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/ 19 December 2008
Gauteng Premier Paul Mashatile is secretly trying to raise capital abroad for an unauthorised private equity fund he started two years ago.
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/ 19 December 2008
Cope was formally launched as a party only this week. An NEC member said it dawned on the ANC that they are the ones keeping Cope in the news.
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/ 19 December 2008
Breyten Breytenbach has unleashed his pen against crime in his homeland in a US magazine, prompting a rebuke from Nelson Mandela’s office.
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/ 19 December 2008
The latest legal skirmish between Dave King and the state has ended in a split decision favouring the businessman in the area that matters most.
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/ 18 December 2008
Cope on Thursday denied that it is against black empowerment policies, saying its position on affirmative action has been ”misinterpreted”.
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/ 18 December 2008
Hunger for Freedom, a cook book that details the favourite foods of former president Nelson Mandela, has won an international award.
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/ 18 December 2008
Minister in the Presidency Manto Tshabalala-Msimang was lucky to be alive after a plane she was aboard performed an emergency landing on Thursday.
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/ 18 December 2008
The ANC is abandoning pending court actions to focus its resources on the ”disaster” it faces in the Western Cape, it said on Thursday.
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/ 18 December 2008
Zapiro, South Africa’s most famous cartoonist, unleashed a storm of controversy in September this year.
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/ 18 December 2008
Retrenchments in the South African mining industry could be reduced by 40% to 60%, Solidarity deputy general secretary Dirk Hermann said on Thursday.
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/ 18 December 2008
The African National Congress (ANC) does not support military intervention in Zimbabwe, party president Jacob Zuma said on Thursday.
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/ 18 December 2008
South Africa’s producer price inflation slowed to 12,6% year-on-year in November from 14,5% in October, it was reported on Thursday.
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/ 18 December 2008
Low-cost airline Mango on Thursday warned South African travellers that fraudsters are offering airline bookings at discounts via SMS and email.
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/ 18 December 2008
A year of scandal and ill-health hasn’t dulled Steve Hofmeyr’s allure, or rubbed the edges off his contradictions. Pearlie Joubert talked to him.
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/ 18 December 2008
The African National Congress recognises the Western Cape as a challenge in the run-up to the 2009 elections, the organisation said on Wednesday.
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/ 18 December 2008
Jacob Zuma is suing Jonathan Shapiro and the Sunday Times for R7-million over a controversial cartoon, it was reported on Thursday.
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/ 18 December 2008
Orlando Pirates crushed bottom club Bloemfontein Celtic 3-0 in a one-sided Absa Premiership fixture played on Wednesday night.
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/ 18 December 2008
BHP Billiton’s chairperson, Don Argus, said on Thursday that as a standalone company BHP Billiton is in a strong financial and operating position.
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/ 18 December 2008
Nursing education in SA is to receive a R70-million boost in the next four years from international donor organisation Atlantic Philanthropies.
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/ 17 December 2008
Free State Stars gave their fans something to cheer about this festive season when they beat Kaizer Chiefs 2-0 on Wednesday.
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/ 17 December 2008
The Congress of the People (Cope) will launch its election manifesto in January next year, the party’s leadership team said on Wednesday.
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/ 17 December 2008
Police will embark on a nationwide crime-prevention operation on the country’s trains amid increased passenger loads over the festive season.
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/ 17 December 2008
With both inflation falling and the economy weak, the Reserve Bank will have ample scope to cut interest rates next year, Nedbank said on Wednesday.
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/ 17 December 2008
President Kgalema Motlanthe refused on Wednesday to join calls for Robert Mugabe to quit.
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/ 17 December 2008
A host of South Africans led by three Major winners stand in the way of a large European contingent when the SA Open tees off on Thursday.
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/ 17 December 2008
A Lotto Plus player who hit a jackpot of more than a R1-million has less than two weeks left to claim the prize, lottery company Gidani says.
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/ 17 December 2008
A worker has been killed in an accident at Harmony Gold’s Tshepong mine in the Free State, the company said on Wednesday.
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/ 17 December 2008
National bus operator SA Roadlink had its licence to operate in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) withdrawn on Wednesday, the province’s transport minister said.
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/ 17 December 2008
The JSE ignored weaker European markets and remained in positive territory by midday on Wednesday after having taken direction from Asian markets.
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/ 17 December 2008
Anglo American, one of the world’s largest mining groups, will ”try to minimise the impact of job cuts”, it said on Wednesday.
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/ 17 December 2008
Phuthuma Nhleko, CEO of MTN, could receive R300-million from the group’s takeover of a structure that was set up to boost black ownership.
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/ 17 December 2008
Judge Leona Theron’s steadfastness and energy make her stand out, writes Sello S Alcock.