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Vlok prosecution: ‘It’s important the truth be known’

The decision to prosecute apartheid-era minister law and order Adriaan Vlok is not a departure from reconciliation, the South African Council of Churches said on Wednesday. ”[The…

Winnie jewellery-theft case postponed

The case against five people accused of stealing Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s jewellery was postponed in the Orlando Magistrate’s Court in Johannesburg on Wednesday. The state…

ANCYL: Investigate claims of plot to kill Zuma

Claims of a plot to assassinate African National Congress deputy president Jacob Zuma should be treated seriously, the African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) said on…

Khutsong pupils point finger of blame at govt

The month-long school boycott continued in Khutsong township near Carletonville on Friday. Some matric pupils, who had not been taught in the last five weeks, blamed the…

Religious leaders: Mbeki must intervene in Khutsong

President Thabo Mbeki should personally intervene in the Merafong municipality demarcation issue, religious leaders in Khutsong said on Wednesday. ”We ministers of religion want…

Khutsong: We’ll make this place ‘ungovernable’

At least 400 youths blockaded roads, stoned passing vehicles and robbed motorists in Khutsong township on Wednesday night, police said. The youths had just returned from a mass…

Cosatu, SACP eye alliance changes

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) and the South African Communist Party (SACP) have vowed to campaign for a change in the way the tripartite alliance operates.…

Babies found in filthy cellar back with teenage moms

Eight babies removed from a filthy cellar in Orange Grove in Johannesburg — where they had allegedly been abandoned by their teenage mothers — are back with their mothers.…

Fifa confident of SA security for World Cup

Fifa is confident that South Africa will ensure the safety of football fans during the 2010 World Cup, the world soccer body said on Wednesday. Fifa spokesperson Markus Siegler…

Call for basic income grants for all

The People’s Budget Campaign coalition on Tuesday repeated its call for a basic income grant for all South Africans. ”Although the proposed R100 is too little, it can make a…

Seven miners arrested at Implats strike

Seven striking miners were arrested and some were injured during a violent protest at the Impala Platinum (Implats) mine in Rustenburg on Friday, police said. The miners blocked…

Parreira happy with Bafana training

Bafana Bafana’s first training camp under new coach, Brazilian Carlos Alberto Parreira, was a success, the coach told reporters at FNB Stadium in Johannesburg on Wednesday. ”It…

Parreira impresses Bafana players

Bafana Bafana players were impressed by their new coach, Brazilian Carlos Parreira, after their first training session at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg on Monday morning. ”He…

White Dlamini fakes heart attack at roadblock

Paramedics on Friday treated a white man who collapsed at a police roadblock after explaining he had changed his name to ”Dlamini” to benefit from black economic empowerment,…

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…

Ngoepe still angry over granddaughter’s murder

Transvaal Judge President Bernard Ngoepe was still angry and bitter about the murder of his granddaughter Makgabo Matlala, he told reporters outside the Vereeniging Circuit Court…

Boycott Shoprite Checkers, says Cosatu

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) on Thursday called for a total boycott of Shoprite Checkers stores around the country. Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima…

Zuma case on hold … for now

Jacob Zuma and the other major players in his corruption trial will have to wait until September 20 to hear whether or not the matter will be postponed. Judge Herbert Msimang on…

‘Facts and lies’ at Zuma trial

Legal sparring continued in Jacob Zuma’s corruption trial on Wednesday, with his supporters thinking their side was winning. ”It is clear to anyone inside that court that the…

Slain police officers remembered at memorial

The Little Falls Christian Centre, west of Johannesburg, was awash with tears at Thursday’s memorial for the four police officers killed in a shootout with alleged robbers in…