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/ 12 July 2006

Racism accusations fly in Malatsi testimony

A senior official in the Western Cape’s department of environmental affairs was on Wednesday accused of racism by corruption accused David Malatsi. Malatsi, a former environment and development planning minister in the province, was being cross-examined by prosecutor Bruce Morrison in the Bellville Regional Court.

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/ 11 July 2006

Golf-estate case: Marais takes stand

Former Western Cape premier Peter Marais told his environment planning minister David Malatsi to make a ”political decision” on the Roodefontein golf-estate development if it was necessary, the Bellville Regional Court heard on Tuesday. He and Marais face corruption charges over payments totalling R400 000 to the New National Party in 2002, which the state claims were bribes.

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/ 12 December 2005

Brits ends year on a high

Okkert Brits, the South African pole-vault champion and record holder, recorded his best height of 2005 at a special pole-vault contest in Bellville over the weekend when he cleared an excellent 5,65m. It was his first competition since winning the national title in Durban in April with a modest 5,2m.