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/ 9 February 2012
A high court judge has ruled that senior counsel status was not an honour the president could bestow on practising advocates.
South African banks say that a bid to bolster basic human rights by reinterpreting the National Credit Act could endanger the entire credit industry.
Research conducted in South Africa shows two thirds of the grade 6 learners surveyed did not know enough about HIV/Aids to protect their health.
Despite reports of ongoing shortages, the companies involved in printing and distributing school workbooks have been praised by the government.
President Zuma has given the Special Investigating Unit the go ahead to investigate Eskom for evidence of corruption, fraud and maladministration.
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/ 8 February 2012
Pick n Pay has announced its CEO Nick Badminton would be leaving the company at the end of February, as it faces an up-hill from US retailer Walmart.
MPs have questioned Public Protector Thuli Madonsela’s income during negotiations on her deputy’s salary, saying she earned more than most judges.
The DA has detailed 10 broken promises since the President’s State of the Nation speech last year, and thinks this year will be "more of the same".
The ANCYL in the Eastern Cape has resolved to ignore the prospect of Julius Malema’s suspension until after Mangaung in December.
Cosatu has called on teachers to lead a strike its members will hold in a month’s time against labour brokers and proposed toll roads in Gauteng.
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/ 7 February 2012
<b>Gavin Heron</b> explains his frustration with the amount of waste we generate.
Richard Branson has vowed to get to the bottom of a racist incident at an SA Virgin Active gym, amid further claims of similar cases in Jo’burg.
Zwelinzima Vavi says the ANC needs to "fix its house" and rediscover its "revolutionary morality" to remain a beacon of hope to the people of SA.
MPs will be served their fancy State of the Nation dinner in a parking lot, as the normal venue for the banquet is being used by the Mining Indaba.
Simply listening to his people won’t help, President Zuma must lead us, writes <b>Nickolaus Bauer</b>.
AmaBhungane advocacy coordinator Glenda Daniels brings us up to speed on the state of the fight for media freedom and the secrecy bill.
Cosatu’s call for a labour broker ban has been cast in a new light by research showing a quarter of jobs created since 1994 were filled by brokerages.
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/ 6 February 2012
A wage dispute at Impala Platinum has been resolved between it and the National Union of Mineworkers, leaving no need for the CCMA, the parties say.
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/ 6 February 2012
The South African Rugby Union and Cricket South Africa have warned about a conman who tries to extort money by pretending to be a sports official.
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/ 6 February 2012
Liquor traders and the Democratic Alliance have raised questions about government’s liquor Bill, saying it would be difficult to enforce.
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/ 6 February 2012
Judges should disclose their financial and business interests, a group of lawyers says. But that shouldn’t necessarily apply to their relatives.
A biased report on the secrecy Bill hearings from Parliament’s press office has sparked doubts over the service’s ability to remain impartial.
The terms and conditions signed by motorists when registering for toll road e-tags are not in line with the CPA, the consumer commissioner says.
More militant, and a lawyer to boot: Meet the man waiting in the ANC Youth League wings, Julius Malema’s eager young deputy, Ronald Lamola.
President Jacob Zuma will be using suggestions from South Africans on Facebook, Twitter and email ahead of his State of the Nation address next week.
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/ 5 February 2012
The Democratic Alliance has come out strongly against the ANC’s proposed mining tax, saying it would discourage investment and kill jobs.
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/ 5 February 2012
Police have arrested 43 people in Thabong for public violence and looting, which have been linked to unemployment protests and xenophobia.
Numsa has said that its energy conference was aimed at preventing the renewable energy sector from being dominated by a capitalist system.
The ANC’s NDC of Appeals chairperson Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Saturday that the NDC’s guilty verdict against ANCYL top brass & Julius Malema, is upheld.
The president is likely to focus on the need for South Africa to move decisively on programmes and policies that have served the country well so far.
The IFP and Cope’s application on the constitutionality of government’s decision not to grant the Dalai Lama a visa has been dismissed with costs.
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/ 3 February 2012
After six cases of malaria have been confirmed in Tshwane, officials have warned healthcare workers to remain vigilant.