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/ 22 November 2011
The IEC has received its fifth award in 12 months for its innovative election scanning project which was introduced in South Africa in 2009.
Ahead of Parliament’s vote on the contentious secrecy Bill, the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory has tabled amendments it feels could fix the Bill.
Presidency spokesperson Mac Maharaj has told the National Press Club he has never been involved in corruption and bribery.
Demonstrators gathered outside Luthuli House in Johannesburg in protest of the proposed secrecy Bill on the day it comes up for voting in Parliament.
Mayor Kgosientso Ramokgopa says Pretoria will be renamed Tshwane before the end of 2012 — regardless of the cost or opposition to the move.
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/ 22 November 2011
Namibians are unhappy over the hunting of a huge cheetah, believed to be the largest ever killed, <em>Beeld</em> reported on Tuesday.
China won’t take on binding emissions reduction targets at UN climate talks next week even though it acknowledges being the world’s largest emitter.
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/ 22 November 2011
New sanctions unveiled by Western states against Iran over its nuclear drive are unacceptable and illegal, says Russia.
A question on television soap opera characters that appeared in a Grade 9 exam has sparked an investigation by the department of basic education.
President Jacob Zuma’s son Edward has asked him what he planned to do about corruption in the eThekwini Municipality.
Tunisia’s three main parties have formalised a power-sharing agreement — 10 months after the ousting of strongman Zine el Abidine Ben Ali.
Popular artist Ai Weiwei’s naked protest of Chinese police’s interrogation of a videographer has fans stripping off.
Today, the <i>Mail & Guardian</i> will formally ask the head of the NPA to release information allegedly proving Mac Maharaj lied to the Scorpions.
Generals have opened crisis talks with civilian political leaders after widespread violence continued to plunge Egypt into turmoil.
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/ 22 November 2011
The passing of the secrecy Bill today would mark the beginning of the end of the freedom of information we cherish as a pillar of our democracy.
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/ 21 November 2011
A senior official has denied reports that King Mswati’s 12th wife has been banished from the royal household after quarreling with a guard.
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/ 21 November 2011
The UN World Food Programme has warned Zimbabwe is months away from a food shortage, which could see over a million people unable to feed themselves.
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/ 21 November 2011
The press ombudsman has dismissed a complaint made by Mathole Motshekga about a <i>Cape Times</i> Protection of State Information Bill story.
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/ 21 November 2011
The department of public enterprise’s climate change policy framework has to meet the special needs of state-owned companies, says Malusi Gigaba.
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/ 21 November 2011
Fikile Mbalula says the sport and recreation indaba will not be a waste of time as mechanisms will be put in place to hold people accountable.
In an interview with the <i>M&G</i>, national planning commission chairperson Trevor Manuel iterates the importance of the new national development plan and how the involvement of the public is crucial towards its success.
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/ 21 November 2011
The United Nations says access to HIV treatment has improved greatly in sub-Saharan African, leading to a steady drop in Aids-related deaths.
Alberto Contador is due to fight against an appeal to impose a doping ban on him which could strip him of his 2010 Tour de France title.
Germany’s Angela Merkel has said the eurozone should not rest on the idea of eurobonds as the miracle remedy for the continent’s debt crisis.
Fresh clashes have erupted in Cairo’s Tahrir Square between police and protesters demanding an end to military rule, as the death toll rose further.
University of the Free State rector Professor Jonathan Jansen says the government’s attitude towards its people is appalling.
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/ 21 November 2011
News that Mac Maharaj’s attorneys laid charges against the <i>M&G</i> and two of its journalists comes as a surprise, writes <b>Pierre de Vos</b>.
Jacob Zuma says the outcome of the upcoming UN climate change conference, the 17th Conference of Parties, should be balanced, fair and credible.
Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe has bemoaned the poor performance by the country’s national soccer and Olympics teams, saying progress has halted.
Mac Maharaj, President Zuma’s spokesperson, has refused during an on-camera interview to deny lying to the Scorpions and and taking bribes.
Calls for the banning of the "blue-light brigade" would be unnecessary had the findings of the SAHRC in the Chumani Maxwele case been implemented.
Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi plans to run in upcoming by-elections — days after her party decided to rejoin the official political arena.