The case against four men accused of raping a Belgian pupil was weakened after a newspaper published their pictures before an identity parade could be held. The four have so far refused to subject themselves to a line-up because the <i>Daily Sun</i> newspaper published photos of them after the incident.
The CEO of the state broadcaster, the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), has initiatied "an internal process" to review all facts and events surrounding the August 9 footage and news coverage of the booing incident involving Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka.
<a href="http://www.mg.co.za/specialreport.aspx?area=zuma_report"><img src="http://www.mg.co.za/ContentImages/243078/zuma.jpg" align=left border=0></a>There were no sinister motives behind the Scorpions’ swoop on the Johannesburg home of former deputy president Jacob Zuma, that of his financial adviser Schabir Shaik and other residences and offices on Thursday, said the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), also denying the raids were conducted in response to Congress of South African Trade Unions statements on Zuma.
Standard Bank has signed a multimillion-rand enterprise licensing agreement with Microsoft South Africa for the upgrade of its 42Â 000 desktop PC platforms over the next three-and-a-half years, the bank said in a statement on Wednesday. The agreement is valued at more than R100-million.
Will South Africa’s new Deputy President, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, do a better job than her troubled predecessor, Jacob Zuma? According to a recent ACNielsen telephonic survey, the results of which were released on Wednesday, many South Africans have faith in her — despite not knowing her name.