House burglaries are on the rise and the banking sector and cash distribution industry consider the risks
President Jacob Zuma has expressed sadness at the death of former National Press Club chairperson Patrick Hlahla.
Chris Roper ponders the National Press Club’s decision to make the rhino Newsmaker of the Year 2012, and what this says about the media.
The National Press Club has defended its decision to choose the rhino as Newsmaker of the Year 2012, which came under heavy criticism on social media.
Cape Town Press Club chairperson Donwald Pressly has openly admitted that some members of the press club are also members of the ruling party.
The ANC says the Cape Town Press Club cannot be regarded as a neutral ground for parties that have no presence in the club.
Gauteng police head Mzwandile Petros says he has had his hands too full to be part of a conspiracy to oust crime intelligence head Richard Mdluli.
The National Press Club will meet with Defence Minister Lindiwe Sisulu to discuss the treatment of journalists reporting on Mandela’s hospitalisation.
Mac Maharaj has not yet decided whether to press charges against <i>City Press</i> for republishing portions of his 2003 interview with the Scorpions.
Presidency spokesperson Mac Maharaj has told the National Press Club he has never been involved in corruption and bribery.
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/ 21 November 2011
The ANC’s chief whip says the National Press Club’s Black Wednesday plan for this week’s vote on the secrecy Bill are a senseless distortion of facts
Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa says the recent spate of cop killings can’t be blamed on the police’s tough stance on crime and "shoot to kill" policy.
The Independent Complaints Directorate has said it is investigating an estimated 6 000 cases against the police.
The media do make mistakes at times, but government’s attempts to control media to correct this are unacceptable, says the National Press Club.
The National Press Club has called for a meeting between Jonathan Shapiro, the <em>M&G</em> and Muslim leaders to discuss a controversial cartoon.
Reports of spying on journalists by government officials created a "totally unacceptable" scenario, President Jacob Zuma said on Friday night.
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/ 14 January 2010
President Jacob Zuma has been declared Newsmaker of the Year 2009, the National Press Club said on Thursday.
The National Press Club has declared the Congress of the People and Eskom joint winners of its newsmaker of the year 2008 award.
It looked like yet another jubilant Barack Obama rally. The cavernous Indiana University sports hall in Bloomington jammed with thousands of supporters who stood in their seats and cheered deafeningly loudly. Ever since Obama launched his bid to become America’s first ever black President 15 months ago, hundreds of cities and towns have seen the same huge rallies.
Barack Obama’s fiery former minister thrust his way back into the United States presidential campaign on Monday, again placing the divisive issue of race at the heart of the Democratic White House tussle. An unapologetic Reverend Jeremiah Wright hit back at weeks of criticism over his incendiary comments.
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/ 13 February 2008
Australia apologised on Wednesday for the historic mistreatment of Aborigines, moving many Aborigines to tears and prompting cheers from huge crowds gathered in cities across the nation. ”Today, the Parliament has come together to right a great wrong,” said Prime Minister Kevin Rudd.
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/ 14 January 2008
Former Springbok coach Jake White and his World Cup-winning side have been named Newsmaker of the Year for 2007, the National Press Club said on Monday. ”This award is made on the grounds of impact, news value and media attention, both print and electronic,” the club’s chairperson, Patrick Hlahla, said.
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/ 11 October 2007
World Bank president Robert Zoellick said Wednesday that globalisation must be ”inclusive and sustainable” if it is to help combat crushing poverty around the world. In a speech at the National Press Club, Zoellick said the World Bank should seek to foster such goals while guarding environmental protections.
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/ 25 September 2007
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad clashed with an United States university president who called him a ”petty and cruel dictator” at a forum on Monday where Ahmadinejad criticised Israel and the US and said Iran was a peaceful nation. Ahmadinejad also said in an appearance at Columbia University that Iran’s nuclear programme was purely peaceful.