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South Africa

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/ 24 September 2009

SABC: Sihlali’s dodgy deals

A report by the auditor general has revealed former SABC chief executive and its legal head signed off a R1,7-billion deal without authority.

By Sam Sole Author, Stefaans Brmmer and Glynnis Underhill
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/ 23 September 2009

Can’t do without the racists

We need racists, or at the very least people who think in terms of race, because somebody has got to suffer, writes Chris Roper.

By Chris Roper
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/ 23 September 2009

Of pretence and protest

Njabulo S Ndebele explores the collective anguish of a nation trying to find the way past race and into leadership.

By Njabulo S Ndebele
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/ 23 September 2009

Gauteng not smart enough in fighting crime, says premier

Gauteng is a smart province, but has not been smart enough in dealing with crime, Premier Nomvula Mokonyane said on Wednesday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 23 September 2009

SA shifts position on climate targets

SA was prepared to accept targets on cutting greenhouse gas emissions provided its developmental goals were not compromised, Themba Maseko said.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 23 September 2009

Reports about Armscor CEO’s salary hike ‘inaccurate’

Media reports about the salary increase received by Armscor’s chief executive officer Sipho Thomo were inaccurate, the parastatal said on Wednesday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 23 September 2009

Battles of Bench and Bar

How race — and Judge John Hlophe — turned the judiciary upside down. Sello S Alcock reports.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 23 September 2009

In defence of African leadership

The SA economy was developed with forced cheap labour, mainly Africans and the other oppressed communities classified as Indian and coloured.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 23 September 2009

‘Is this our new maid?’

Life in the last white bastion means having to explain how you got there in the first place. Palesa Morudu reports from Cape Town.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 23 September 2009

Ten dead as taxi bursts into flames

Ten people died when a taxi burst into flames in Mthatha on Wednesday, Eastern Cape police said.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 23 September 2009

Sexual offences upsurge ’cause for concern’

A 10,1% upsurge in sexual offences was cause for concern, the gender equality commission said on Wednesday in reaction to the latest crime statistics.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 23 September 2009

Financial calamities haunt SABC

Due to a lack of controls by the finance department at the SABC, its employees splurged millions this year on excessive petrol-card expenditure.

By Glynnis Underhill
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/ 23 September 2009

Vavi: Business or government, choose one

Public servants cannot have private business interests, Zwelinzima Vavi told Cosatu’s 10th national congress on Wednesday.

By Natasha Marrian
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/ 23 September 2009

Spreading the love of opera

Soprano opera artist Loveline Madumo, one of the first black opera singers in Suth Africa, was first exposed to classical music by Bernard, her violin

By Staff Reporter
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/ 23 September 2009

So, what tribe are you?

There’s a "blacker than thou" attitude that often permeates ethnic identity in post-apartheid South Africa.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 23 September 2009

Proteas seek improvement after ‘good wake-up call’

Just two days into the 2009 Champions Trophy and hosts and co-favourites South Africa are fighting for survival.

By David Legge
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/ 23 September 2009

The curious case of the black litterbug

"What is it with black people and littering?" a white, male acquaintance asked me on a recent trip to Cape Town.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 23 September 2009

Maties’ slow dance to integration

Nine years after graduating, I am back at Admin B, this time to meet Russel Botman, theologian, former UDF activist and Stellenbosch University’s firs

By Staff Reporter
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/ 23 September 2009

Who controls the media?

Tanya Pampalone visits Johannesburg newsrooms to see if the answer is simply black and white.

By Tania Pampalone
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/ 23 September 2009

Sanco: We do not accept junior-partner status

Alliance partners and the media must remember the importance of Sanco, the organisation’s deputy president, Lemias Mashile, said on Wednesday.

By Kenichi Serino
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/ 23 September 2009

My dear white colleagues –

Remember when I was introduced to you on my first day? Many of you had somehow managed to forget me after working with me for a year.

By Mmanaledi Mataboge
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/ 23 September 2009

African Rainbow to expand into Southern Africa

African Rainbow Minerals plans to invest in projects in Zimbabwe as part of its expansion into Southern Africa, a company official said.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 23 September 2009

‘We have 11 languages, but we all know the word braai’

Part cooking method, part national obsession, the braai is a shared social custom that cuts across race and social divisions in South Africa.

By Justine Gerardy
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/ 23 September 2009

Cosmos: We face an uphill battle

Jomo Cosmos caught another bout of stage fright at the Rand Stadium on Tuesday night when they crashed 3-1 to SuperSport United.

By Billy Cooper
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/ 23 September 2009

Grappling with ‘Chineseness’ in SA

For self-styled SABCs (South African-born Chinese), fitting in has been a constant challenge eagerly embraced.

By Darryl Accone
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/ 23 September 2009

Rusty South Africa outplayed by Sri Lanka

South Africa’s campaign to win their first world trophy since they won the first ICC Champions Trophy in 1998 got off to the worst possible start.

By Jane Bramley
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/ 23 September 2009

US keeps SA embassy shut over security threat

The United States will keep its government facilities in South Africa closed for a second day on Wednesday due to undisclosed security fears.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 23 September 2009

Ngobeni to be SANDF’s ‘union buster’

The appointment of Paul Ngobeni as chief legal adviser to Lindiwe Sisulu has “sparked outrage and ruffled feathers” in the military services division.

By Monako Dibetle
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/ 23 September 2009

Varsities run out of housing

University residences are filled to capacity and face increasing student numbers, writes Monako Dibetle.

By Monako Dibetle
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/ 23 September 2009

I am not Zulu

It is important to remember that one of the cornerstones of apartheid was the segregation of tribes, as well as races.

By Rapule Tabane
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/ 22 September 2009

In Solidarity

South Africa’s white trade union Solidarity does not benefit from any BEE funding. Nor does it have any external donors. It is entirely self-funding.

By Kevin Davie
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/ 22 September 2009

Cosatu debates policy direction at national congress

Cosatu began plotting the direction it will be taking during the next three years at its 10th national congress in Midrand on Tuesday.

By Staff Reporter
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