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/ 1 May 2008

Bail law works, but fix its application

A widely held misconception in South Africa is that the denial of bail is intended as a punishment. Continued imprisonment following on a decision to refuse bail is also not a penalty or sentence, and nor is the granting or denial of bail supposed to be a judgment on the extent of guilt of the accused

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/ 16 April 2008

ANC backs call for use of lethal force

The African National Congress (ANC) backs the call for police to use lethal force should their lives or those of the public be in imminent danger, party president Jacob Zuma said on Wednesday. Addressing a Chambers of Commerce and Industry of South Africa conference, Zuma said: ”In this war against crime, we reiterate that our laws must bite.

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/ 15 April 2008

IFP backs Zuma on teacher training colleges

African National Congress president Jacob Zuma criticism of the closure of teacher training colleges in the mid-1990s received backing from the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) on Tuesday. An IFP education spokesperson urged Education Minister Naledi Pandor ”to urgently consider the reopening of teacher training colleges”.

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/ 12 April 2008

Happy birthday, Mr (ANC) President

African National Congress (ANC) president Jacob Zuma celebrated his 66th birthday on Saturday. Unlike Zuma’s birthday last year, when 1 000 people attended a lavish affair at Durban’s International Convention Centre, no major events have been planned for his 66th birthday.

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/ 12 April 2008

Zuma on crime: Shabangu has a point

Deputy Safety and Security Minister Susan Shabangu’s controversial ”shoot to kill” comment has received African National Congress president Jacob Zuma’s backing. He was speaking at the KwaZulu-Natal Institute of Local Government and Traditional Leadership’s fund-raising gala dinner on Friday night