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/ 22 July 2009

Land Commission exhausts budget, needs R3bn extra

The Land Commission on Wednesday said it had exhausted its R1,3-billion budget for land claims eight months before the end of the financial year.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 22 July 2009

De Lille calls for probe into cellphone call costs

Cellphone call costs in South Africa are among the highest in the world and need investigating, ID leader Patricia de Lille said on Wednesday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 22 July 2009

SA hit by service-delivery protests

A wave of protests has erupted in townships across SA over public services, adding to pressure on President Jacob Zuma to fight poverty.

By Courtney Brooks
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/ 22 July 2009

Enough funds for Aids vaccine research

A Medical Research Council research initiative is still receiving government funding for clinical trials on two Aids vaccines recently launched in SA.

By Stuart Graham
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Article
/ 22 July 2009

The importance of being young enough

Leaders are expected to speak the truth. When they are caught out, their credibility takes a knock.

By Franz Kruger
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/ 22 July 2009

Small fry can’t bank on banks

Unlike big businesses they don’t have the financial power to negotiate lower banking costs

By Maya Fisher French
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Article
/ 21 July 2009

SA miners in final talks, strikes pressure Zuma

Unions representing gold miners met with employers for final wage talks on Tuesday, saying a strike was ”highly likely” if they fail to reach a deal.

By Agnieszka Flak
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/ 21 July 2009

Jacobs out of Boks’ Tri-Nations opener

SA have made two enforced changes to the team that clinched a series against the British and Irish Lions for a Tri-Nations clash with NZ on Saturday.

By David Legge
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/ 21 July 2009

Water affairs DG suspended

Water Affairs director-general Pam Yako has been put on ”special leave” pending the outcome of a probe into alleged financial irregularities.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 21 July 2009

Aspirant judge wins battle with NPA

A former employee of the NPA told the JSC on Tuesday that the body had demanded she pay back her salary for the time she served as an acting judge.

By Emsie Ferreira
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/ 21 July 2009

Cosatu calls for rigorous probe into Implats accident

The investigation into the mining accident at Impala Platinum’s Rustenburg operations must be rigorous and thorough, Cosatu said on Tuesday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 21 July 2009

Zille: Closed inquiry into Hlophe ‘regrettable’

The first outcome of an ANC-friendly JSC is the decision to hold closed hearings on the dispute involving John Hlophe, DA leader Helen Zille says.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 21 July 2009

How a man of the cloth became a silk

An Eastern Cape candidate judge caused a stir before the JSC when he told members he left priesthood for law because he concluded there is no God.

By Emsie Ferreira
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/ 21 July 2009

New SABC board ‘looking to cut costs’

The SABC interim board is examining the costs of each of the beleaguered broadcaster’s departments ”line by line”, its chairperson said on Tuesday.

By Stuart Graham
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/ 21 July 2009

Thokoza hostel dwellers protest over service delivery

Police fired rubber bullets to disperse about 200 hostel dwellers in Thokoza on the East Rand on Tuesday, who were protesting over service delivery.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 21 July 2009

Hlophe to get closed JSC inquiry, claims report

The JSC has opted for a closed inquiry into the dispute between John Hlophe and Constitutional Court judges, a report said on Tuesday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 21 July 2009

Kruger headache returns

Protracted land claims saga remains unresolved, writes Yolandi Groenewald.

By Yolandi Groenewald
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Analysis
/ 21 July 2009

A ‘Phiric’ victory for the poor

Residents of Phiri in Soweto are required to undergo the indignity of a means test just to have access to free water.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 21 July 2009

Gullibility and technology a tricky mix

There has been quite a stir in the media this week with the arrest of a Vodacom employee who, with a group of outsiders, allegedly abused his position at the company to bypass banking security measures to steal from bank accounts. This has raised questions about how safe technology is when it comes to our […]

By Maya Fisher French
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/ 21 July 2009

How long must we wait?

Consumers hoping Icasa will ease the burden of cell call rates are in for a long haul, writes Lloyd Gedye.

By Lloyd Gedye
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Article
/ 20 July 2009

Car-chase video not for real, say cops

The SAPS has denied that a video of a high-speed car chase through the streets of South Africa is authentic.

By Karabo Keepile
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Article
/ 20 July 2009

World Cup: 15 000 volunteers needed

A total of 15 000 volunteers are needed for the 2010 Soccer World Cup, the local organising committee said on Monday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 20 July 2009

High-price Aids drugs put lives at risk, MSF warns

The high cost of drugs needed to treat Aids patients is putting the lives of thousands at risk, Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) said on Monday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 20 July 2009

Service-delivery protests a ‘warning sign’ for govt

A wave of service-delivery protests in recent weeks shows a government still treading water in the race to keep democracy afloat, analysts say.

By Fienie Grobler
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/ 20 July 2009

Legal challenge puts brakes on Durban bus service

Thousands of Durban pupils were left stranded on Monday morning as a new bus operator was unable start rounds as scheduled owing to a legal challenge.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 20 July 2009

‘Stop squabbling,’ say Cope youth

Call for early conference as young leaders grow impatient with party infighting. Mmanaledi Mataboge reports.

By Mmanaledi Mataboge
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/ 20 July 2009

North West in desperate fight-back

The ANC’s North West leadership has launched a desperate rearguard action to stave off its possible dissolution by the party’s NEC.

By Mmanaledi Mataboge and Matuma Letsoala
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/ 20 July 2009

‘Crooked’ cop off for 16 months on full pay

The South African Police Service has refused to comment on the Khumalo matter.

By Tshwarelo Eseng Mogakane
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Analysis
/ 20 July 2009

ANC, this Parliament belongs to all of us

The Congress of the People has placed before Parliament the issues that we believe will generate a new agenda for our society.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 19 July 2009

State mine?

Not only does a state mining company already exist, it also gets special treatment from government.

By Lynley Donnelly
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Article
/ 19 July 2009

Cope must elect leaders to survive

Listening to leaders of the Congress of the People denying that there is a leadership tussle within the party is becoming annoying.

By Mmanaledi Mataboge
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Article
/ 18 July 2009

Becoming a man

Every year young boys die during circumcision camps. Pierre W Brouard wonders what we can do to create productive and discursive dialogue around this.

By Pierre W Brouard
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