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Western Cape

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/ 20 October 2008

Fidentia boss and wife separated

Former Fidentia executive chairperson J Arthur Brown and his wife, Susan, have separated, the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court heard on Monday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 20 October 2008

Najwa Petersen ‘not a helpless woman’

Najwa Petersen’s version of events on the night of the murder of her husband, Taliep, was riddled with improbabilities, the Cape High Court hears.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 19 October 2008

The message in the song

It was not surprising to see that the two conferences of the ANC this past weekend in Cape Town did their combating through song.

By Mpush Ntabeni
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/ 17 October 2008

Fidentia boss vows to defend himself

Former Fidentia executive chairperson J Arthur Brown on Friday vowed in the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court to ”vigorously defend myself”.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 17 October 2008

Cape Town to close one refugee shelter on Friday

The City of Cape Town will close down one of four remaining xenophobia shelters in the province on Friday, a spokesperson said.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 16 October 2008

Labour law discussed at JSC hearings

The Labour Relations Act was drafted to recognise the labour rights of illegal immigrants as well, the Judicial Service Commission heard on Thursday.

By Sello S Alcock
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/ 14 October 2008

Banks assured of govt intervention if need be

SA banks have been reassured that if they came under any pressure over the world credit crisis, the government would bail them out.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 13 October 2008

Court rules Fidentia boss fit to stand trial

The Cape Regional Court ruled on Monday that former Fidentia boss J Arthur Brown is fit to stand trial.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 13 October 2008

Tutu on arms: ‘God wept’

Archbishop Desmond Tutu on Monday called on world leaders to cut enormous expenditure on destruction.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 13 October 2008

‘ANC values are being undermined’

In true Cape style, two sharply divergent tendencies have now emerged in one of the factions of the Western Cape ANC.

By Pearlie Joubert Author
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/ 13 October 2008

Is Prince in or out?

The Karoo town of Beaufort West has dumped its controversial mayor, Truman Prince, after he was accused him of ”hooliganism”. Or maybe it hasn’t.

By Pearlie Joubert Author
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/ 13 October 2008

Shooting stars in the Karoo

Zinaid Meeran attended a crash course on the status of the national identity at the Apollo Film Festival in Victoria West.

By Zinaid Meeran
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/ 12 October 2008

Townships condemn feuding, divided ANC

South Africans are rapidly losing patience with a divided ruling party seen as arrogant and greedy.

By Alex Duval Smith
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/ 11 October 2008

Woolworths granted interdict by Labour Court

The Labour Court has granted Woolworths an interdict after the South African Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers’ Union breached picketing rules.

By Wendy Nzama
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/ 10 October 2008

‘Political comedian’ Malema criticised by comrades

The Chris Hani branch of the ANCYL in the Western Cape on Friday sharply criticised ”unruly” league president Julius Malema.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 10 October 2008

Court clash in J Arthur Brown hearing

Sparks flew in court on Friday as the state launched another bid to have former Fidentia boss J Arthur Brown sent for psychiatric observation.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 9 October 2008

Piquancy wins SA olive oil an award

”A fresh but rich, rounded aroma, full of nuances of fresh salad leaves and nuts,” the judges said.

By Ben Maclennan
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/ 9 October 2008

Police director recounts traumatic evening

A police director on Thursday told the Cape High Court of traumatic events involving a senior officer who allegedly shot dead his three children.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 9 October 2008

Brown was raped, psychiatrist tells court

A psychiatrist on Thursday testified he is convinced former Fidentia boss J Arthur Brown was in fact raped by a fellow prisoner earlier this year.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 8 October 2008

Closure of Cape refugee camps delayed, says ALP

Authorities have agreed to hold back on the closure of camps still housing xenophobia refugees in Cape Town, the Aids Law Project said on Wednesday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 8 October 2008

Essop’s climate change

Leonie Joubert chats to former provincial environment minister Tasneem Essop after her sudden departure from politics
.

By Leonie Joubert
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/ 7 October 2008

Battle to save the seafront

News that a development planned for the Sea Point promenade has stalled strengthens calls for preserving public spaces.

By Sian Fisher
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/ 6 October 2008

SA, US cooperate on maritime challenges

US aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt was docked on Monday in Cape Town on a visit to SA aimed at building ties.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 5 October 2008

Wiped out in SA

Pearlie Joubert reports the heart-wrenching tale of a Somalian family who lost six members in SA — where they fled for a better life.

By Pearlie Joubert Author
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/ 4 October 2008

Dissidents aim to get ‘ANC in order’

Hundreds of ANC dissidents met for three hours in Cape Town on Saturday, but a spokesperson said they had not discussed the formation of a new party.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 3 October 2008

Yengeni drunken-driving trial to start in November

Former ANC chief whip Tony Yengeni’s drunken-driving trial will start on November 14, a court decided on Friday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 3 October 2008

Gibbs drunken-driving trial set for December

Cricketer Herschelle Gibbs will go on trial for drunken driving on December 3, a Cape Town magistrate ordered on Friday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 2 October 2008

Ruling reserved in J Arthur Brown bail bid

Former Fidentia boss J Arthur Brown should be sent for 30 days’ mental observation, a prosecutor told a Cape Town magistrate on Thursday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 2 October 2008

ID rejects Zuma camp in Western Cape

The ID on Thursday ruled out the possibility of forming a coalition government with the ANC in the Western Cape after next year’s election.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 2 October 2008

‘Like a concentration camp’

Despite being intimidated by shadowy figures, a refugee camp coordinator speaks out about shocking conditions.

By Pearlie Joubert Author
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/ 30 September 2008

Western Province ‘fired up’ to reach semifinals

Unlike the Stormers’ failed Super 14 venture, Western Province’s Currie Cup play-off fate will not rest on the outcome of other games.

By Herman Gibbs
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/ 30 September 2008

Catch it at the Apollo

South African cineastes and cinephiles can catch up with already-released South African films they might have missed at the Apollo Film Festival.

By Staff Reporter
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