AG slams council officials’ arrogance
The Auditor-General has slammed the “arrogance” of municipal officials in ignoring supply chain management controls. ||| Auditor-General Terence Nombembe has slammed what he described as the...
View ArticleControversial weather bill canned
The controversial SA Weather Services Amendment Bill that sparked a storm of protest has been withdrawn. ||| The controversial SA Weather Services Amendment Bill that sparked a storm of protest when it...
View ArticleDivisions could be ANC’s demise - Sexwale
Nobody can explode the ANC from outside. It can only self-destruct. It can only implode, Tokyo Sexwale has said. ||| Unity in the ANC is paramount, irrespective of who is elected to lead the party...
View ArticleANCYL declares war on Angie
Keeping Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga in her position is "a disruption" to the education system, the ANCYL said. ||| Keeping Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga in her position is “a...
View ArticleSA overcome with emotion: Presidency
South Africa was overcome with emotion when Chad le Clos scooped a second gold medal for South Africa, the Presidency said. ||| Pretoria - South Africa was overcome with emotion when 20-year-old...
View ArticleCatch-up plan inadequate: Section27
The basic education department's catch-up plan for Limpopo is inadequate, lobby group Section27 said on Wednesday. ||| Limpopo - The basic education department's catch-up plan for Limpopo is...
View ArticleSixth Boeremag member convicted
Colonel Magiel Burger, a former training officer stationed at the Lohatlha military, has been convicted of high treason. ||| Pretoria - Another member of the Boeremag was convicted of treason by the...
View ArticleLife sentence for farmer’s murder
A Limpopo man has been jailed for life for killing a farmer in Constantia, Tzaneen. ||| Tzaneen - A Limpopo man has been jailed for life for killing a farmer in Constantia, Tzaneen, Limpopo police said...
View ArticleTeen killed by truck
A teenage girl was killed in a truck accident in Pietermaritzburg on Wednesday. ||| Pietermaritzburg - A teenage girl was killed in a truck accident in Pietermaritzburg on Wednesday, paramedics...
View ArticleShot Soweto teen ‘had no gun’
A policeman told colleagues there was no gun in the shack of a Soweto teenager killed during a search, the court heard. ||| Johannesburg - A policeman told colleagues there was no gun in the shack of a...
View ArticleZille lays charges against ANCYL
Western Cape premier Helen Zille has laid charges against the ANCYL and others over threats to make the province ungovernable. ||| Cape Town - Charges of intimidation were laid at a Cape Town police...
View Article‘Reason will prevail on land issue’
The voice of reason will prevail in the debate on land, outgoing Free State Agriculture President Louw Steytler said. ||| Bloemfontein - The voice of reason will prevail in the debate on land, outgoing...
View ArticleRegister now for school next year: MEC
Limpopo education MEC Dickson Masemola called on parents on Wednesday to register their children for the 2013 academic year. ||| Limpopo - Limpopo education MEC Dickson Masemola called on parents on...
View ArticleMan critical after electric shock
A man was critically injured on Wednesday when he suffered an electric shock in Mamelodi, east of Pretoria. ||| Mamelodi, Gauteng - A man was critically injured on Wednesday when he suffered an...
View ArticleLotto scammers arrested
Two men were arrested in Kempton Park, East Rand on Wednesday for allegedly defrauding a woman in a Lotto scam. ||| Johannesburg - Two men were arrested in Kempton Park, East Rand on Wednesday for...
View Article‘Dead woman’ contacts family after 34 years
Susan Ardron’s family in the UK thought she was dead, but she had been battling amnesia after a car crash in SA. ||| Susan Ardron’s family in the UK thought she was dead, but she had been battling...
View ArticleThree dead, 15 hurt in mine strike
Three people were shot dead on Wednesday and 15 others injured during an illegal strike outside a mine in Boitekong, north of Rustenburg. ||| Boitekong - Three people were shot dead on Wednesday and 15...
View ArticleClashes at Darling polling station
An “incident” between candidates' supporters occurred at a voting station in the Western Cape, the Independent Electoral Commission said. ||| Darling, Western Cape - An “incident” between candidates'...
View ArticleCop robbed at home
A Mpumalanga policeman and his family were robbed in their house in Thekwane South, Kanyamazane, near Nelspruit. ||| Johannesburg - A Mpumalanga policeman and his family were robbed in their house in...
View ArticleReservists nabbed for robbing vendors
Two reservists were arrested for allegedly stealing from hawkers at a Rustenburg bus rank. ||| Rustenburg, North West - Two reservists were arrested for allegedly stealing from hawkers at a Rustenburg...
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