President Thabo Mbeki had promised traditional leaders their powers would not be reduced, but the Communal Land Rights Bill did exactly that, says Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa chairman Patekile Holomisa.
While criticism against the Congress of South African Students (Cosas) mounted, the Gauteng Department of Education declared its intention to apply for a court interdict against the student organisation.
The SAS Drakensberg would leave for the island of St Helena on Sunday to take part in the island’s 500th anniversary celebrations.
National Land Committee (NLC) official Ann Eveleth was released on Thursday after a ruling by the Pretoria High Court.
A programme to provide a basic amount of free water to every household in South Africa has now reached an estimated 27-million people.
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Pro-Palestinian activists seem to have hijacked the civil society march on the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg.
The Gautrain, linking Johannesburg, Pretoria and Johannesburg International Airport, would have limited impact on the environment, it was announced on Monday.
The state would not allow anybody to impose minority views through extra-legal and unconstitutional means, including some traditional leaders who were threatening bloodshed because they were opposed to a controversial new land right bill, President Thabo Mbeki said on Friday.
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Despite media stirring, this year’s awards at Sun City ran without fault or controversy, writes Matthew Krouse.
The South African Screenwriters’ Association is struggling to recruit black film-makers, reports Johnny Masilela.