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/ 20 October 2010
The debate about biofuel has largely been silent since the advent of the recession but as the economy slowly recovers the talk has begun again.
Crime has the potential to derail South Africa’s economic prosperity, Minister of Police Nathi Mthethwa said on Wednesday.
The long-awaited print launch of the <i>New Age</i> did not take place on Wednesday, coinciding with the resignation of five key staff members.
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/ 20 October 2010
Swiss mining giant Xstrata said on Wednesday that it would spend $710-million on expanding a ferrochrome smelter in South Africa.
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/ 20 October 2010
Rights groups will keep a close eye on South Africa’s return to the UN Security Council, where the country’s last term drew complaints.
Private companies and banks itching to enter alternative energy market, writes Lionel Faull.
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/ 20 October 2010
SA’s second-largest food retailer, Pick n Pay, reported a 12% decline in first-half profit, hurt by weak consumer demand and stiff competition.
Police officers who tore up a Bulls rugby jersey outside court where rugby player Bees Roux appeared will be "severely" reprimanded, it was reported.
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/ 20 October 2010
Five senior staff members of the <i>New Age</i> newspaper’s editorial team, including editor-in-chief Vuyo Mvoko, resigned on Tuesday.
Public-sector unions have accepted the government’s wage offer, the South African Democratic Teachers’ Union confirmed on Tuesday evening.
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/ 19 October 2010
Egyptian and South African leaders met in Cairo on Tuesday for talks aimed at strengthening economic ties between the two African powerhouses.
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/ 19 October 2010
South Africa would again vote against United Nations sanctions on Zimbabwe if the issue returned before the Security Council.
The media’s self-regulation should not turn into self-censorship, African National Congress (ANC) veteran Kader Asmal said on Tuesday.
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/ 19 October 2010
Human Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwale hopes to address the housing backlog by claiming back old dilapidated buildings and making them habitable.
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/ 19 October 2010
South Africa’s economic recovery remains fragile, Reserve Bank Governor Gill Marcus said on Tuesday.
The state intends producing intercepted calls between drug-trafficking accused Sheryl Cwele and convicted drug mule Tessa Beetge, a court has heard.
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/ 19 October 2010
Hundreds of people participated in a march through Johannesburg on Tuesday to commemorate Media Freedom Day.
Pravin Gordhan has warned that the so-called currency wars could lead to what he referred to as "trade wars" if they are allowed to continue.
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/ 19 October 2010
Hundreds of teachers, education leaders and tech experts will gather in Cape Town next week for the finals of the World Innovative Education Forum.
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/ 19 October 2010
Unbeaten Kaizer Chiefs will not be lulled into a false sense of security when they meet Moroka Swallows in a Soweto derby on Wednesday night.
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/ 19 October 2010
South Africa’s rail network will need private investment to run smoothly, Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele said on Monday.
The plodding drug-trafficking trial of Sheryl Cwele was given an air of glamour on Monday as two Brazilian witnesses took to the stand.
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/ 18 October 2010
Moroka Swallows coach Rainer Zobel called on his side to recover from a poor start to the season when they play Kaizer Chiefs on Wednesday night.
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/ 18 October 2010
A diary entry by suspected Nigerian bombing conspirator Henry Okah talked about staging "a fight to the finish", a court heard on Monday.
Higher education and training department Director General Mary Metcalfe is to leave the department.
Cope deputy president Mbhazima Shilowa has been removed from his positions as the party’s chief whip and accounting officer, Cope announced on Monday.
The state on Monday called a Brazilian chemical expert as a witness at the drug-trafficking trial of Sheryl Cwele.
A report on Clive Derby-Lewis’s medical condition will be submitted to the Parole Board to supplement his parole application, his lawyer says.
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/ 18 October 2010
Western Province coach Allister Coetzee has banished his squad from its training base for a few days in an effort to combat player fatigue.
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/ 18 October 2010
The NUM said on Monday striking workers at Northam Platinum are expected to return to work on Tuesday following a revised pay rise offer.
The murder trial of hip hop artist Molemo "Jub Jub" Maarohanye and Themba Tshabalala was on Monday postponed to December.
ANCYL president Julius Malema has begun the process of appealing an Equality Court order against him, his lawyer said on Monday.