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South Africa

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/ 19 August 2008

Injured Habana to miss Australia match

Springbok wing Bryan Habana will miss Saturday’s Tri-Nations match against Australia after failing a fitness test on an injured hamstring on Monday.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 19 August 2008

So-we-to next?

Sello S Alcock and photographer Oupa Nkosi spent a night out on the town to bring readers the highs and lows of Soweto’s social scene.

By Sello S Alcock
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/ 19 August 2008

Union voices concern over skills shortage at SAA

A skills shortage in the SAA technical division could cause problems in retaining US approval to operate on its routes, Solidarity warned on Monday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 19 August 2008

Welcome to tobacco country

We might think we’re big in mining, synthetic fuels, cellphones or banking, but our biggest listed company on the JSE soon will be in tobacco.

By Lynley Donnelly
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Article
/ 19 August 2008

‘Sarafina III’ a hot potato

Playwright Mbongeni Ngema gets R22-million for a play about the potato boycott, writes Niren Tolsi.

By Niren Tolsi
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/ 19 August 2008

Companies Bill gives business a shield of secrecy

Companies are not exempt from the transformation agenda mandated by our Constitution. The Bill must recognise that openness.

By Staff Reporter
A bigot with his eye on the Cabinet?
Article
/ 19 August 2008

A bigot with his eye on the Cabinet?

While Blade Nzimande attacks the media and judiciary, South Africans must heed the words of the Constitution’s caretakers.

By Drew Forrest
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Article
/ 19 August 2008

Mining opportunities

Given the demand for mining engineers in the country, if you are one of this year’s Grade 12s, you should consider a career in mining engineering.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 19 August 2008

Sotyu’s foolish comments won’t do her career much good

Sotyu proclaimed that the Scorpions would be dissolved because the ANC had decided to do so, despite public hearings into the issue.

By Richard Calland
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Article
/ 18 August 2008

Refugees: Court recommends mediation

Mediation was mooted in the Constitutional Court on Monday as a possible solution to the dispute over temporary refugee shelters in Gauteng.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 18 August 2008

Judgement reserved in McBride application

Judgement was reserved on Monday in a bid by Robert McBride to get access to papers he says relate to his drunken-driving trial.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 18 August 2008

‘Govt did nothing to reintegrate refugees’

The government has done nothing to help victims of xenophobic violence be reintegrated into communities, the Constitutional Court heard on Monday.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 18 August 2008

Krugersdorp school rocked by ‘Satanic’ killing

In an apparent Satanic ritual, a Krugersdorp matriculant arrived at school on Monday with several swords and allegedly killed a fellow pupil.

By Fienie Grobler
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/ 18 August 2008

Accused pleaded to leave Taliep’s house, court told

One of the men charged with the murder of entertainer Taliep Petersen pleaded with a co-accused not to carry out the killing, a court heard on Monday.

By Ben Maclennan
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/ 18 August 2008

Minister: More women being employed in government

More women are being employed in the government and their representation in the Cabinet has steadily increased, the deputy president said on Monday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 18 August 2008

Gauteng taxi drivers want clarity on bus system

The proposed bus rapid transport system in Gauteng should be put on hold until the taxi industry’s involvement is outlined, a taxi council says.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 18 August 2008

Minister: Only 22% complete degrees in requisite time

Only 22% of higher-level students complete their undergraduate degree within the required period, Education Minister Naledi Pandor said on Monday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 18 August 2008

Taliep murder accused breaks down in court

One of the people accused of murdering Taliep Petersen shed tears on Monday when questioned about a show of affection for a baby in the Petersen home.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 18 August 2008

DA calls for scrapping of Setas

The sector education and training authorities (Setas) should be scrapped and replaced with a tax-rebate scheme for skills development, the DA says.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 18 August 2008

Oxfam joins call against closing of refugee camps

Aid agency Oxfam on Monday joined the call against the closure of camps sheltering people displaced by xenophobic violence.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 18 August 2008

Sword-wielding schoolboy kills fellow pupil

A matric boy stabbed a fellow pupil to death with a sword at a high school in Krugersdorp on Monday morning, Johannesburg police said.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 18 August 2008

Prosecutors declare dispute with NPA

The Public Servants’ Association has declared a dispute with the NPA because prosecutors have been waiting more than a year for salary increases.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 18 August 2008

Cape Town catwalks spotlight SA as fashion frontier

From avant-garde couture to wispy romantic ready-to-wear, SA’s growing viability as a new fashion frontier was paraded in Cape Town this weekend.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 18 August 2008

Sundowns, SuperSport ready for R8m clash

A titanic MTN 8 second-leg semifinal showdown looms at Atteridgeville’s Super Stadium on Saturday night.

By Billy Cooper
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/ 18 August 2008

Fire rages at luxury holiday resort

A fire at the Kwa Maritane Bush Lodge in the Pilanesberg destroyed large parts of the luxury holiday resort, North West police said on Monday.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 18 August 2008

Two suspected hijackers die in police shoot-out

Two suspected hijackers were shot dead during a shoot-out with the police in Atteridgeville in Pretoria, police said on Sunday.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 18 August 2008

De Lange happy to take top crime-fighting job

Justice and Constitutional Development Deputy Minister Johnny de Lange has effectively put his hand up for a cabinet role in a Zuma government.

By Sello S Alcock
The party of the future
Article
/ 18 August 2008

The party of the future

Ferial Haffajee looks at the ANC’s health and education policies.

By Staff Reporter and Ferial Haffajee Author
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Article
/ 18 August 2008

A marriage made in heaven

Zain Mobile is coming. The question is, will they partner with Telkom?

By Staff Reporter
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Analysis
/ 18 August 2008

Glimpses of hope

Paying attention to our media and popular culture suggests that there is ongoing contestation about the meanings of gender in the nation.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 17 August 2008

Mbeki: Zim talks to continue ‘urgently’

SADC has recognised that negotiations in Zimbabwe are continuing, but emphasised the urgency, President Thabo Mbeki said on Sunday.

By Denise Williams
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/ 17 August 2008

Sundowns fight hard for victory

Mamelodi Sundowns edged past their city rivals SuperSport United 2-1 in a hard-fought first-leg MTN8 semifinal on Sunday.

By Billy Cooper
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