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Report damns Koloane but MPs unconvinced

2013-05-22 22:34
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The government report on the Gupta scandal damns suspended Chief of State Protocol Bruce Koloane, and exonerates President Jacob Zuma and his ministers, but opposition MPs dismissed the findings.

Condolences distress Marikana families

2013-05-22 22:21

Some relatives of striking miners shot dead in Marikana last year have needed medical attention outside the venue where the Farlam Commission of Inquiry was sitting.

Deracialising SA suburbs priority

2013-05-22 22:28
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The "deracialising" of South Africa's residential suburbs is a priority, Human Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwale says.

DA lays charges against Tlokwe mayor

2013-05-22 22:20

The Democratic Alliance has laid charges against Tlokwe Mayor Maphetle Maphetle in Potchefstroom, the party says.

ConCourt to hear NPA dismissal case

2013-05-22 22:21

The Constitutional Court will hear an application for leave to appeal by an NPA employee who was fired while being on suspension.

No single public service bill, Sisulu says

2013-05-22 22:20

New legislation has been tabled before Cabinet to replace the single public service bill, Public Service and Administration Minister Lindiwe Sisulu Lindiwe Sisulu says.

Man had epileptic fit, inquiry hears

2013-05-22 20:47

A man who died after a fitness test in KwaZulu-Natal last year succumbed because of an epileptic fit, a commission of inquiry has heard.

 
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MEC: Sex worker 'rape' by medics disturbing

2013-05-22 22:21

Allegations that two Tshwane emergency services staffers raped a sex worker were disturbing, Gauteng Health MEC Hope Papo says.

Protest over reported Kleinfontein racism

2013-05-22 20:47
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The reported racial exclusion policies of Kleinfontien farm settlement, near Pretoria, will be the target of a Democratic Alliance Youth protest.

Police ministry welcomes ConCourt ruling

2013-05-22 20:47

The police ministry has welcomed a Constitutional Court decision not to change a cost order ruling.

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Action sought on initation deaths

2013-05-22 20:47

Opposition parties have demanded inquiries and strong action from government after the deaths of initiates in Limpopo and Mpumalanga.

Gupta report finds officials colluded

2013-05-22 19:09

A collusion of officials resulted in the irregular clearance for a privately chartered plane to land at Waterkloof Air Force Base, reveals a report on the matter.

DA: Parly must help appoint SIU head

2013-05-22 19:09

The DA is to submit a private member's bill to Parliament to limit President Jacob Zuma's powers to appoint a new Special Investigating Unit head.

Contractor found using sewage water

2013-05-22 17:34

Labour inspectors have clamped down on a Free State contractor using sewage water to suppress dust, while building a new road.

Gupta/Waterkloof debate - as it happened

2013-05-22 14:05
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The National Assembly plenary has debated the use of the Waterkloof Air Force Base, following a furrore surrounding the landing of a plane at the base by the Gupta family. Read updates here.

 

Fraud trial witnesses fall ill

2013-05-22 20:47

The fraud trial of two former employees of the labour department's Compensation Fund has been postponed, after witnesses scheduled to take the stand had fallen ill.

Cops lose whistle-blower info on website

2013-05-22 19:09

Information on crime supplied by whistle-blowers had been downloaded when the official SAPS website was hacked into.

KZN MEC hails Kloof murder sentence

2013-05-22 19:09

KwaZulu-Natal Community Safety MEC Willies Mchunu has welcomed the 25-year jail sentence the Durban High Court handed to the man who murdered Kloof resident Rodney Bradley.

ConCourt to rule on magistrates' dispute

2013-05-22 17:34

The Constitutional Court is set to hand down judgment in a matter involving a dispute about the salary increases of regional magistrates and regional court presidents.

Mpuma Hawks head faces fraud charge

2013-05-22 17:34

The head of the Hawks in Mpumalanga has appeared in the Nelspruit Regional Court a charge of fraud relating to alleged false travel claims, police says.

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