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South Africa

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/ 31 May 2010

Metrorail strike enters third week

A strike by SA Transport and Allied Workers’ Union members against the Passenger Rail Agency of SA went into its third week on Monday.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 30 May 2010

Lekota: ‘I remain the president of Cope’

Congress of the People (Cope) president Mosiua Lekota on Sunday affirmed his position in the party and dismissed a vote of no confidence.

By Natasha Marrian
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Article
/ 30 May 2010

SA quells terrorism fears ahead of World Cup

There was no known terrorism threat to the Soccer World Cup, the national joint operational and intelligence centre said on Sunday.

By Staff Reporter
‘80% chance of World Cup terrorist attack’
Article
/ 30 May 2010

‘80% chance of World Cup terrorist attack’

South Africa may fall victim to a terrorist attack during the World Cup it is hosting in less than two weeks, according to a media report on Sunday.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 30 May 2010

South Africans unite in Soweto rugby final

Bulls supporter Eldre Janse van Rensburg had never set foot in Soweto before Saturday’s Super 14 rugby final.

By Xola Potelwa
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Article
/ 29 May 2010

Steyn kicks Bulls to Super 14 title in Soweto

Flyhalf Morne Steyn kicked 20 points to help the Bulls clinch their third Super 14 title in four years with a 25-17 win over rivals the Stormers.

By Ken Borland
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Article
/ 29 May 2010

Lekota abandons Cope conference

Cope president Mosiuoa Lekota and his supporters abandoned the party’s national congress in Centurion on Saturday evening.

By Mmanaledi Mataboge
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Article
/ 29 May 2010

Cope ordered to defer elections for four months

The High Court in Johannesburg issued an interdict on Saturday preventing the Cope electoral conference from moving forward.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 29 May 2010

NUM suspends De Beers strike plans

South Africa’s National Union of Mineworkers said on Saturday it would suspend a strike at the world’s biggest diamond producer De Beers.

By Staff Reporter
Split looms at Cope conference
Article
/ 29 May 2010

Split looms at Cope conference

The Cope congress turned violent on Saturday after party leaders supporting current president Mosiuoa Lekota served notice of a court interdict.

By Mmanaledi Mataboge and Sapa Afp
Cope’s leadership fracas rumbles on
Article
/ 29 May 2010

Cope’s leadership fracas rumbles on

Cope’s leadership will be elected — seemingly without president Mosiuoa Lekota — as he was seeking an interdict to stop the conference on Saturday.

By Mmanaledi Mataboge and Sapa Afp
Big demand for World Cup tickets
Article
/ 29 May 2010

Big demand for World Cup tickets

The man in the yellow and green uniform raised his arms in jubilation, as if he had just scored a goal for his beloved South African national team.

By Gerald Imray
Mantashe seeks to calm nationalisation fears in the UK
Article
/ 29 May 2010

Mantashe seeks to calm nationalisation fears in the UK

The nationalisation of mines could not become ANC policy by 2012, secretary general Gwede Mantashe said in the United Kingdom on Friday.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 28 May 2010

‘We have to leave here with new leaders’

Cope kicked off its national congress on Friday afternoon six hours late, and speakers then tried to unite a party polarised by the leadership race.

By Mmanaledi Mataboge
More time for learning and teaching
Article
/ 28 May 2010

More time for learning and teaching

New director general of basic education Bobby Soobrayan recently presented a turnaround plan for South Africa’s schools.

By Thabo Mohlala
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Article
/ 28 May 2010

‘Alarming’ rise in rhino poaching in SA

Rhino poaching had escalated at an "alarming rate" since the beginning of the year, South African National Parks said on Friday.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 28 May 2010

Mbeki emerges from hibernation

Flanked by a clutch of former Cabinet ministers, former president Thabo Mbeki emerged on Thursday after a long hibernation from the public eye.

By Mandy Rossouw
South Africa falls in love with Bafana again
Article
/ 28 May 2010

South Africa falls in love with Bafana again

South Africa has fallen in love with Bafana Bafana again, and that could spell trouble for World Cup rivals Mexico, Uruguay and France next month.

By David Legge
ANC sees no strikes during World Cup
Article
/ 28 May 2010

ANC sees no strikes during World Cup

The African National Congress does not expect its labour ally, Cosatu, to embark on strike action during the Soccer World Cup.

By Sujata Rao
Gigi’s pad ‘no clean-cut strip club’
Article
/ 28 May 2010

Gigi’s pad ‘no clean-cut strip club’

In the last of a three-part series on South Africa’s striptease subculture, we look at the <i>Survivor</i> winner’s Lollipop Lounge.

By Ilham Rawoot
Fifa apologises for World Cup ticket-sales crash
Article
/ 28 May 2010

Fifa apologises for World Cup ticket-sales crash

Ticket sales for the Soccer World Cup were back on track on Friday afternoon after a computer crash earlier in the day, Fifa said.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 28 May 2010

Petrol price to drop

The price of all grades of petrol will drop by 27 cents a litre on June 2, the Energy Department said on Friday.

By Staff Reporter
What am I doing here?
Article
/ 28 May 2010

What am I doing here?

How did <b>Jacob Dlamini</b> end up a few paces from a police cell? Read an extract from the book: <i>Should I stay or Should I go?</i>

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 28 May 2010

DA tackles Simelane over his ‘shoddy’ CV

Menzi Simelane’s CV that will come under the spotlight during the DA’s court bid to set aside his appointment as prosecutions boss.

By Glynnis Underhill
NPA’s flip-flop on demotions
Article
/ 28 May 2010

NPA’s flip-flop on demotions

Prosecutions boss Menzi Simelane has backtracked on redeploying top prosecutors to lower courts, but morale is low.

By Glynnis Underhill
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Article
/ 28 May 2010

State mining an ANC figment

ANC convenes parliamentary hearings to establish a state mining company based on a resolution that no one in the party can find.

By Mandy Rossouw and Mmanaledi Mataboge
Province’s master plan to kick-start job creation
Article
/ 28 May 2010

Province’s master plan to kick-start job creation

The minerals-rich province aims to diversify its
industrial base to create sustainable employment.

By Ben Kelly
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Article
/ 28 May 2010

School dreadlocks ban is tested in court

An unprecedented case before the Equality Court involving the right to wear dreadlocks has put school codes of conduct under the spotlight.

By Vuvu Vena
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Analysis
/ 28 May 2010

Who prosecutes the powerful?

Greed in the business and governing elite often leads to corrupt and undemocratic behaviour.

By Staff Reporter
Tourism is key to the ‘Great’ North
Article
/ 28 May 2010

Tourism is key to the ‘Great’ North

Besides the Big Five, Limpopo’s rich cultural history is also a drawcard for visitors

By Sharon Van Wyk
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Article
/ 28 May 2010

Slaves between a rock and hard place

In a quiet moment it’s not hard to imagine the despair of slaves who once laboured at Robben Island.

By Fikile Ntsikelelo Moya and Rejane Woodroffe
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Article
/ 28 May 2010

Nestlé denies ‘Rooibos robbery’

Food company Nestlé on Friday denied contravening the country’s Biodiversity Act in an act of "Rooibos robbery".

By Staff Reporter
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