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The party is taking every precaution to prevent further defections that may give the ANC control of KwaZulu-Natal. It has relocated to Parliament three KwaZulu-Natal legislature members — including feared former "warlord" Thomas Shabalala — in an apparent move to pre-empt their defection to other parties.
Former Central African Republic army chief Francois Bozize, whose backers seized control of the country at the weekend, has announced tough measures against looters, while reassuring his compatriots that the latest coup was only a temporary break with democracy.
Central African Republic under rebel president
South Africa has appointed Welile Nhlapo, the director general of the Presidential Support Unit, to represent the country and Jacob Zuma, the facilitator of the Burundi peace process, in the African Union’s mission in Burundi.
In what appears to be a critical step in the countdown to war, the US government has asked United Nations weapons inspectors to withdraw from Iraq, the UN’s chief nuclear inspector said on Monday.
Iraq: the final 24 hours
A Cape High Court judge on Monday extended the suspension of the new Immigration Act and its regulations, which were supposed to have come into force last Wednesday, to April 7.
The SA Police Service has challenged the trade union Solidarity to substantiate its claim that 40% f the force were threatening to resign over a massive restructuring programme currently underway.
The South African rand was off the day’s best levels just before noon on Monday , but remained firmer than it was on Friday.
Ongoing gang-related violence on the Cape Flats seems to have stabilised after the deployment of hundreds of police last week in the affected areas, the Western Cape police commissioner said on Sunday.