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Zuma calls for awareness of ‘key judicial concepts’

South Africans need to be made more aware of aspects of the law and justice to appreciate democracy, President Jacob Zuma said on Saturday.

Ramaphosa has ‘no interest’ to lead ANC

Businessman Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday said he has no interest in joining the African National Congress presidential succession race — this after the Sunday Times reported that…

Preliminary trial results encouraging for HIV vaccines

Parallel trials for Aids vaccines in South Africa look promising in their long road to conclusion, a press conference in Sandton heard on Friday. Indications are that vaccine…

Manto ‘delighted’ at court judgement

Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang’s medical records, obtained unlawfully from the Cape Town Medi-Clinic, must be returned to the institution ”forthwith”, the Johannesburg…

Top court reserves judgement on city evictions

The Constitutional Court on Tuesday reserved judgement in an application by residents of derelict inner-city buildings in Johannesburg against a Supreme Court of Appeal order in…

Little escape from the cold in South Africa

Passengers on board the train that left Johannesburg for Cape Town on Monday will want to wrap up warmly, especially those in third class. When it passes through the Karoo…

Nepad plans bridge over Congo River

The New Partnership for Africa’s Development (Nepad) has ambitious plans to build a bridge across the massive Congo river, connecting the capitals of the two Congos. Kinshasa,…

Salga gives unified public service thumbs-up

The South African Local Government Association (Salga) has come out in support of a unified public service across all three spheres of government. On Thursday, the final day of…

Conference discusses idea of single public service

The idea of a single public service does not seek to undermine the distinctions between local, provincial and national government, Minister of Public Service and Administration…

Mbeki criticises ‘apartheid’ planning for the poor

Too often land for the poor is demarcated in apartheid fashion far from employment opportunities, President Thabo Mbeki told the South African Local Government Association…

Parliamentarians hear warders’ woes

Warders at Krugersdorp Prison told parliamentarians on Thursday their colleagues might have used excessive force when three inmates died after assaults that took place behind the…

‘God can let you just vanish within seconds’

Township areas outside Klerksdorp will be without power on Monday night following the weekend’s freak storm that damaged about 1Â 900 homes. They will also be without water,…

Klerksdorp clean-up under way

The Stilfontein police dog unit used a winch to put a caravan back on its wheel after it was thrown about 20m during Sunday’s freak storm at Klerksdorp. The caravan was on the…

Evita: Democracy worth fighting for

South Africans could face sanctions 20 years from now for being the only democracy left in the world — if the country looks after its democracy, Evita Bezuidenhout said in…

Mbeki fails on economic deficiencies, says Cosatu

President Thabo Mbeki failed to announce a development strategy to address the economy’s inherited structural deficiencies in his State of the Nation address on Friday, said the…

Rattray murder: ‘SA has lost one of its great sons’

The funeral of murdered historian David Rattray, scheduled for Thursday at Michaelhouse school, is being planned to accommodate 1 000 people. Rattray, an Anglo-Zulu War expert…

Business confidence on the rise

Many South Africans can expect a bumper Christmas season — and probably a record season for retailers — in spite of the recent interest rate hikes. This is the forecast of the…

More twists follow Kebble murder arrest

Glenn Agliotti, arrested on Thursday in connection with the murder of mining magnate Brett Kebble, who was his business associate, could be joined in the dock by others in a…

Cosatu: No leadership opposition identified

By the end of the second day of the Congress of South African Trade Unions’ (Cosatu) congress in Midrand, there was still no clarity on whether there was any official opposition…

Dept of Health to budget for traditional medicine

The traditional-medicines sector will soon be recognised in the department of health’s budget, Minister of Health Manto Tshabalala-Msimang said on Friday. Speaking at a…