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/ 21 February 2008
Adriaan Basson reviews Hermann Giliomee and Bernard Mbenga’s <i>New History of South Africa</i>.
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/ 21 February 2008
Financial misconduct in the 2006/07 financial year has cost the country more than R130-million, the Public Service Commission (PSC) announced on Thursday. The total loss stood at R130 615 994,82. National departments accounted for 370 cases and provincial departments reported 672 cases.
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/ 21 February 2008
Though the country’s focus was firmly on Finance Minister Trevor Manuel’s national budget this week, another important event should not go unnoticed.
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/ 21 February 2008
The Gauteng National Taxi Alliance tendered an apology on Thursday to the woman who was assaulted at the Noord street taxi rank, allegedly by taxi drivers, and called on all taxi associations to investigate and suspend drivers implicated in the attack. It condemned the incident ”in the strongest possible terms”.
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/ 21 February 2008
Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton criticised rival Barack Obama as a big dreamer with little substance on Wednesday as she sought to slow his momentum from 10 straight victories in the race for the party’s United States presidential nomination.
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/ 20 February 2008
Finance Minister Trevor Manuel on Wednesday dismissed suggestions that recent political developments within the African National Congress (ANC) made the drafting of the 2008 budget difficult. "I never had any concerns on whether there will be difficulties in these areas," he said.
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/ 19 February 2008
The African National Congress (ANC) on Tuesday congratulated the Springboks for winning the Laureus World Team of the Year award. ”With this prestigious award, they have once more shown that South Africa is a force to be reckoned with, and that we can take on the best of what the sporting world has to offer and come out on top,” the ANC said.
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/ 19 February 2008
Can you draw? Do you have your matric? Can you communicate readily in English? Yes? Then you have the basic qualifications required to study in one of the most stimulating and interesting businesses in the world today: animation. Or do you want to make a career out of your communication skills? Then the powerful medium of radio could well be for you.
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/ 18 February 2008
The chance of a free and fair election in Zimbabwe is ”good” if all the agreements reached as part of the political facilitation process are implemented, Foreign Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said on Monday. Zimbabwe is due to hold joint parliamentary and presidential elections on March 29.
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/ 18 February 2008
The Democratic Alliance (DA) was making a mockery of Parliament, the African National Congress charged on Sunday. This, after public protector Lawrence Mushwana recommended Parliamentary action against DA MP Mike Waters. Waters complained last year that President Thabo Mbeki had abused his office by demanding that Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang get priority on a organ-transplant list.