.
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/ 20 December 2005
John Spencer, who plays vice-presidential candidate Leo McGarry on NBC television’s <i>The West Wing</i>, died of a heart attack on Friday, his publicist said. Spencer’s work on the show earned him an Emmy Award for supporting actor in a drama series in 2002, as well as a Golden Globe nomination.
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/ 14 December 2005
South African-born actress Charlize Theron was nominated for best actress for North Country, and director Gavin Hood’s Tsotsi — based on the Athol Fugard novel — was nominated for best foreign film on Tuesday when the list of nominations for the Golden Globes was announced.
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/ 2 December 2005
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The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has distanced itself from a Mail & Guardian report that Jacob Zuma confessed to senior trade union and communist leaders that he had sex with the woman he is reportedly alleged to have raped.
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/ 1 December 2005
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As the world commemorates World Aids Day, a new study has found that more and more South Africans are displaying high-risk sexual behaviour and are in denial with regard to HIV/Aids. This is despite considerable public-education efforts about the risks associated with HIV/Aids.
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/ 29 November 2005
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The police investigation into rape allegations against Jacob Zuma is incomplete, his lawyer said on Tuesday. Mike Hulley said the former deputy president, out of respect for due process, will reserve further comment on the matter until the police have completed their probe.
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/ 27 November 2005
The government is looking for skilled white South Africans at home and abroad to help implement its accelerated growth plan, the Sunday Times reported on Sunday. Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka told the newspaper that the government has ”messed up” communicating its affirmative-action policy.
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/ 24 November 2005
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The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has received a docket from the police on rape allegations against former deputy president Jacob Zuma. The authority now has to decide whether to prosecute. NPA spokesperson Makhosini Nkosi said: ”We intend finalising this matter as soon as possible.”
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/ 24 November 2005
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Police are conducting tests on former deputy president Jacob Zuma’s blood to compare it with the DNA of semen found on the underwear of his alleged rape victim, Beeld newspaper reported on Thursday. It said the forensic test results will soon be handed to senior police officials.
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/ 18 November 2005
Scientists have blasted a plan to cull thousands of elephants in the Kruger National Park, instead recommending contraception to reduce numbers. "This cull is abhorrent and needs to be stopped," Southern African Association for the Advancement of Science president Ian Raper said in Johannesburg on Friday.