The man at the middle of the CSA bonus saga, Gerald Majola, is appearing before the ministerial inquiry into alleged financial mismanagement today.
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/ 6 December 2011
The Eastern Cape education department will save R90.9-million after 101 000 ghost pupils were uncovered in a school audit.
New Zealand’s rugby skipper Richie McCaw has lifted the lid on the World Cup final, breaking his silence over an alleged eye-gouging incident.
Large quantities of radioactive water from Fukushima might have found its way into the Pacific Ocean and experts believe it could contain strontium.
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/ 6 December 2011
Three Greenpeace activists will be deported after they were arrested for trespassing while trying to abseil from the roof of a Durban hotel.
Fifa president Sepp Blatter has reportedly said that goal line technology could be implemented as early as next season.
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/ 5 December 2011
Steven Pienaar’s career with Tottenham Hotspur seems to be on hold as he has not played in a single Premier League game this season.
A former audit committee chairperson for the CSA has said Gerald Majola should have known that the Indian Premier League bonuses had to be declared.
Malusi Gigaba says Transnet is soon due to announce its new expansion plans to ease the load on the country’s overcrowded rail networks.
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/ 5 December 2011
Global Witness has left the Kimberley Process after a series of disagreements, including the resumption of sales of Zimbabwe’s Marange diamonds.
Former Springbok and Bulls player Victor Matfield has been taken on as a line-out and general forward specialist coach for the Bulls’ 2012 season.
Former top cop Jackie Selebi has been placed in the custody of correctional services at the Pretoria Central Prison’s medical facility.
A committal warrant for Jackie Selebi is out, but it is up to his doctor to decide whether he may be moved from hospital.
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/ 5 December 2011
Human Rights Watch says SA’s lesbians and transgender men in townships and rural areas live in constant fear of harassment and "corrective rapes".
While Jacob Zuma has congratulated the DRC for successfully holding its elections, protesters have accused him of overlooking election fraud.
The Arab League’s plan aimed at ending violence in Syria has been positively received, with the league expecting the agreement to be signed soon.
The Cape High Court will hear an application by the IFP and Cope about whether it was constitutional for the state to bar the Dalai Lama entry.
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/ 5 December 2011
New anti-poaching technology has resulted in a decrease in the number of rhino killed in Zimbabwe parks, with 23 deaths this year from 30 last year.
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/ 5 December 2011
Moroccan club Moghreb Fes have won a first CAF title by defeating Tunisian visitors Club Africain 6-5 in a penalty shootout climax.
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/ 5 December 2011
Seven environmental activists have been arrested for trespassing after trying to put up a flag at a high-rise hotel in Durban.
Former top cop Jackie Selebi’s lawyers will liaise with correctional services about Selebi being unable to report to jail as expected.
WikiLeaks chief Julian Assange will play his final card on Monday in a lengthy legal battle to avoid extradition to Sweden over rape claims.
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/ 5 December 2011
The family of a South African man kidnapped in Mali say they have had no word from his captors since he was abducted 11 days ago.
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/ 5 December 2011
Vietnam is seeking $500-million in assistance from domestic and international sources to help clear war-era bombs and mines.
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/ 5 December 2011
Libya’s new defence minister Osama al-Juwali says one of his top priorities is to rebuild the country’s military to unify the various factions.
The probe into Cricket SA’s finances is set to hear from two key figures in the saga this week: audit chair Colin Beggs and CEO Gerald Majola.
Opposition leader condemns ‘theft of votes’ after reports of pre-filled ballots, invisible ink and multiple visits to polling booths.
In a joint statement, legal advocacy bodies said that South Africa’s record as a beacon of democracy was being tarnished by the Secrecy Bill.
President Jacob Zuma has launched a flagship solar power plant in Hazelmere, KwaZulu-Natal, which is set to provide job opportunities.
World number three Lee Westwood of England retained his Nedbank Golf Challenge title on Sunday, despite shooting a one-over-par 73 in the final round.
Islamist parties captured more than 60% of the vote in the first round of Egypt’s parliamentary elections, according to the latest partial results.
President Jacob Zuma has said that government is to invest billions in mass transport systems as a way of ‘greening’ the South African economy.