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The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) is expected to respond on Monday to a request that documents seized during raids on former deputy president Jacob Zuma’s residences be given back. Zuma’s attorney Michael Hulley said he had been told the NPA would meet on Monday before responding to his request.
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The Freedom Front Plus’s statements about an alleged alteration to the Tshwane municipality’s emblem were ”misplaced and incorrect”, the mayor’s spokesperson said on Monday. According to the FF+, the words ”Miraculous change — Pretoria to Tshwane” would be added to the metro’s emblem.
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The death toll from an outbreak of Japanese encephalitis in northern India rose to 664 on Monday with 18 more deaths as doctors appealed for more ventilators to save the lives of young patients. On Sunday, a state government spokesperson said more than 2 400 patients were lying in hospitals, often two to a bed.
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Nigeria’s police will withdraw their entire contingent of 120 officers serving on a United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo over sexual-harassment allegations. ”We are withdrawing the entire contingent because when one is contaminated, the whole bunch is contaminated,” a police spokesperson said.
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Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has quietly signed into law constitutional amendments restricting property and citizenship rights and creating a Senate. Mugabe signed the amendments into law on Friday, the same day the International Monetary Fund deferred a decision for six months on whether to expel Zimbabwe.
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George du Rand saved the best for last on the final day of the Telkom South African Short-Course Championships on Sunday. The 22-year-old from Bloemfontein bettered his own national and continental record on his way to winning the 100m backstroke. Terence Parkin and Suzaan van Biljon proved their status as top breaststrokers.
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Arthur Zwane burst into the limelight at Giyani Stadium on Sunday by scoring both goals in Kaizer Chiefs’ 2-0 Premier Soccer League win over Dynamos. In other matches, Lamontville Golden Arrows played to a two-all draw against Santos, Orlando Pirates beat Bush Bucks 3-1 and Free State Stars and Tembisa Classic ended 0-0.
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South African soccer is not in need of another ugly controversy right now, but with the South African Football Association (Safa) appeal board on Sunday postponing for a week Kaizer Chiefs’ appeal to reverse a decision by the Premier Soccer League forcing them to play two homes games in front of empty stadiums, all hell is likely to break loose.
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Ajax Cape Town finished bottom of group A in the CAF Championship League when they were beaten 3-0 by Raja Casablanca in a game played at the Athlone Stadium on Sunday night. Raja led 2-0 at the interval after opening the score in the sixth minute when Fofana Abooulkari easily netted.
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Kimi Raikkonen prolonged his battle for the world title when his McLaren teammate Juan Pablo Montoya handed him an easy victory in the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday. Finn Raikkonen had Montoya to thank after he closed the gap on title race leader Fernando Alonso, but the Colombian suffered a disaster when he crashed out in the closing laps.