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Pretoria

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/ 10 September 2008

Concerns over standard at TUT

With about 60 000 students TUT is South Africa’s largest university of technology and second largest university, after Unisa.

By Prim Gower
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/ 9 September 2008

‘Thugs’ jailed for attack on hospice

Two men were jailed for 25 years on Tuesday for trying to kill a priest and robbing a security guard at a hospice outside Pretoria last year.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 9 September 2008

Parks for prosperity

The International Association of Science Parks’ 25th World Conference on Science and Technology Parks this year runs concurrently with Insite 2008.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 8 September 2008

Tito gone fishing

Tito Mboweni was in the news this week because he was quitting to go fishing. This seems to have changed after chatting to the ANC’s Gwede Mantashe.

By Kevin Davie
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Analysis
/ 4 September 2008

Waterkloof Four: guilty even if innocent

Throughout their trial they posed outside the Pretoria High Court decked out in the latest designer gear, flagrantly provocative and exhibitionistic.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 1 September 2008

McBride drunken-driving trial postponed

The drunken-driving trial of Ekurhuleni metro police chief Robert McBride was provisionally postponed in the Pretoria Regional Court on Monday.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 29 August 2008

Court’s gay ruling upsets Christian bodies

Two Christian bodies expressed concern on Friday at a court ruling that the NG Kerk had unfairly discriminated against a gay music teacher.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 28 August 2008

Church ordered to apologise to gay music teacher

A Pretoria NG Kerk unfairly discriminated against gay music teacher Johan Strydom when it fired him three years ago, a court ruled on Thursday.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 18 August 2008

Judgement reserved in McBride application

Judgement was reserved on Monday in a bid by Robert McBride to get access to papers he says relate to his drunken-driving trial.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 18 August 2008

De Lange happy to take top crime-fighting job

Justice and Constitutional Development Deputy Minister Johnny de Lange has effectively put his hand up for a cabinet role in a Zuma government.

By Sello S Alcock
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/ 17 August 2008

Swallows’ wings clipped by Kaiser Chiefs

Moroka Swallows lost 2-0 to Kaizer Chiefs in their MTN8 first-leg semifinal at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday night.

By Sy Lerman
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Article
/ 16 August 2008

Blue Bulls rise to the top

The Blue Bulls went to the top of the Currie Cup log with a hard-fought and drawn-out 41-12 victory over Griquas at Loftus Versfeld on Friday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 13 August 2008

Legislation aims to crack down on human trafficking

A draft Bill has been submitted to Parliament to enable authorities to prosecute all forms of human trafficking.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 13 August 2008

Pushing the boundaries of science

Professor Brenda Wingfield has always pushed the boundaries of science. She was the first person to start DNA sequencing of filamentous fungi in SA.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 12 August 2008

Gauteng refugee battle to go to top court

A consortium for refugees and the Wits Law Clinic have vowed to approach the Constitutional Court to keep Gauteng’s refugee shelters open.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 12 August 2008

Pretoria court rules against xenophobia refugees

A Pretoria High Court judge on Tuesday dismissed an urgent application to keep temporary refugee shelters open for the time being.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 12 August 2008

Last of Waterkloof Four taken to prison

Just before 10am on Tuesday, the last of the Waterkloof Four, Christoff Bekker, was taken to Pretoria Central Prison to start his 12-year sentence.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 11 August 2008

Gay lecturer claims R100 000 from church

A music lecturer is claiming R100 000 from the NG Kerk Moreleta Park for sacking him because of a gay relationship.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 11 August 2008

Three of Waterkloof Four report for prison

With a wail of sirens, three of the Waterkloof Four were driven away from court on Monday afternoon to begin their 12-year sentence.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 7 August 2008

Barend Strydom testifies in Boeremag trial

Strijdom Square shooter Barend Strydom told the Boeremag treason trial on Thursday that he still believed black people were not human.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 6 August 2008

New book pays tribute to late Bush War soldiers

A book in memory of South African Defence Force soldiers who died in the Bush War between 1966 and 1994 will be launched this weekend.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 6 August 2008

Mass Cosatu strike grips South Africa

Masses of workers supported a national strike against rising living costs on Wednesday, paralysing transport services and immobilising businesses.

By Imke Van Hoorn and Sapa Afp
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Article
/ 5 August 2008

Newly promoted team cause netball upsets

Newly promoted Griqualand West caused two major upsets on the opening day of the Spar national netball tournament at Pretoria University on Monday.

By Jane Bramley
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Article
/ 5 August 2008

SANDF clerk jailed for R1,1m fraud

A senior South African National Defence Force administration clerk was on Monday jailed for five years for fraud involving more than R1-million.

By Staff Reporter
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Africa
/ 4 August 2008

Zim power-sharing talks ‘going smoothly’

Power-sharing talks between Zimbabwe’s rival political parties were going smoothly on Monday, a South African official said.

By Celean Jacobson
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Article
/ 3 August 2008

Life in the slow lane

Jacqueline Steeneveldt recently spent a weekend at the Irene Country Lodge.

By Staff Reporter and Jacqueline Steeneveldt
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Article
/ 2 August 2008

Mandela: SA now needs disciplined leaders

Now as much as ever in its history, SA requires disciplined leaders, Nelson Mandela said at a birthday celebration in his honour on Saturday.

By Mail Guardian Online Reporter, Sapa Author and Sapa Afp
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Article
/ 1 August 2008

Public service in focus at new government academy

President Thabo Mbeki has opened the Public Administration Leadership and Management Academy in Pretoria.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 30 July 2008

I was wary of Masetlha, Kasrils tells court

Former spy boss Billy Masetlha was described by Intelligence Minister Ronnie Kasrils on Wednesday as ”misleading” and someone to be ”wary” of.

By Neo Semono
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/ 29 July 2008

Zimbabwe talks ‘adjourned’, not broken off

Claims that talks between Zimbabwe’s opposition and negotiators for President Robert Mugabe had broken off were called into question on Tuesday.

By Sapa, Mg Online Reporters Author, Sapa Ap and Mail & Guardian Online reporter, Reuters and Sapa
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/ 28 July 2008

McBride trial postponed to September

The date for the continuation of Ekurhuleni metro police chief Robert McBride’s drunken-driving trial will be decided on September 1.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 24 July 2008

Zuma: I didn’t know there were poor whites

African National Congress president Jacob Zuma on Thursday addressed a gathering of more than 1 000 poor white Pretoria residents.

By Denise Williams
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