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/ 29 June 2007

St Lucia in danger, says parks authority

The St Lucia Wetlands Park is in danger of being destroyed by sea water is flowing into it, the Wetlands Park Authority warned on Friday. The estuary mouth was breached by high seas last month after being closed for five years. The large quantity of sea water flowing into the St Lucia lake was already having a negative effect on vegetation, birds and fish.

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/ 29 June 2007

SA actress and poet wins book prize

South African actress, poet and television personality Lebo Mashile has won the 2006 Pan-African book prize, the Noma Award, for her first published collection of poems. Mashile’s poetry collection, In A Ribbon Of Rhythm, published in 2005, scooped the award late on Thursday in the Botswana capital, Gaborone.

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/ 29 June 2007

Succession a hot topic at ANC meet

The African National Congress (ANC) succession battle has loomed large over the party’s policy conference in Midrand despite a call by President Thabo Mbeki for members to remain focused on policy. At a media briefing on Friday, ANC secretary general Kgalema Motlanthe confirmed to reporters that the issue had been strongly on the agenda.

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/ 29 June 2007

Children’s Act set to come into force

The Children’s Act is set to come into force on Sunday, except for those sections still needing regulations, Social Development Minister Zola Skweyiya said on Friday. ”The bulk of the Act deals with matters that must be implemented on a practical level, which means that regulations will be required before these matters can be operationalised,” he said in a statement.