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South African Revenue Service (Sars) commissioner Pravin Gordhan confirmed on Wednesday that there is "money due" in back taxes from the estate of the late Brett Kebble, but did not put a figure to the amount. <i>Business Day</i> reported recently that Kebble was believed to have died owing up to R100-million in tax to Sars.
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A defiant Saddam Hussein, proclaiming he was still ”president” of Iraq, on Wednesday refused to give even his name as he appeared in court on the first day of a trial being watched across the globe. He delivered a widely predicted but feisty tirade against the judge and the legitimacy of the court.
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Education quality-assurance body Umalusi on Wednesday said it has instructed all matric-examination assessment bodies not to use teachers found guilty of examination irregularities to administer matric exams. A total of 61 teachers were implicated in the incident last year.
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Despite the fact that Jacob Zuma has asked the state to pay his legal costs during his corruption trial, the Friends of Jacob Zuma Trust is still raising money for South Africa’s former deputy president, with the same objective. The trust is receiving ”sufficient support”, a spokesperson for the board of trustees said.
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/ 19 October 2005
The seclusion section of the psychiatric ward at the Dr George Mukhadi hospital in Ga-Rankuwa north of Pretoria was closed on Tuesday due to unsafe and unhygienic conditions, the Health Department said. Ministerial spokesperson Sibani Mngadi said the seclusion rooms had no toilets and the structure was also not in compliance with the Mental Health Act.
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The United Nations’s cultural agency, Unesco, is expected on Thursday to approve a convention that will allow countries to protect their cultures from globalisation, despite bitter opposition from the United States. The initiative could mean that countries will be able to subsidise domestic film industries and restrict foreign music and content on their radio and television stations.
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After an absence of about 20 years, cinema will make a tentative return to Saudi Arabia next month with a screening of cartoons for an audience of women and children. A one-hour programme of foreign cartoons dubbed into Arabic will be shown at a hotel in Riyadh three times a night for two weeks, starting from November 2 or 3, when the holy month of Ramadan ends.
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David Nalbandian advanced to the Madrid Masters’ third round on Tuesday, and last year’s runner-up believes he can supersede absent titleholder Marat Safin. ”I think I can win this sort of tournament,” Nalbandian said. ”If that happens, I will be close to the Masters Cup. That’s why I’m playing right now, to be able to get there.”
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/ 19 October 2005
Denel has not been found to have broken any laws in either South Africa or India, but the unfortunate perception has been created that the state arms manufacturer has a cloud hanging over it, says Denel CEO Shaun Liebenberg. He addressed MPs serving on the National Assembly public enterprises portfolio committee on Tuesday.
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/ 19 October 2005
Wail for the Mail The interdict granted to Imvume to restrain the Mail & Guardian from reporting on the “Oilgate” scandal is a severe setback for freedom of expression in general and press freedom in particular. The fact that press freedom can be abused does not justify prior restraints on it in a democratic and […]