The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) defended its withdrawal of an "unauthorised" documentary on President Thabo Mbeki in a full-page newspaper advertisement on Saturday. "At no stage was any pressure, political or otherwise, exerted on our editorial or legal staff," read the public broadcaster’s advert.
A huge fire engulfed the cargo section of Istanbul’s international Atatürk airport on Wednesday. Black smoke billowed high into the air, television footage showed. The fire caused panic at the airport, and authorities were trying to evacuate hundreds of people from nearby terminals.
Nineteen South Africans have been arrested in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) alongside three Americans and four Nigerians on allegations of ”destabilisation of government institutions”, the South African Department of Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday.
The new R55-million Baramall shopping centre was officially launched in Soweto on Wednesday. The centre is fully let and anchor tenants include Shoprite, OK Furnishers, Jet Stores, PEP Stores, Diskom and Dunns, while financial institutions include Absa, African Bank, First National Bank and Standard Bank.
South African athlete Ernst van Dyk was named Laureus World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability in Barcelona, Spain, on Monday. Swiss tennis superstar Roger Federer was named World Sportsman of the Year for the second straight year, with the women’s honour going to Croatian skier Janica Kostelic.
President Thabo Mbeki announced a Cabinet reshuffle on Monday, following the death earlier this month of minister of public works Stella Sigcau. Her post will now be filled by Minister of Agriculture and Land Affairs Thoko Didiza. Deputy Minister of Minerals and Energy Lulama Xingwana will become Minister of Agriculture and Land Affairs.
Tributes and messages of condolence streamed in on Wednesday afternoon after former KwaZulu-Natal social welfare minister Prince Gideon Zulu (72) died on Tuesday evening following a long illness. United Democratic Movement president Bantu Holomisa hailed Zulu as a ”fierce warrior … who showed humility and warmth”.
Tributes and messages of condolence streamed in on Wednesday afternoon after former KwaZulu-Natal social welfare minister Prince Gideon Zulu (72) died on Tuesday evening following a long illness. United Democratic Movement president Bantu Holomisa hailed Zulu as a ”fierce warrior … who showed humility and warmth”.
Proudly South African (PSA) — the campaign established in 2001 to encourage consumers to buy local products — is undergoing a renaissance under new CEO Manana Moroka, the organisation said on Tuesday. The <i>Mail & Guardian</i> reported earlier this month that PSA was floundering.
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The African National Congress said on Monday that its deputy president, Jacob Zuma, would be resuming his duties ”without delay” after he stepped down from active duty while his rape trial was under way. Zuma was acquitted of rape in the Johannesburg High Court on May 8.