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Justice dept rapped over the knuckles by MPs

The justice department has been asked to get its house in order after it presented inaccurate statistics on child offenders to MPs on Wednesday.

ANC ramps up coalition activity

The ANC has signed a coalition agreement with Icosa and an independent councillor to secure government in Oudtshoorn, Cape Agulhas and Kannaland.

Zuma: ‘Only way to sort out problems is to vote ANC’

Zuma: ‘Only way to sort out problems is to vote ANC’

The only way to solve the problems of housing and poverty in Cape Town was to vote for the ANC, party president Jacob Zuma a crowd in Gugulethu.

Cope: Shilowa faction to discuss way forward

Cope: Shilowa faction to discuss way forward

The Mbhazima Shilowa-aligned faction of Cope will meet on Monday to discuss a way forward, the secretary general of the faction said on Friday.

Cosatu intervenes to end E Cape teachers’ go-slow

Youth wage subsidy won’t work, says Cosatu

The proposed youth wage subsidy will not work unless the government realises unemployment is linked to education, Cosatu says.

Suspected foot-and-mouth in KZN

A suspected outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease has occurred in northern KwaZulu-Natal, the agriculture minister said on Monday.

Cope: Shilowa faction to discuss way forward

Shilowa to fight order barring him from Parliament

Cope co-founder Mbhazima Shilowa will challenge an interim order barring him from Parliament, his spokesperson said on Monday.

Dube depresses hostel dwellers

Soweto’s Dube hostel — plagued in recent weeks by violent protests against poor service delivery — resembles a ghost town. Washing swaying in the wind is the only sign of life,…

Pretoria says goodbye to monkey troop

Facing extinction, vervet monkeys that have been a part of Pretoria since its establishment more than a century ago will no longer be seen roaming the area. About 60 vervet…

Warders in court over violent prison deaths

Six warders from Krugersdorp Prison appeared in the town’s magistrate’s court on Monday in connection with the deaths of three inmates over the weekend. The men are alleged to…

C-Max escapee has luck of the devil, say cops

Police on Friday said that the man who escaped from the high-security C-Max prison in Pretoria on the weekend has ”the luck of the devil”. ”He must be the devil’s child himself…

Mbeki: Africa must not revert to conflict

African leaders must ensure that countries dealing with conflict resolution do not slip back into conflict, President Thabo Mbeki said on Tuesday. ”In many instances, as we deal…

Jordaan calms fears over World Cup

South Africa would be able to safeguard every person coming to the 2010 Soccer World Cup, the chief executive of the local organising committee, Danny Jordaan, said in…

Alleged killer of Taiwanese family in court

The case of a 28-year-old man accused of murdering a Taiwanese businessman and his family before burying them was postponed in the Krugersdorp Magistrate’s Court on Monday. Bao…

ANC announces Gauteng mayoral candidates

The African National Congress announced its candidates for mayor in the 13 municipalities it controls in Gauteng on Tuesday. There will be new mayors for Tshwane, the West Rand,…

Jo’burg airport ready for A380 Airbus by 2008

Construction at the Johannesburg International airport to accommodate the A380 Airbus will be completed by the end of 2008, the Airports Company South Africa said on Wednesday.…

Khutsong residents cheer plan for legal challenge

An announcement to take the National Council of Provinces’ decision to do away with cross-border municipalities possibly to the Constitutional Court was well received by Khutsong…

Close watch on Zuma ‘rape’ developments

If the rape claims against Jacob Zuma turn out to be ”serious allegations” and go to court, the party will take action, African National Congress secretary general Kgalema…

‘Plan for life’ could prevent suicide

A ”plan for life” could help save the life of a teenager with suicidal thoughts or tendencies, says Roshni Parbhoo of the SA Depression and Anxiety Group. Parbhoo told the South…

Mbeki gets tough in troubled municipality

Municipal councils, ward councillors and committees must work together to ensure that problems experienced by the people of the Gert Sibande district municipality in Mpumalanga…