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/ 13 January 2011
Buying a used car can be tricky at the best of times, but buying one privately needs extra vigilance.
A report that former president Thabo Mbeki was involved in the formation of Cope was a "misinterpretation", a Unisa professor said on Thursday.
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/ 13 January 2011
Microsoft’s R472-million black empowerment deal is due to come to fruition after months of delays and discussions with government.
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/ 13 January 2011
South Africans should continue to use electricity more efficiently, Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba said on Wednesday.
According to a secret US diplomatic note, former president Thabo Mbeki was involved in the creation of Cope policy — a claim he has denied.
No problems were reported on the first day of the school year on Wednesday, education authorities said.
Police have seized a service pistol and cellphone belonging to the police officer who had an altercation with Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, reports say.
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/ 12 January 2011
Prominent people have signed a petition in support of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, after he was labelled an anti-Semite for his views on Israel.
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/ 12 January 2011
South Africa lost 333 rhinos to poaching in 2010, the highest number ever recorded, the country’s parks agency said on Wednesday.
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/ 12 January 2011
Early estimates indicate 32 people died and nine were injured in the recent floods in Kwazulu-Natal and Guateng.
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) will target young voters in a voter-registration drive ahead of the 2011 municipal elections.
A petition has accused Archbishop Desmond Tutu of "demonising Israel" and its organisers demand he be axed as the patron of local holocaust centres.
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/ 12 January 2011
The City of Cape Town has commissioned a legal review of its new liquor by-law before any amendments are gazetted.
Gauteng police have no excuse not to attend to a crime timeously as they now have more resources, police chief Bheki Cele said on Wednesday.
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/ 12 January 2011
Trade union Nehawu on Wednesday called on President Jacob Zuma to limit or ban foreign land ownership and to speed up land reform.
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/ 12 January 2011
Business confidence in SA improved slightly in December but remains vulnerable due to shaky investment and household spending, a survey shows.
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/ 12 January 2011
A troop of baboons has inadvertently discovered a new citrus cultivar for a farmer in the Western Cape.
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/ 12 January 2011
The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and platinum producer Lonmin have reached a wage agreement after protracted talks.
The DA on Wednesday expressed concern over reported plans by a senior police officer to present an apology to MP Winnie Madikizela-Mandela.
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/ 12 January 2011
Education department officials were visiting various schools in Gauteng on Wednesday morning as pupils began a new school year.
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/ 12 January 2011
Die Burger reported on Wednesday murder accused Shrien Dewani is not linked to a 2007 murder in King Williams Town.
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/ 12 January 2011
Vehicle sales are up, but South Africans are showing a preference for more affordable cars.
Five rhino poachers have been shot dead in the Kruger National Park since Saturday, <em>Beeld</em> reported on Wednesday.
Four provinces may lose housing grants because of under-performance that saw them fail to meet monthly delivery targets for low-cost housing.
The government bemoans every farm killing and would tackle the problem in every province, Agriculture Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson said on Tuesday.
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/ 11 January 2011
Two Johannesburg universities were flooded this week by unprecedented numbers of students seeking late admission.
One-hundred-and-twenty-eight mine workers died in 2010, which was a 24% improvement over the previous year, the Chamber of Mines said on Tuesday.
President Jacob Zuma’s recent speech shows that land reform is on the government’s agenda but it’s still unclear exactly what is being proposed.
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/ 11 January 2011
The government’s new growth path, unveiled late last year, was not enough to transform South Africa’s economy, Cosatu said on Tuesday.
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/ 11 January 2011
Many of the prospective students flocking to the University of Johannesburg may not get in at all, the institution said on Tuesday.
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/ 11 January 2011
One-hundred-and-twenty-eight mine workers died in 2010, Chamber of Mines CEO Bheki Sibiya said on Tuesday.
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/ 11 January 2011
South Africa’s manufacturing output grew by a higher-than-expected 4,6% year-on-year in volume terms in November.