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/ 24 October 2006
There is no doubt that the public sees corruption as one of the most serious problems facing our country, and one that directly affects service delivery. The focus is often on high-value actions by officials. Often little attention is paid to the many thousands of smaller acts of corruption, writes special investigating unit head Willie Hofmeyr.
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/ 24 October 2006
New television and music forums could help South African industries, writes Charlene Smith.
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/ 23 October 2006
Three South Africans were among four passengers in a helicopter that crash-landed in a built-up area of São Paulo, Brazil, on Sunday. ”All survived the emergency landing,” said Foreign affairs spokesperson Ronnie Mamoepa in Pretoria on Monday. He said one of the three injured South Africans was in a critical condition in a São Paolo hospital.
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/ 23 October 2006
A 13-year-old pupil was rushed to hospital after he was stabbed by a fellow Edleen Primary School pupil on Monday, said the Gauteng department of education. ”It’s disturbing because all along it’s been taking place in high schools and this time it is primary school pupils,” said spokesperson Panyaza Lesufi.
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/ 23 October 2006
Teachers support the statement by Minister of Education Naledi Pandor that school safety needs to be addressed immediately, the National Professional Teachers’ Organisation of South Africa (Naptosa) said on Monday. ”Naptosa and its members commit themselves to supporting any initiative from the Department of Education to address the problem of safety in schools,” Naptosa president Dave Malt said.
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/ 23 October 2006
A fraud convict allegedly used the internet while serving time in prison to devise scams to fleece golf enthusiasts of millions of rands, the Wynberg Regional Court heard on Monday. A document handed to Magistrate Robert Henney told how Maurice de Grandhomme was assigned by the prison authorities to take charge of the kiosk at the Pollsmoor Prison golf driving range.
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/ 23 October 2006
The prison system needs managers unafraid of making controversial decisions, Minister of Correctional Services Ngconde Balfour said on Monday. Balfour was speaking at the launch of the Junior and Middle Management Development Programme at the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT).
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/ 23 October 2006
Minister of Provincial and Local Government Sydney Mufamadi has urged members of the public to become active whistle-blowers in a bid to root out corruption. He was speaking at the launch of the local government anti-corruption strategy in Midrand on Monday. ”Strong, sustainable relations with communities are important to deter unethical conduct, fraud and corruption in local government.”
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/ 23 October 2006
Reports indicating that shipping lines are considering a $50 congestion surcharge at the Durban Port could cost the economy about R500-million a year, says the official opposition’s public enterprises spokesperson Martin Stephens. Stephens said on Monday: "The additional costs for consumers could be much more."
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/ 23 October 2006
Police and hundreds of protesters clashed on Monday in Budapest as Hungary commemorated the 50th anniversary of the country’s 1956 uprising against Soviet rule. A photographer said there had been arrests and state news agency MTI said some protesters had been beaten as police sought to move them further from Parliament.