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The rape trial of soccer ace Benedict Vilakazi has been postponed to March 15 for closing arguments, the South African Broadcasting Corporation reported on Wednesday. A domestic worker, employed by the complainant’s family, was the final witness to testify on Wednesday afternoon.
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Seven political parties in the strife-torn Merafong municipality on the West Rand signed an election code of conduct on Wednesday, committing themselves to a free and fair election. The signing ceremony took place at the Merafong municipal offices in Carletonville.
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/ 15 February 2006
South Africa’s Ministry of Health has put its support behind people choosing to use traditional HIV/Aids treatments.
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/ 15 February 2006
Police brandishing whips and some carrying guns broke up demonstrations by women and students in Bulawayo city and arrested 159 of the protesters who were marching across the city calling on President Robert Mugabe to resign. Meanwhile, the police on Sunday night heavily assaulted informal traders near Harare’s Market Square bus termini.
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The 2006/7 defence Budget has been well received, with one observer calling it realistic and another calling it positive. Asked for comment, African Armed Forces editor Peter McIntosh said the Budget was realistic. ”It is coming into line with international norms regarding personnel, equipment and operational costs,” he said.
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/ 15 February 2006
The anticipated expenditure outcome for 2005/06 of R419-billion took into account unforeseeable and unavoidable expenditure of R2-billion to the state arms company Denel Corporation, and R2,7-billion to the Road Accident Fund, reported South African Finance Minister Trevor Manuel.
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/ 15 February 2006
An upbeat Minister of Finance Trevor Manuel painted a rosy picture of the South African economy during his 10th Budget speech to the National Assembly on Wednesday, but also sounded a word of warning. ”Business confidence is strong; investment and employment creation have gained momentum; inflation and interest rates remain moderate,” he said.
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Individuals and companies are to benefit from tax cuts totalling R19,1-billion in terms of the 2006/07 Budget announced by Finance Minister Trevor Manuel on Wednesday. The net benefit for individuals amounted to R12,1-billion. The income threshold below which no tax was payable was raised from R35Â 000 to R40Â 000 a year.
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As a magazine editor in 1993, I made a tough judgement call to spike a Zapiro cartoon portraying Mangosuthu Buthelezi with the mouth of a violent volcano. The reason was that our sellers’ lives could have been at risk in KwaZulu-Natal had we carried the cartoon.
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A tax deduction on the expenses of dating was one of the ”tips for Trevor” that didn’t make it into Wednesday’s Budget. But Finance Minister Trevor Manuel still thought it worth sharing with MPs. He said citizens and civil society organisations had again been generous in offering suggestions for the Budget.