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South Africa’s Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) climbed to 47 in August from a record low of 42,8 in July, on new sales orders and business activity.
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Thirteen people have been killed in several blazes that ripped through KwaZulu-Natal over the weekend, Emergency Medical Rescue Services said.
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Devastating veld fires which have killed at least two people were still raging through the north-eastern parts of the country on Monday.
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/ 1 September 2008
Diversified mining group African Rainbow Minerals full-year earnings jumped due to strong metal prices and the group gave a bright outlook on Monday.
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/ 1 September 2008
A top official from Cosatu has warned that the ANC will not hesitate to ”kill” the Scorpions if they continued to pursue ANC president Jacob Zuma.
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/ 1 September 2008
Two senior ANC officials in the Western Cape are being investigated for allegedly doctoring and then leaking a party audit.
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/ 1 September 2008
A developer who sold 500 flats on the reclaimed bit of Granger Bay at an average price of R20-million would gross R10-billion.
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Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez is set to jet into SA this week to sign a bi-lateral energy agreement with the government that involves PetroSA.
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The department of public works and South Africa’s engineers go head to head over the Built Environment Bill, writes Lloyd Gedye
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The independence of the judiciary is generally regarded as being an essential component of democratic government. There should be no doubt about this.
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We must assert the truth in a rational manner and refrain from using exaggerated language in so doing.
The women participating in the reed dance in KwaZulu-Natal must not expose themselves in public, the African National Congress Women’s League said.
Fires in northern KwaZulu-Natal have killed at least two people. On Saturday night the region’s only firefighting plane crashed after take-off.
A US tourist was shot and robbed in Durban on Sunday morning. Inspector Michael Read said the man was attacked near the Victoria Street Market.
Musician Ginger Baker was taken to the cleaners after showering a pretty bank clerk with gifts, the Paarl Regional Court heard.
Golden Arrows captain Kagisho Dikgacoi had mixed fortunes when he led his side to a deserved 1-0 win over Orlando Pirates.
In a heartening baptism to Premier League competition, Port Elizabeth club Bay United held Moroka Swallows to a 1-1 draw.
Brent Carelse netted from the penalty spot in the 15th minute to give SuperSport United three points in their first Absa Premiership match.
Thanda Royal Zulu did the unthinkable when they defeated Kaizer Chiefs 2-1 in an action packed Absa Premiership clash at Loftus on Saturday night.
Corruption emerged after the ruling party invested billions on arms and weaponry, said Bantu Holomisa, leader of the United Democratic Movement.
Tiger has gone to great lengths to claim that its senior executives did not have any knowledge of the collusive behaviour happening under their watch.
A desolate Free State town is undergoing a total overhaul as the first to benefit from the government’s new anti-poverty programme.
Eight people were injured and at least 14 veldfires had to be put out as strong winds blasted parts of the country on Saturday.
A fire gutted about 23 shacks and left more than 100 people homeless in Diepsloot on Saturday, Johannesburg Emergency Management Services said.
At least 300 people were arrested near the Hluhluwe/Umfolozi Game Reserve in KwaZulu-Natal for paramilitary activities on Friday, police said.
Kgalema Motlanthe: ”We must appreciate that these institutions of the judiciary must have a life way beyond their current incumbents.”
The king’s order that maidens cover up during the Reed Dance is an infringement of the culture.
The TriContinental Film Festival in Cape Town features<i>The Choir</i> a film that represents the vilest of colonial anti-black representations.
Nick Maes visits three South Africa hotels that have adopted the Fair Trade ethos Jan Harmsgat Country House.
The event in question was the launch of the Post-Polokwane Conversations, a series of "round table discussions" beginning in Durban.
Andrew Worsdale speaks to the director of <i>Jerusalema</i>, the new gritty crime drama set in Johannesburg.
Winger Jongi Nokwe became the first player to score four tries in a Tri-Nations match as South Africa routed Australia 53-8 on Saturday.