Only two of the country’s six top metros are likely to retain their mayors after the local government elections in May.
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/ 25 February 2011
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan is to present a discussion paper on the youth wage subsidy to trade unions and business.
An attempt by pirates to hijack a Mozambican ship off the coast of that country led SA to use its naval capabilities to monitor threats in SA waters.
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/ 18 February 2011
The DA’s blacklisting of <i>Sowetan</i> parliamentary correspondent Anna Majavu has led to divisions in the party, insiders say.
A little fire and brimstone from the opposition benches, but president’s own MPs had only good things to say about his speech.
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/ 18 February 2011
His words smack of hypocrisy, however, as it was exactly this practice that brought him to power.
Assault charges against <em>Mail & Guardian</em> photographer Oupa Nkosi have been withdrawn as a result of insufficient evidence.
Affidavits filed with the police allege bribery and threats of violence to compel voting for certain candidates.
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/ 18 February 2011
Three days after election to the top job in the Western Cape ANC, Marius Fransman’s face shows the effects of the battle for leadership.
In his reply to the debate on the State of the Nation address on Thursday, President Jacob Zuma took pride in the government’s interventions.