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/ 12 November 2007
The government has failed to take necessary steps to ensure learners are protected against the escalating violence in schools, the Democratic Alliance (DA) said on Monday. DA spokesperson on safety and security Dianne Kohler-Barnard said violence in South African schools has reached unacceptable levels that require immediate intervention.
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/ 12 November 2007
Alexander Forbes group chief executive Peter Moyo has resigned because of differences with the board of directors, the company said on Monday. ”Despite best efforts of the board to convince Peter to stay at the helm of the company, he has decided to leave the group as a result of differences with the board.”
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/ 12 November 2007
A vacant plot in Cape Town’s Clifton area has been sold for R11,25-million — believed to be the highest price per square metre paid to date for undeveloped property in South Africa. The record price achieved for the stand followed the sale earlier in the year by Lew Geffen Sotheby’s of a Clifton apartment for R34-million.
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/ 12 November 2007
Two Britons and an Umhlanga businessman face minimum 15-year jail sentences if convicted of massive drug-dealing offences, for which they are on trial in the Camperdown Regional Court. All pleaded not guilty to charges of drug dealing, which allegedly involved the export of dagga.
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/ 12 November 2007
Two lions — thought to have escaped from the Kruger National Park in September — were shot and killed near the park’s Numbi gate, the Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks agency said on Monday. Officials tracked down the lions after a community member reported that five of his cattle had been killed by them.
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/ 12 November 2007
Severe poverty levels in South Africa have doubled in the last 10 years, the South African Institute of Race Relations (SAIRR) said on Monday. A survey released by the SAIRR this month showed that poverty in the country increased ”dramatically” between 1996 and 2005, said researcher Marius Roodt.
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/ 12 November 2007
The 45-year-old driver accused of causing a bus accident on Friday appeared briefly in the Piketberg Magistrate’s Court on Monday, Western Cape police said. Ten farm workers died when their bus went over a cliff near Piketberg in the Boland, and seven remain in a critical condition in hospital.
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/ 12 November 2007
Twenty African migrants were feared dead after the boat in which they were trying to reach Spain capsized in bad weather off the coast of The Gambia at the weekend, Gambian state television said on Monday. Police were alerted by a survivor, Lamin Fatty, who said the boat had been carrying 50 passengers when it capsized.
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/ 12 November 2007
Airbus named on Monday Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal as the first private buyer of an A380 superjumbo, the world’s largest passenger airliner. The prospective buyer’s identity had been kept secret for months but was unveiled to coincide with the Dubai air show.
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/ 12 November 2007
The United States could unleash vastly superior firepower if it attacked Iran but Tehran could strike back against its forces in Iraq and threaten oil supplies crucial to the world economy. Speculation is growing that President George Bush could launch military action before he leaves office in January 2009 even though Washington says it is committed to resolving the crisis.