Foreign spies will not be happy when the secrecy Bill is passed, State Security Minister Siyabonga Cwele has assured an ad-hoc NCOP committee.
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/ 24 January 2012
The environmental affairs portfolio committee says clauses in the weather Bill need to be revised because it creates the wrong impression.
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/ 24 January 2012
Another bad year for house price growth has given the real estate industry a tougher climate as commission earnings for agents decline.
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/ 24 January 2012
South Africans are becoming more open to the option of online shopping, with a survey reporting a 30% increase in online spending in 2010.
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/ 24 January 2012
Nersa has postponed its public hearings on raised tariffs and price determination, pending the finalisation of its electricity pricing policy.
The probe into how R100m of union pension money went missing will move to prison — to hear testimony from Sam Buthelezi, a key player in the scandal.
The DA’s Masizole Mnqasela will plead not guilty to six charges of misconduct filed over comments he made about parliamentary leader Lindiwe Mazibuko
Apartheid police hit squad leader Eugene de Kock wants forgiveness from the family of ANC lawyer Bheki Mlangeni, whom he killed with a bomb in 1991.
The DA has accused Sactwu of shielding Economic Development Minister Ebrahim Patel from the fallout of R100-million worth of workers’ pension funds.
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/ 23 January 2012
An independent website that monitors prices in retail stores has been denied access to Woolworths, and two researchers were told to leave a shop.
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/ 23 January 2012
The South African Human Rights Commission says it will be writing to King Goodwill Zwelithini after reports he made homophobic comments at a function.
President Jacob Zuma and his delegates are preparing themselves for the 18th session of the African Union, focusing on boosting intra-African trade.
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/ 23 January 2012
DA spokesperson Mmusi Maimane says he still hasn’t made a decision on whether to run for the position of Gauteng premier.
Almost 50 children in Thembelihle are yet to begin schooling this year, as public schools in the neighbouring Lenasia won’t accept them.
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/ 23 January 2012
Limpopo is considering converting the Lephalale military airstrip into a full civilian airport, provincial transport officials have said.
Elroy Africa has resigned as the director general for cooperative governance and traditional affairs.
Zulu monarch King Goodwill Zwelithini has criticised people who engage in same sex relationships, labelling them as "rotten".
Julius Malema’s bid to stay out of the political wilderness begins in earnest today, as the appeal against his suspension from the ANC kicks off.
An attempt by Madagascar’s toppled president to end his exile in South Africa was thwarted in the air when his plane was forced to turn back.
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/ 20 January 2012
The chaotic series of reversals that have delayed the tolling of Gauteng’s gleaming new highways must be very much open to question.
Some blame the occult, others the eurozone, but France gets down to brass tacks.
Following Pravin Gordhan’s claims of "sabotage" in Limpopo, the ANCYL has accused the ruling party of using the government to play political games.
People illegally occupying an inner-city building were evicted in an unconstitutional Red Ants operation, leaving them homeless on the streets of Jo’burg.
Shameem Rajbansi has been announced as the successor to her late husband Amichand as leader of the Minority Front party.
Cell C has has appointed former Vodacom head Alan Knott-Craig as its new chief executive officer, replacing Lars Reichelt, who resigned last year.
The state has dismissed claims President Zuma has asked the navy to acquire a $500-million aircraft carrier, saying it was an aborted Mbeki-era plan.
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/ 19 January 2012
Cosatu is planning protests over what it says is government’s failure to implement job commitments with the importing of solar panel components.
The Kruger Park has had to evacuate some of its guests after turbulent storms caused massive flooding in nearby Mozambique, leaving hundreds homeless.
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/ 19 January 2012
The ANC has begun an investigation into alleged irregularities in last year’s local government election candidate lists — starting in Limpopo.
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/ 18 January 2012
South Africa’s purchasing manager’s index has dropped from 51.6 in November to 49.4 in December — a first move below the 50 level since August 2011.
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/ 18 January 2012
Ivan Dittrich is due to take up his new position as chief financial officer and group executive director of Vodacom in July.
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/ 18 January 2012
South Africa’s consumer price index, which was expected to have increased, has remained steady at 6.1% year-on-year in December.