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/ 13 November 2006
Canadian rock band Nickelback’s South African tour, which had been due to kick off on November 25, has been postponed due to the band members’ ”chronic exhaustion” following an extensive American and European tour, promoter Kusasa South Africa said on Monday.
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/ 9 November 2006
President Thabo Mbeki on Thursday dismissed calls for a commission of inquiry into allegations against police National Commissioner Jackie Selebi. Mbeki wrote a letter to a Freedom Front Plus MP in response to requests by that party last week for an inquiry to investigate allegations that Selebi was involved in criminal activities.
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/ 9 November 2006
Public Protector Mabedla Lawrence Mushwana has found that a R65Â 000 interest-free loan paid by Sandi Majali, of Imvume Investments, to Minister of Social Development Zola Skweyiya’s wife for renovations on Skweyiya’s Waterkloof home did not influence the awarding of a multimillion-rand contract to a company partly owned by Imvume.
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/ 9 November 2006
The Director General of Correctional Services, Linda Mti, has resigned, a government statement said on Thursday. It said the national commissioner quit at the beginning of the month. Johannesburg police on Tuesday confirmed that Mti had recently been arrested for drunken driving.
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/ 7 November 2006
From the world’s longest string of bras to a mass smooch, people around the globe will try to smash all sorts of weird and wacky records later this week, organisers said on Tuesday. The second annual Guinness World Records Day on Thursday sees zany attempts being planned worldwide.
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/ 6 November 2006
The Supreme Court of Appeal dented former deputy president Jacob Zuma’s chances of becoming the next president on Monday when it confirmed corruption convictions against his former financial adviser Schabir Shaik. Meanwhile, the Shaik family have dropped their earlier criticism of the National Prosecuting Authority.
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/ 6 November 2006
Haiti, Burma and Iraq are perceived as the most corrupt countries in the world, while Finland is seen as the cleanest, a respected global graft watchdog reported on Monday. South Africa was 51st among 163 countries listed in Transparency International’s annual Corruption Perceptions Index, down from 46th last year.
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/ 6 November 2006
A nuclear reactor at Koeberg in Cape Town automatically shut down on Sunday night but risk of power interruption was minimal, Eskom said on Monday. "The initial indication is that the fault is on the turbine control system, which is currently being investigated," it said in a statement.
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/ 6 November 2006
Monday’s judgement of the Supreme Court of Appeal upholding the conviction of Schabir Shaik, financial adviser to former deputy president Jacob Zuma, now gives the National Prosecuting Authority the moral high ground to continue with its case against Zuma, say opposition politicians.
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/ 2 November 2006
South African Afro-fusion band Freshlyground walked away with an MTV Europe Music Award on Thursday evening for best African act. Singer Zolani Mahola, looking slightly overwhelmed, accepted the award on stage with a brief thank-you message. Held in a chilly Copenhagen, Denmark, the glitzy awards were hosted by Justin Timberlake.