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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/ 23 February 2011
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.
A medical expert on Wednesday disputed testimony that Robert McBride was drunk when he crashed his car in 2006, saying he suffered from hypoglycaemia.
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/ 23 February 2011
There was still no information available by Wednesday on how many South Africans were affected by Monday’s earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand.
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/ 23 February 2011
The ANCYL is opposed to the inclusion of independent researcher Paul Jordaan in the ANC team probing the viability of nationalising mines, it says.
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/ 23 February 2011
South Africa’s overall development has improved, according to a new index released by the South African Institute of Race Relations.
The trial of rugby player Bees Roux, accused of murder, has been set down for five days from August 1.
The "shoot the boer" song has a direct bearing on farm violence, the Transvaal Agricultural Union said on Wednesday.
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/ 23 February 2011
Business Unity South Africa on Wednesday welcomed the suspension of tariffs gazetted for the tolling of Gauteng highways.
"Boring" and "no surprises" are words being used by politicians and economists alike on their expectations for Wednesday’s budget speech.
The depth in their batting and the variety of their bowling make South Africa one of the teams to fear at the World Cup.
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/ 23 February 2011
Afripalm Resources signed a memorandum of understanding with Steel Authority of India to build a steel mill in South Africa.
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/ 23 February 2011
It takes a lot to get communists, unions and businessmen fighting from the same corner, especially in South Africa.
Police National Commissioner General Bheki Cele feels vindicated by the Public Protector report into the Middestad Sanlam Centre lease saga.
South African football official Danny Jordaan lost his bid to join Fifa’s 24-man executive committee on Wednesday.
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/ 22 February 2011
If Police Commissioner Bheki Cele refuses to resign then President Jacob Zuma must fire him, the DA and FF+ said on Tuesday.
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/ 22 February 2011
The departments of home affairs in South Africa and Zimbabwe have extended the deadline for the of passports to Zimbabweans in SA by an extra month.
Tariffs gazetted for the tolling of Gauteng highways will be suspended until further notice, Transport Minister Sbu Ndebele said on Tuesday.
An attempt by pirates to hijack a Mozambican ship off the coast of that country led SA to use its naval capabilities to monitor threats in SA waters.
An application by the ANC to intervene in the hate speech case brought by AfriForum against ANCYL president Julius Malema was postponed until Thursday
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/ 22 February 2011
Research charging that coloureds in the Western Cape and Indians in KwaZulu-Natal stood to lose thousands of jobs was rejected by the ANC on Tuesday.
There is "no cause to panic" about the acid mine water rising up below parts of the Witwatersrand, Trevor Manuel said on Tuesday.