Hannah Botha, one of South Africa’s veteran actors and a star of M-Net’s soap opera Egoli, has died at the age of 84. Botha died in Johannesburg on the morning of April 16, Beeld newspaper reported. She was admitted to hospital at the weekend as she was not feeling well.
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/ 27 February 2007
South Africa’s ailing Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang has been temporarily replaced by the transport minister while she receives treatment for a lung condition, an official statement said. Tshabalala-Msimang, often criticised by Aids activists, entered hospital last week with anaemia and fluid collecting near the lung.
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/ 22 February 2007
Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang has been admitted to the intensive-care unit of the Johannesburg General Hospital. According to media reports on Thursday, she is on a ventilator. She was admitted to the same hospital last year for several weeks after reportedly suffering from a lung infection.
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/ 20 February 2007
Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe turns 83 on Wednesday, fit for his age and combative in the face of a crumbling economy, social unrest and a looming battle over who will succeed him. Mugabe will celebrate his birthday with a huge party on Saturday. But gathering clouds risk overshadowing the festivities.
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/ 12 February 2007
Long-time Mail & Guardian columnist Robert Kirby died in Cape Town on Friday night following a long illness. A significant satirist especially in the 1970s, Kirby also worked as a broadcaster, television columnist, playwright and novelist. He became famous in South Africa for his sharp wit and fearless satire.
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/ 9 February 2007
The government’s reaction to the heated national debate on crime is expected to be high on President Thabo Mbeki’s agenda during his State of the Nation address on Friday morning. The speech is expected to be upbeat, including a focus on ”the age of hope” and reference to the challenges posed by South Africa’s hosting of the 2010 World Cup.
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/ 25 January 2007
Zimbabwe’s government ”abandoned” its court case against Mail & Guardian chief executive Trevor Ncube on Thursday after it had prevented him at the end of last year from renewing his passport, claiming he was not a citizen of Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe’s government-appointed Media and Information Commission will not close down two popular private newspapers even if owner Trevor Ncube — also the publisher of the Mail & Guardian in South Africa — loses his Zimbabwean citizenship, state television reported late on Wednesday.
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/ 30 November 2006
The Mail & Guardian was on Thursday afternoon informed by the Office of the State Attorney in Johannesburg of its intention to interdict the newspaper. The action relates to articles regarding the scandal of police National Commissioner Jackie Selebi’s relationship with Brett Kebble murder accused Glenn Agliotti.
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/ 30 November 2006
The South African National Editors’ Forum (Sanef) has expressed its concern at complaints against the media raised by National Director of Public Prosecutions Vusi Pikoli, who has criticised recent reportage by the media on the activities of the National Prosecuting Authority and the Scorpions.