The National Key Points Act is misplaced in our democracy, making its recent abuse even worse.
President Jacob Zuma addressed the opening of the high level segment at COP17, calling for practical adaptation actions against climate change.
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/ 29 November 2011
Intelligence Minister Siyabonga Cwele says they have information that former apartheid security officials are fabricating intelligence reports.
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/ 14 October 2011
"Facebook rapist" Thabo Bester asked for the chance to "put things right", but was sentenced to 50 years in prison for raping and robbing two women.
Nathi Mthethwa has warned municipal officials against corruption, saying law enforcement agencies are ready to deal with graft and catch culprits.
Two ANC leaders in KwaZulu-Natal and a former department head, charged with tender fraud and corruption, have each been granted R100 000.
Heated debates were expected on Saturday when ANC Youth League delegates discuss the nationalisation of mines and land redistribution.
Youth league delegates attending the conference in Midrand on Thursday refused to stop singing songs calling for a second term for Julius Malema.
ANC Youth League president Julius Malema on Saturday said it was not true that he had driven white voters away from the ruling party.
The NFP has said it would not start coalition talks with the IFP until the IFP publicly apologises for its comments about the splinter group.
There were few problem areas requiring police attention ahead of Wednesday’s local government elections, police chief Bheki Cele said on Tuesday.
The police national commissioner on Friday issued a strong warning to people planning on disrupting the upcoming local government elections.
Dissatisfaction about the ANC nomination process for the election candidates turned ugly on Monday when the KwaZulu-Natal premier’s car was stoned.
Agriculture and mining have the potential of creating many jobs, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said in Durban on Monday.
KwaZulu-Natal ANC chairperson, Zweli Mkhize on Sunday reacted angrily to reports that he and other party leaders were plotting to oust Jacob Zuma.
There was chaos at court on Thursday when a former Blue Bulls rugby player appeared for allegedly axing three people to death.
Convicted fraudster Schabir Shaik was released from prison on Wednesday afternoon after being arrested for allegedly violating his parole conditions.
An application for drug-trafficking charges to be withdrawn against Sheryl Cwele was rejected by the high court sitting in Ramsgate on Wednesday.
Sheryl Cwele should be acquitted of drug-trafficking charges because there is nothing linking her to the crime, a court heard on Wednesday.
Sheryl Cwele will on Wednesday apply for the withdrawal of drug trafficking charges before she takes the stand at the KwaZulu-Natal High Court.
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/ 24 February 2011
Legislation giving Durban the power to recycle graves is to be scrutinised to see if it does not violate people’s cultures and religion.
Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) national chairperson Zanele Magwaza-Msibi and her backers have cut ties with the IFP.
A South African yacht skipper on Monday described the harrowing experience he and two crew members went through at the hands of Somali pirates.
The state intends producing intercepted calls between drug-trafficking accused Sheryl Cwele and convicted drug mule Tessa Beetge, a court has heard.
The drug-trafficking trial of the state security minister’s wife could not continue on Tuesday because a state witness was in a poor emotional state.
Three Brazilians will testify in the drug-trafficking case against Sheryl Cwele, wife of the state security minister, a court heard on Monday.
The ANC should deal decisively with members who lobby for the ruling party’s top posts, Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi said on Sunday.
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/ 23 September 2010
Free copies of the <i>New Age</i> newspaper were distributed at the venue of the ANC’s national general council (NGC) in Durban on Thursday.
With less than a month before the World Cup, host cities are thinking of the best possible maintenance plans for the stadiums they have built.
A report on South Africa’s water quality management has found that Johannesburg and Cape Town have the cleanest drinking water in the country.
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has said he will not make his HIV test results public as that would put pressure on people who did not follow suit.
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/ 25 February 2010
Frank Nabolisa, the Nigerian national accused of working in cahoots with the wife of the state security minister, was denied bail on Thursday.