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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.
The National Prosecuting Authority says charges against suspended crime intelligence boss will be investigated with a formal inquest, not a trial.
A complex matrix of issues stymied Dlamini-Zuma’s bid for Africa’s top job.
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/ 3 February 2012
Nearly half of all pregnancies in South Africa involve teenagers, statistics reveal.
Without their presence South Africa’s national health insurance cannot be implemented successfully to provide quality healthcare.
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/ 3 February 2012
Zuma looking to China for infrastructure development.
The ANC Youth League says there’s no point in promoting nationalisation at the Mining Indaba because it will be non-negotiable once it becomes policy.
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/ 2 February 2012
South Africa’s industry vehicle sales has increased by 7% in January this year compared to the same month last year.
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/ 2 February 2012
The rand has steadied against the dollar after hitting near five-month highs earlier, with dealers seeing it maintaining its firmer tone.
Social grants are a bonanza for retail stores that act as payouts for thousands of South Africans every month. The M&G joins the queue at a superstore.
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/ 2 February 2012
Overseas demand for South African agricultural products grew 30% between 2008 and 2010, while agricultural imports dropped by nearly one percent.
Defying accusations of pretentiousness, the DA says its shadow cabinet "will help restore Parliament to its rightful place in our democracy".
Donovan Moodley has lost his bid for a retrial, but the NPA will continue to investigate whether others were involved in the murder of Leigh Matthews.
Petrol shortages sparked by maintenance problems at refineries and the Durban harbour could continue until mid-month.
Three poachers have been sentenced to 25 years in prison after being found guilty of illegally hunting endangered rhino in the Kruger National Park.
SA delegates emerged from their failed bid to win the AU chair, dancing. Does this further seal the country’s image as a petty continental bully?
The ANC still wants "independent regulation" for the media, arguing that self-regulatory efforts are undermined by vested interests.
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/ 31 January 2012
Impala Platinum Holdings has named Terence Goodlace as its new CEO to take over from David Brown who will step down at the end of June.
Fraud-accused Richard Kawie has failed to appear before the Canyon Springs liquidition probe, claiming he is too depressed and too ill to attend.
Eskom says South Africans have to reduce their electricity use by a tenth, so it can take power stations offline for dangerously overdue maintenance.