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/ 21 November 2011
Mass demonstrations against the Protection of Information Bill will be held today, as it is put to the vote in Parliament’s National Assembly.
The SA National Editors’ Forum has come out in support of the bid to get permission to publish information that shows Mac Maharaj lied to the NPA.
The IMF says Swaziland’s economic growth will grind to near zero this year as the government’s fiscal crisis rocks banks and private businesses.
National planning commission chair Trevor Manuel has detailed the new development plan with some innovative ideas — including YouTube videos.
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/ 14 November 2011
About R83-million stands to be lost in unspent money allocated for hospital infrastructure in Gauteng, based on the second quarterly report.
Alliance parties have pounced on the public protector’s report on DA-run Midvaal, vowing to have corrupt officials brought to justice.
Julius Malema has been suspended from the ANC and, if his appeal fails, must vacate his position as the youth league’s president.
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/ 10 November 2011
Julius Malema and other youth league leaders have been found guilty of ill-discipline for barging uninvited into a meeting of the ANC’s top leaders.
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/ 29 October 2011
Editors met with a government delegation over the weekend and resolved to assist the country’s continuing transition from apartheid to democracy.
The ANC Youth League concluded its economic freedom march in Pretoria on Friday as they handed over a memorandum of demands at the Union Buildings.
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/ 27 October 2011
The terms of reference for the arms deal inquiry commission have been praised as broad, while at the same time criticised as not broad enough.
The ANC Youth League march for economic freedom has made slow progress towards the Johannesburg Stock Exchange in Sandton.
ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema has begun leading around 2 000 marchers on their long walk to economic freedom (and, ultimately, Pretoria).
Despite receiving threats over the CSA debacle, Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula says he can’t let the matter go, lest the entire country fall apart.
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/ 23 September 2011
President Zuma supports the Palestinian bid to seek a seat at the UN, but not all SA voices who feel they have a stake in the matter favour the move.
A new airline to open up the skies to taxi commuters was launched at Lanseria airport, north of Johannesburg, on Friday.
In vowing to overturn the ‘Shoot the boer’ hate speech ruling, Malema has slammed the ‘untransformed’ judiciary, accusing courts of double standards.
South Africa has not recognised Libya’s new leaders, President Zuma has reiterated on the eve of an AU meeting, being held in SA, about the country.
ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema’s singing of the words "shoot the boer" constituted hate speech, Judge Collin Lamont ruled on Monday.
Judgment in ANC Youth League president Julius Malema’s "shoot the boer" hate speech case began without him on Monday.
President Jacob Zuma has formally appointed Judge Mogoeng Mogoeng as South Africa’s new chief justice and head of the country’s judiciary.
ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema’s disciplinary hearing has been moved to an undisclosed location due to pending legal action against the ANC.
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/ 4 September 2011
The JSC’s interrogation of Mogoeng Mogoeng resumed with the commission wrangling over whether to accept a late submission from Cosatu.
Despite objections to Mogoeng Mogoeng becoming chief justice, the Zuma-friendly Judicial Service Commission is unlikely to reject the president’s man.
The ANC’s national disciplinary committee has dismissed the application brought by Julius Malema to drop all charges against him.
The ANC’s refusal to allow a public interest defence in the Protection of Information Bill has been denounced as "anti-democratic".
Calm prevailed outside ANC HQ on the second day of youth league leader Julius Malema’s disciplinary hearing, which is now set to continue on Friday.
The scene outside African National Congress headquarters in Johannesburg was calm on Wednesday following violent clashes on Tuesday.
Despite failing to secure its demands, Samwu has called off the municipal workers’ strike, insisting the industrial action "was not a waste of time".
Julius Malema has urged supporters to show restraint after journalists and police were attacked by crowds protesting outside his disciplinary hearing.
The SA Municipal Workers’ Union has condemned acts of violence committed by striking members, but says it "understands" why they resort to aggression.
African countries ought to do more for the people affected by famine in the Horn of Africa, says international aid group Oxfam.