Carbon taxes have been shelved for a year, but the levy on electricity generated from non-renewable and nuclear energy will rise.
The DA’s bid to compel the National Prosecuting Authority to release documents on why it halted the prosecution of President Jacob Zuma has failed.
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/ 25 February 2011
"Gossip," the grande dame of rumourmongers, Liz Smith, once noted, "is just news running ahead of itself in a red satin dress."
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/ 25 February 2011
Last week the Africa Progress Panel met French President Nicolas Sarkozy to discuss the importance of the development agenda for his G20 presidency.
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/ 25 February 2011
The Democratic Alliance on Friday reversed its decision to remove <em>Sowetan</em> journalist Anna Majavu from the party’s mailing list.
Government spokesperson Jimmy Manyi has apologised "unreservedly" for saying that there are too many coloureds in the Western Cape.
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/ 25 February 2011
Much-needed public debate has ensued following last week’s <em>Mail & Guardian</em> article "Toxic meltdown at forensic labs".
New Zealand warned relatives to brace for the worst on Friday as toiling rescuers failed to find any more survivors after a devastating earthquake.
<b>David Shariatmadari</b> is impressed by an anthropologist’s study of political violence.
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/ 25 February 2011
It’s 226km to Colesberg, you’ve got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it’s dark and you’re wearing sunglasses. Hit it.