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South Africa

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/ 9 July 2008

Leopards forced to change their spots

Relegated PSL club Black Leopards on Tuesday announced they will be changing their spots with the massive sale of 14 leading players.

By Sy Lerman
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/ 9 July 2008

Unions protest over prices, Mbeki policies

Thousands of unionised South African workers downed tools on Wednesday to protest against a sharp jump in food and fuel prices.

By Wendell Roelf
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/ 9 July 2008

How Selebi affair rattled Mabandla

Justice Minister Brigitte Mabandla allegedly told investigators that arresting police commissioner Jackie Selebi would “shake the foundations” of SA.

By Adriaan Basson and Sapa Afp
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/ 9 July 2008

PE stadium cut from Confederations Cup

South Africa’s 2010 World Cup organisers said on Tuesday the Port Elizabeth stadium had been dropped as a host venue for the 2009 Confederations Cup.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 9 July 2008

JSE stays firm on world markets

The JSE held on to gains at midday on Wednesday, buoyed by a rebound in overseas markets as a fall in the price crude oil eased growth concerns.

By Tiisetso Motsoeneng
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/ 9 July 2008

Musica guilty of trading in counterfeit goods

The NPA revealed on Wednesday that New Clicks Holdings, trading as Musica, has been found guilty of trading in counterfeit goods.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 9 July 2008

Rosebank sinkhole: Govt halts work on Gautrain

Gautrain builder Bombela has been instructed to cease excavations in the region where a huge sinkhole appeared in Oxford Road, Rosebank.

By Mirah Langer
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/ 9 July 2008

Durban socialite stabs himself, leaps from window

Durban socialite Prince Sifiso Zulu, who is facing culpable homicide charges, apparently stabbed himself several times before jumping from a window.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 9 July 2008

Nhlanhla was ‘architect of our intelligence’

President Thabo Mbeki has conveyed his and the government’s condolences to the family of late former intelligence minister Joe Nhlanhla.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 9 July 2008

SA champion yachtsman dies

Bruce Dalling (69), who won the 1968 transatlantic single-handed yacht race on handicap, died on his Howick farm on July 7.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 9 July 2008

South Africans slurp up Grolsch

SAB said on Wednesday that the reaction of local customers to the introduction of Groslch had been outstanding and early sales "very encouraging".

By Staff Reporter
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/ 9 July 2008

‘Poor will pay for free higher education’

The ANC’s Polokwane conference resolved that the government should progressively introduce free education for the poor up to undergraduate level.

By Primarashni Gower
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/ 9 July 2008

From a lump of coal into a diamond

Maria Ramos is a small woman, but her formidable track record as both a government and business leader is, well, big. Very big.

By Lynley Donnelly
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/ 9 July 2008

States of emergency

Shaun de Waal reviews <i>Verhale</i>, the single-volume collection of Koos Prinsloo’s short fictions

By Shaun De Waal
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/ 9 July 2008

Free ride comes to an end

Passengers travelling from areas outside the CBD will now pay two fares, one into the CBD and another for the journey onwards to suburbs such as Bryan

By Zahira Kharsany
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/ 8 July 2008

Pikoli defends decision to arrest Selebi

Suspended prosecutions boss Vusi Pikoli said he did not intend turning SA into a ”wasteland” due to a backlash caused by arresting Jackie Selebi.

By Jenni Ogrady
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/ 8 July 2008

Oxford Road collapse: ‘It was like an earthquake’

Part of Oxford Road in Johannesburg collapsed on Tuesday during drilling operations for the Gautrain rail project.

By Mirah Langer and Thembelihle Tshabalala
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/ 8 July 2008

Govt considers value of grants in tough economic times

The government is considering increasing the value of social grants in order to soften the blow of high food prices.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 8 July 2008

Cracks appear in bridge over the Olifants

Officials were on Tuesday monitoring a cracked bridge over the swollen Olifants River on the West Coast and assessing other damage in the region.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 8 July 2008

DA: Why was Land Bank chief sacked?

The ”meddling hand” of Agriculture and Land Affairs Minister Lulu Xingwana is behind the sacking of Land Bank chairperson Themba Langa, the DA said.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 8 July 2008

Court awaits argument in Mpofu case

The Johannesburg High Court is expected to hear arguments on Tuesday afternoon challenging the third suspension of SABC chief executive Dali Mpofu.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 8 July 2008

Pikoli stands by Selebi investigation

Suspended NPA boss Vusi Pikoli says he didn’t intend turning SA into a ”wasteland” due to a backlash over arresting police chief Jackie Selebi.

By Jenni Ogrady
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/ 8 July 2008

SA banks largely unaffected by global woes

South Africa has a well-regulated and capitalised banking system which has been largely unaffected by the United States subprime market crisis.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 8 July 2008

Hero and villain emerge from SA

A bittersweet legacy from the brutalities of the apartheid years lingers in South African sport. Only whites represented the republic until 1970.

By John Mehaffey
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/ 8 July 2008

Green medicine guide

Mix scientific medicine with herbs and a dash of ecological savvy, say Susan Newham and Elsibe Loubser McGuffog.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 8 July 2008

Reserve Bank: SA largely unaffected by subprime crisis

SA has a well-regulated and capitalised banking system that has been largely unaffected by the US subprime crisis, the Reserve Bank said on Tuesday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 8 July 2008

Ginwala inquiry starts taking its toll

Two weeks of questioning began to take its toll on Monday at the Ginwala inquiry into suspended NPA boss Vusi Pikoli’s fitness to hold office.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 8 July 2008

Building confidence index hits ‘brick wall’

The FNB Building Confidence Index showed that confidence in the industry declined from 66 in the first quarter of 2008 to 50 in the second quarter.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 8 July 2008

Claims exceed contributions

A significant and worrying development in the escalation of healthcare costs is that medical aid claims are now outweighing contributions.

By David Jackson
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/ 8 July 2008

Shake-up on the cards

New legislation will make healthcare affordable for every South African, writes David Jackson

By David Jackson
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/ 8 July 2008

Record number of South Africans in Open Championship

Veteran golfer David Frost’s qualification for the Open Championship marks the largest South African contingent to play at the prestigious tournament.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 8 July 2008

Bungling thief nabbed after dropping ID

A bungling thief was arrested after robbing a Johannesburg shop, dropping his ID and then going back to the scene of the crime to look for it.

By Staff Reporter
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