South Africa’s capital city is less cosmopolitan than its neighbour Johannesburg, but Pretoria comes alive in certain areas if you know where to go.
From mouthwatering Portuguese food to fresh farm produce and every local’s favourite pizza joint, we bring you the best of Pretoria dining.
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/ 24 February 2010
The Child Abuse Action Group has welcomed the seven-year jail term imposed on convicted child molester Cezanne Visser.
Cezanne Visser was handcuffed and led away on Wednesday after being sentenced to seven years in prison for abusing young girls and women.
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/ 12 February 2010
Pretoria should remain Pretoria, while the greater metropolitan area should be named Tshwane, ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe said in a report.
Cezanne Visser, also known as Advocate Barbie, was "psychologically imprisoned" when she committed sex acts with underage girls.
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/ 9 February 2010
There is no absolute certainty that Cezanne Visser will not commit another sex act without further rehabilitation, a court heard on Tuesday.
President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday praised late health minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang.
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/ 22 December 2009
Mourners arrived at the Catholic Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Pretoria on Tuesday morning for the funeral service of Manto Tshabalala-Msimang.
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/ 15 December 2009
The ANC Youth League will fight any attempts by ”greedy yellow communists” to control the party, its president Julius Malema said on Tuesday.
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/ 2 November 2009
A court on Monday heard an appeal by the Citizen in its defamation case with former Ekurhuleni metro police chief Robert McBride.
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/ 28 October 2009
Blue Bulls stars Bakkies Botha, Victor Matfield and Fourie du Preez will mark their 50th appearances for the Bulls in Saturday’s Currie cup final.
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/ 19 October 2009
The state has denied former Ekurhuleni metro police chief Robert McBride the right to prepare for his drunken-driving trial, a court heard on Monday.
The government has been forced to reinforce security at the Pretoria Magistrates’ Court after a third fire broke out.
Former advocate Cezanne Visser, also known ”Advocate Barbie”, was on Wednesday convicted on 11 of the 14 sex charges against her.
The judge in the trial of former advocate Cezanne Visser on Tuesday started the arduous task of summing up evidence in the lengthy trial.
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/ 29 September 2009
Pakistan qualified for the Champions Trophy semifinals after the India-Australia match was abandoned due to rain on Monday night.
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/ 16 September 2009
The Tshwane metro council is taking the FF+ to court in the ongoing battle over changing the name of Pretoria to Tshwane, the party said on Wednesday.
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/ 10 September 2009
The SANDF will, for at least the next two months, not fire any soldiers who took part in an alleged illegal protest march last month.
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/ 1 September 2009
PSL champions SuperSport United have showed faith in their squad and did not make any new signings before the transfer window closed on Monday night.
Percy Mabandu speaks to eco-friendly artist Mbongeni Buthelezi about the skill and hard work required to ‘paint’ with plastic.
Cheryl de la Rey, the new vice-chancellor of the University of Pretoria, is excited by the abundant possibilities of the job.
A 16-month-old baby was shot dead during a robbery in Eersterust, Pretoria, police said on Wednesday.
Guiseppe Rossi set aside the mixed emotions of playing against the country of his birth to inspire Italy to a 3-1 win over the US on Monday.
The trial of Cezanne Visser, also known as Advocate Barbie, resumed in the high court in Pretoria on Monday after a break of more than two months.
Eskom said on Monday that power supply is still vulnerable and could worsen if it fails to get a tariff increase to fund its expansion.
A final decision on the fitness of Bulls centre Wynand Olivier will only be taken on Friday.
The City of Tshwane has been left with a bloody nose after challenging a Carte Blanche exposé of corruption in the administration.
The ANC was leading the race in eight of the nine provinces late on Thursday morning while the ruling party has also increased its lead over the DA.
Gauteng — the crucial province that will determine the outcome of the national vote — is also the one dragging its feet in releasing results.
With three million votes counted, the ANC is cruising to another convincing victory in South Africa’s fourth democratic election.
At midnight on Wednesday the elections results showed that the ANC is in poll position to take the majority in the 2009 national elections.