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Sanlam’s new empowerment fund scheme is for previously disadvantaged South Africans only.
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Fewer and bigger municipalities might be the best way to address service delivery, says Gauteng minister of local government Humphrey Mmemezi.
A new series of performances in Orlando East will showcase Soweto — and exciting up-and-coming musicians.
Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa warned on Wednesday that violence in strikes and protests will be punished.
The <em>Mail & Guardian</em> has become the first newspaper in Africa to launch a Kindle edition of its product.
The director general of International Relations and Cooperation Ayanda Ntsaluba is to leave his position, making him the second DG to leave this year.
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Consumer inflation accelerated in January, in line with consensus, official data showed on Wednesday, pushed up mainly by higher food and fuel costs.
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A voice saying "Madame Deputy Speaker, on a point of order," changed the tone of what was due to be a dry, predictable Tuesday afternoon in Parliament
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The lack of privacy at schools means that HIV tests on schoolchildren there must not proceed without proper planning and protection of human rights.
The issue of whether unions should be "removed" from the SANDF has been identified as a priority and must be concluded this year.
ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe said on Tuesday that job creation should be the government’s main aim.
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The ICC has banned tweeting during World Cup games to ensure illegal bookmakers do not use the views of players and staff on Twitter as betting guides
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The Bulls could not have received a more timely boost as they prepare for the Super 15 championship kick-off than the return of Fourie du Preez.
Police National Commissioner Bheki Cele will be visiting strife-torn Wesselton near Ermelo, the scene of violent service delivery protests.
Wage talks to end a countrywide strike by road freight workers could not be resolved by late Tuesday, the SA Transport and Allied Workers’ Union said.
Cosatu will "mobilise solidarity support" for the striking road freight sector should its wage demands not be met, the federation said on Wednesday.
There is evidence that ANC leaders are providing help to a campaign aimed at destroying the IFP, IFP leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi says.
Gauteng chairperson of Satawu Ephraim Mphahlele says the truck drivers’ strike will have a major effect on the country.
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The government is trying to verify whether the person kidnapped while working for a British oil company in the DRC is a South African.
The ICD has found "no evidence" that police took instructions from ANC Youth League president Julius Malema at a conference in Limpopo last year.
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Opposition parties on Tuesday walked out of a government presentation on the contentious Protection of Information Bill.
Job creation will be a priority throughout all spheres of government this year, Economic Development Minister Ebrahim Patel said on Tuesday.
The African National Congress has condemned the violent protest in Ermelo, Mpumalanga, on Tuesday.
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The Constitutional Court has dismissed an application for an order finding that over 80 editors and journalism professors are censoring Lara Johnstone
The government is to roll out a programme to address road maintenance, particularly potholes, and create jobs, it was announced on Tuesday.
Eskom has spent more than R75,5-billion on the capital investment programme since 2005, Transport Minister Sbu Ndebele said on Tuesday.
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Absa has reported flat full-year earnings that were slightly above consensus, hit by slack demand for loans and a slow economic recovery.
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Absa, the SA bank majority owned by Barclays, surpassed market expectations with a slight upturn in full-year earnings on Tuesday.
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An e.tv cameraman was injured and a broadcast van damaged when protesters turned on him and a reporter in Wesselton on Tuesday, eNews reported.
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/ 15 February 2011
Ten people, including two children, were killed on Tuesday when a taxi burst into flames on the N1 between Beaufort West and Leeu Gamka.
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<b>Chris Roper</b> finds the mocking of Jacob Zuma’s English during his State of the Nation speech classist and rude.
Unions and the Road Freight Employers’ Association will meet on Tuesday to thrash out solutions to a wage dispute.