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Gauteng

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/ 13 July 2008

One giant leap for Soweto

Thrill-seekers get a unique view of Soweto from two 100m-high cooling towers — especially when they swing by a rope far above the ground.

By Celean Jacobson
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/ 13 July 2008

Sundowns beat Egyptians by solitary goal

Mamelodi Sundowns beat Egyptian club Haras el-Hodoud 1-0 in a first-leg CAF Confederation Cup game in Atteridgeville on Saturday.

By Sy Lerman
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/ 13 July 2008

Another victory for Blue Bulls

The Blue Bulls secured their third win of the season on Saturday, beating the Cheetahs 31-23. Also, Griquas edged Western Province 21-20.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 13 July 2008

Liberian leader denounces Zim in Mandela lecture

All Africans must speak out about injustices in places like Zimbabwe, Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf said on Saturday in Soweto.

By Donna Bryson
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/ 12 July 2008

SA ‘must end this torment’ of high food prices

The fight against high and rising food prices will require the mobilisation of all social forces, the Gauteng Food Summit was told on Friday.

By Denise Williams
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Article
/ 12 July 2008

Another ATM destroyed in spate of bombings

Another ATM is bombed in Gauteng as a media report reveals that explosives stolen from gold mines are being sold on the black market.

By Sapa Author, Mail Guardian Online Reporter and Sapa Afp
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Article
/ 12 July 2008

Ready to roll in Nigel

Mbhazima Shilowa was in Derby this week to take delivery of the first Gautrain carriages, but the focus will soon shift to the East Rand town of Nigel

By Lloyd Gedye
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Article
/ 12 July 2008

McBride’s xeno report

Lawlessness, murderous mobs and politics were behind violence, says Robert McBride.

By Staff Reporter and Adriaan Basson
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Article
/ 11 July 2008

Kliptown residents disagree on spoiling Madiba’s day

Some Kliptown residents plan to protest against poor service delivery when Nelson Mandela pays them a birthday visit on Saturday.

By Thembelihle Tshabalala
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Article
/ 11 July 2008

Second day of Zim talks under way in Pretoria

Zimbabwe’s ruling party and opposition held a second day of talks in SA on Friday as the UN delayed a vote on fresh sanctions against Mugabe’s regime.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 11 July 2008

Union to picket against SABC board

Unionised South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) workers are expected to picket in a bid to remove the SABC board.

By Staff Reporter
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Analysis
/ 11 July 2008

Who’s really in charge of the armed forces?

Who is really South Africa’s commander-in-chief? National Intelligence Agency director general Manala Manzini gave President Thabo Mbeki this title.

By Staff Reporter and Adriaan Basson
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/ 11 July 2008

Plea bargains slammed

Good news for Jackie Selebi as Ginwala inquiry questions ”complex” deals, writes Adriaan Basson.

By Staff Reporter and Adriaan Basson
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Article
/ 10 July 2008

Cosatu declares war on hunger

War will be declared on hunger and poverty, the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) told a food seminar in Midrand on Thursday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 10 July 2008

Mpofu lawyer, judge spar over Labour Court

Suspended SABC CEO Dali Mpofu’s lawyer argued with a judge on Thursday over whether Mpofu’s case should be referred to the Labour Court.

By Fienie Grobler
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/ 10 July 2008

State, defence haggle over postponement at Motata trial

Judge Nkola Motata’s drunken-driving case was postponed in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on Thursday because a state witness is ill.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 9 July 2008

Gautrain operations to resume in a week

All Gautrain operations are expected to resume in a week at the collapsed section of Oxford Road, Gauteng transport minister Ignatius Jacobs says.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 9 July 2008

Metro cops take stand at Motata trial

Two police officers have described as accurate audio recordings involving them after Judge Nkola Motata’s alleged drunken-driving accident.

By Mirah Langer
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Article
/ 9 July 2008

Pikoli finding may be known by August

Suspended NPA boss Vusi Pikoli may know by the end of August whether he is fit to hold office after public sessions of an inquiry ended on Wednesday.

By Jenni Ogrady
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/ 9 July 2008

Concerns over ‘kaffir’ report on Motata trial

Concerns were voiced on Wednesday in the drunken-driving trial of Judge Nkola Motata over a media report on last week’s proceedings.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 9 July 2008

Dept of Home Affairs criticised at toy-gun case

The appeal against the conviction of a man who held a home affairs employee hostage using a toy gun was postponed on Wednesday.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 9 July 2008

Judge questions Mpofu’s conduct

The Johannesburg High Court on Wednesday questioned SABC CEO Dali Mpofu’s lawyer about Mpofu’s conduct during a board meeting where he was suspended.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 9 July 2008

Musica guilty of trading in counterfeit goods

The NPA revealed on Wednesday that New Clicks Holdings, trading as Musica, has been found guilty of trading in counterfeit goods.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 9 July 2008

Rosebank sinkhole: Govt halts work on Gautrain

Gautrain builder Bombela has been instructed to cease excavations in the region where a huge sinkhole appeared in Oxford Road, Rosebank.

By Mirah Langer
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Article
/ 9 July 2008

Nhlanhla was ‘architect of our intelligence’

President Thabo Mbeki has conveyed his and the government’s condolences to the family of late former intelligence minister Joe Nhlanhla.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 9 July 2008

Free ride comes to an end

Passengers travelling from areas outside the CBD will now pay two fares, one into the CBD and another for the journey onwards to suburbs such as Bryan

By Zahira Kharsany
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Article
/ 8 July 2008

Oxford Road collapse: ‘It was like an earthquake’

Part of Oxford Road in Johannesburg collapsed on Tuesday during drilling operations for the Gautrain rail project.

By Mirah Langer and Thembelihle Tshabalala
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Article
/ 8 July 2008

Pikoli stands by Selebi investigation

Suspended NPA boss Vusi Pikoli says he didn’t intend turning SA into a ”wasteland” due to a backlash over arresting police chief Jackie Selebi.

By Jenni Ogrady
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/ 8 July 2008

Ginwala inquiry starts taking its toll

Two weeks of questioning began to take its toll on Monday at the Ginwala inquiry into suspended NPA boss Vusi Pikoli’s fitness to hold office.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 8 July 2008

Bungling thief nabbed after dropping ID

A bungling thief was arrested after robbing a Johannesburg shop, dropping his ID and then going back to the scene of the crime to look for it.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 8 July 2008

Gauteng hit by spate of ATM bombings

Five ATMs have been blown up in separate incidents in Gauteng during the early hours of Tuesday morning, police said.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 8 July 2008

Our exploding universe

Kay Hassan’s current exhibition at the JAG dispels the myth that his oeuvre is mostly two-dimensional, writes Anthea Buys.

By Anthea Buys
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