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End of an era for Argentina’s Afrikaners
Once they lived here in their thousands, but now only a handful of Afrikaans-speaking Boers remain in the town of Comodoro Rivadavia in Argentina.
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MPs bid farewell to Langa, welcome Ngcobo
Parliamentarians bade farewell to former chief justice Pius Langa on Wednesday, simultaneously welcoming his successor, Sandile Ngcobo.
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‘Unrealistic’ for SA to set emission targets
Cabinet ran its climate change colours up the mast on Thursday, declaring SA would not agree to any targets at the UN climate change conference.
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Nyanda spends millions on two BMWs
New Communications Minister Siphiwe Nyanda has treated himself to a pair of German luxury cars, one to use in Pretoria and the other in Cape Town.
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Criminals in the dwang, warns deputy minister
Fikile Mbalula on Wednesday announced details of a community programme which, if taken literally, aims to send criminals running for the toilet.
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Zille takes issue with ANC land transfer in W Cape
The former ANC-run Western Cape administration approved transfer of land to the national government the day before the April 22 elections.
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Concern over quality of tap water in some small towns
The tap water in some small South African towns may not be fit to drink, a senior Department of Water Affairs official said on Monday.
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Dexter: Mugabe should go, or be ‘forcibly removed’
If Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe will not step down voluntarily he should be removed by force, said senior Cope member Philip Dexter on Tuesday.
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Govt steps up fight against marine poachers
Minister of Environmental Affairs Marthinus van Schalkwyk says his department is planning ”further steps” to stem the poaching of marine resources.
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SA unveils long-term strategy to fight climate change
South Africa’s transition to a low-carbon economy to combat global warming will be marked by ambitious and mandatory energy-efficiency targets.