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South Africa

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/ 1 August 2008

Mismanagement, incompetence, fraud and theft are bleeding Robben Island dry, according to a audit of the world heritage site completed this year.

By Pearlie Joubert Author and Nic Dawes Author
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/ 1 August 2008

Airs and graces

Nicole Johnston caught some ZZZZZs at a weekend
hideaway, just metres from the office.

By Nicole Johnston
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/ 1 August 2008

Of no fixed abode

Refugees and asylum seekers are being given the option of repatriation or reintegration — and most see it as a choice between dying here or at home.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 1 August 2008

Court’s giant blow to Zuma

The Constitutional Court has removed the biggest remaining legal obstacle to the corruption and fraud trial of ANC president Jacob Zuma.

By Staff Reporter and Nic Dawes Author
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/ 1 August 2008

‘It’s hell out there, trust us’

Public hearings on the Protection of Information Bill leave M&G journalists sceptical about the ‘protection’ the South African public needs.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 31 July 2008

Pretoria hostage taker escapes jail sentence

A man who held nine Pretoria News advertising personnel hostage in April last year, was on Thursday given a suspended sentence.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 31 July 2008

Masetlha tried to ‘advance Zuma’s career’

Former spy boss Billy Masetlha had tried to advance Jacob Zuma’s political career, the Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crime Court heard on Thursday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 31 July 2008

Crime fears hindering SA tourism growth

Perceptions of violent crime are the ”Achilles heel” hindering growth in tourism in South Africa, a top tourism official said on Thursday.

By Wendell Roelf
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/ 31 July 2008

Cosatu condemns bank ‘boycott’

Cosatu has condemned what it termed ”the walkout” by financial institutions from a meeting to gazette the Financial Sector Charter.

By Janice Roberts
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/ 31 July 2008

Report says sex work should be decriminalised

Sex work should be decriminalised and regulated by the same labour legislation as other sectors of the economy, a report recommended on Thursday.

By Denise Williams
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/ 31 July 2008

Shelters for foreigners to be closed

All six shelters accommodating foreign nationals displaced by the xenophobic attacks of May will be closed within two weeks.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 31 July 2008

Sasol’s BEE deal almost four times oversubscribed

Sasol’s Inzalo black public invitations are almost four times oversubscribed, the listed chemicals giant said on Thursday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 31 July 2008

Benni takes aim at Bafana

Bafana Bafana striker Benni McCarthy blames poor team selection for the national team’s demise in world soccer.

By Shahied Joseph
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/ 31 July 2008

Setback for Zuma after court ruling

SA’s highest court has ruled against ANC leader Jacob Zuma in his attempt to stop seized evidence being used against him in a corruption trial.

By Mail Guardian Online Reporter, Sapa Author, Mail & Guardian Online reporter, Reuters and Sapa and Sapa Afp
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/ 31 July 2008

Judge ‘fell twice’ at accident scene

Pretoria High Court Judge Nkola Motata fell twice at the scene of his alleged drunk-driving accident, the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court heard.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 31 July 2008

Komphela, Mashishi make up

SA’s leading sport entities resolved a spat over racism on Thursday. ”It’s important to put this cloud behind us,” said Sascoc chief Moss Mashishi.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 31 July 2008

June PPI inflation ticks up to 16,8%

South Africa’s producer price inflation (PPI) quickened slightly to 16,8% year-on-year in June, from 16,4% in May, below expectations.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 31 July 2008

Constitutional Court deals blow to Zuma

A Constitutional Court challenge by ANC president Jacob Zuma against the lawfulness of search-and-seizure warrants has failed.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 31 July 2008

Lotter murders: Concern over trial by media

A lawyer representing siblings accused of killing their parents told a court he was concerned that his clients would be subjected to ”trial by media”.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 31 July 2008

Manuel: There is ‘fire in the belly’ to build SA

Finance Minister Trevor Manuel said on Wednesday that there is a responsibility by all of those of his era to construct a deep democracy in SA.

By Evan Pickworth
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/ 31 July 2008

Boesak: ANC has brought back racial categorisation

Anti-apartheid activist Allan Boesak accused the ruling party on Wednesday evening of entrenching racial hatred instead of preaching tolerance.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 31 July 2008

Angry commuters burn buses in Brits

A group of angry commuters burnt down two buses and damaged another 10 in Brits because the buses had run out of diesel, police said on Thursday.

By Staff Reporter
In search of the miraculous
Article
/ 31 July 2008

In search of the miraculous

Lloyd Gedye is transfixed by Amsterdam’s finest singer-songwriter.

By Lloyd Gedye
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/ 31 July 2008

Call to speed up racism probe at SA universities

A ministerial committee set up to investigate racism and discrimination at institutions of higher learning must speed up its work, the ID says.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 31 July 2008

Sappi’s June quarter operating loss $23m

South African-based pulp and paper producer Sappi on Thursday reported a basic loss per share of 28 United States cents for the quarter ended June.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 31 July 2008

Court to decide on lawfulness of Zuma warrants

The Constitutional Court will hand down its ruling on Thursday on the lawfulness of searches carried out at the premises of ANC president Jacob Zuma.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 31 July 2008

Sharing the source of fertility

A BEE deal on a farm in the Koue Bokkeveld provides a symbol of what transformation can achieve, writes Barrie Terblanche.

By Barrie Terblanche
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/ 31 July 2008

Music is a multitask

Sello S Alcock meets Mpumi Dhlamini, who has been described as the next Moses Taiwa Molelekwa.

By Sello S Alcock
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/ 31 July 2008

Will BBI help coloured people ‘feel comfortable in their own skin’?

How do you measure suffering? And if you were to find that you have suffered the most, how do you get compensated for that?

By Staff Reporter
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/ 30 July 2008

I was wary of Masetlha, Kasrils tells court

Former spy boss Billy Masetlha was described by Intelligence Minister Ronnie Kasrils on Wednesday as ”misleading” and someone to be ”wary” of.

By Neo Semono
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/ 30 July 2008

Defence: Motata denied being drunk at accident scene

Pretoria High Court Judge Nkola Motata denied being drunk at the scene of an accident, the defence proposed in court on Wednesday.

By Mirah Langer
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/ 30 July 2008

Najwa cross-examined in Taliep murder trial

Murder accused Najwa Petersen faced a day of intense cross-examination before Judge Siraj Desai on Wednesday over the death of her husband, Taliep.

By Staff Reporter
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