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/ 24 February 2011
Government spokesperson Jimmy Manyi was under fire on Thursday for saying that the Western Cape has too many coloured people.
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/ 24 February 2011
Legislation giving Durban the power to recycle graves is to be scrutinised to see if it does not violate people’s cultures and religion.
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/ 24 February 2011
Carte Blanche plan to appeal a ruling saying they are guilty of defamation after airing an insert about the safety of Gold Reef City’s rides.
South Africa will spend an estimated R1,2-billion to clean up acidic water threatening to spill out from abandoned gold mines under Johannesburg.
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/ 24 February 2011
Africa and the Middle East are set to contribute 20% of total global mobile data traffic by 2015, according to a new mobile data forecast from Cisco.
A ruling on whether the ANC would be allowed to intervene in the hate speech case against Julius Malema will be handed down on Friday.
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/ 24 February 2011
The government is looking at the possibility of a more comprehensive security strategy for farmers and farm workers, the agriculture minister says.
Education cannot take place in a vacuum, it should meet the needs of the community, writes
<b>Primarashni Gower</b>.
A medical expert has conceded that Robert McBride could have been intoxicated during his car accident five years ago.
<b>Virginia Reed</b> sounds a call to recognise the
merits of two neglected subjects.
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/ 24 February 2011
The ANC owns the song containing the words "shoot the boer" and therefore should be allowed to intervene in a case which may see it outlawed.
Police chief Bheki Cele said on Thursday that he was not guilty of corruption amid calls for his resignation following a Public Protector report.
The conversation between labour and the public about job creation has some urgency attached to it, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said on Thursday.
Cellphones, chargers, a map and papers with telephone numbers were seized in a raid on the prison cell of Nigerian terror accused Henry Okah.
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/ 24 February 2011
The Gold Reef City theme park has won a defamation case against current affairs show <em>Carte Blanche</em>, reports said on Thursday.
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/ 24 February 2011
At least 60 learners fell ill at a school in Mulbarton, south of Johannesburg, and were taken to hospital, paramedics said on Thursday.
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan appeared to please many with his 2011/12 budget on Wednesday.
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/ 24 February 2011
You can now buy this most popular of traded coins online through FNB — the first bank to sell Krugerrands online.
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/ 24 February 2011
US retailer Walmart’s acquisition of a controlling share in Massmart has attracted more attention than expected, Massmart’s CEO said on Thursday.
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/ 23 February 2011
The case against nine people facing charges ranging from sexually assaulting children to child pornography was adjourned in a court on Wednesday.
Siyabonga Gama has been reinstated to the executive committee of Transnet following a review of his dismissal for certain breaches of governance.
Most aspects of Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan’s budget, tabled in the National Assembly on Wednesday, were broadly welcomed by political parties.
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/ 23 February 2011
Startling findings emerged when the state’s quality watchdog Umalusi revealed details about its controversial "standardisation" of the matric exams.
SA projected a larger-than-expected budget deficit as the approach of elections put the government under pressure to spend more.
The ANC on Wednesday "strongly condemned" the violence against citizens in Libya and called for a "political solution" to that country’s woes.
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The South African Reserve Bank is to get an oversight committee co-chaired by its governor and the minister of finance.
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/ 23 February 2011
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has announced infrastructure spending of R800-billion over the next three years, to boost the economy and create jobs.
This year’s budget takes the first steps in establishing a national health insurance (NHI), according to the National Treasury.
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/ 23 February 2011
Education and skills development are "the first priority" in government spending over the next three years, according to Wednesday’s budget.
The ANC says opposition parties are "opportunistic" to call for the axing of Bheki Cele after a probe into a police office lease deal.
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/ 23 February 2011
While delivering his budget speech Pravin Gordhan pointed a finger at tax dodgers and state officials involved in tender-rigging.
Graeme Smith is determined to end his reign as SA’s one-day captain in a blaze of glory by leading the Proteas to a first World Cup triumph.