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 | 16° Johannesburg | Sunny | 18C° | 3C° |
 | 18° Cape Town | Clear skies | 17C° | 10C° |
| 20° Durban | Clear skies | 23C° | 11C° |
| 16° Port Elizabeth | Sunny | 19C° | 13C° |
 | 16° East London | Partly cloudy | 20C° | 13C° |
'GautengOnline is Offline'
THE debate about the ambitious GautengOnline project rages on with teachers and governing bodies saying the project is a failure while Gauteng government continues to project it as a success. 10 Comments
Mandla Mandela in papgeld row
NELSON Mandela's grandson Mandla Mandela is once again in trouble after his estranged first wife opened criminal charges against him for failing to pay maintenance. 40 Comments
Wife must pay 'poison plot' husband
A Pietermaritzburg woman has been ordered to pay her estranged husband R10,000 a month in maintenance - eight months after the Hawks arrested him for allegedly trying to poison her. 25 CommentsScrap looms at policy conference
THE ANC's policy conference is bound to resemble a mini-battlefield when delegates from the tripartite alliance - ANC, SACP, Cosatu and Sanco - meet next month. 6 CommentsCop held for 'bribe' cash
A LIMPOPO police officer was arrested after he was found in possession of an alleged R10,000 bribe cash. 2 CommentsSix held over charred body for muti
The body was burnt and the pubic hair and testicles had been removed, which raised suspicions of a ritual murder 0 Comments
Big send-off for ANC's Phadagi
MINISTER in the Presidency for Performance Monitoring and Evaluation Collins Chabane and other political leaders, including Limpopo Premier Cassel Mathale, paid glowing tributes to ANC stalwart George Phadagi in Tswinga at the weekend. 0 Comments
Commission to probe traditional claims
A TRADITIONAL leadership and boundaries disputes resolution commission in Limpopo is expected to handle at least 100 cases a year until 2015. 2 CommentsMagashule confident of re-election as Free State ANC chair
THE ANC's longest-serving provincial chairman, Ace Magashule, is confident he will be re-elected to the same position next month. 6 Comments
Thumbs up for local Olympics kit
THE Southern African Clothing and Textile Workers' Union (Sactwu) has welcomed the initiation of a competition to design South Africa's Olympic opening ceremony kit. 1 CommentsDuped investors to lose millions
Hundreds of duped investors stand to lose millions invested in a Mossel Bay-based pyramid scheme 1 CommentsSkydiving club liable for costs
FOUR years after a teenager was injured in a maiden skydiving jump, the Pretoria High Court has ruled that the instructing club is liable for her injuries. 0 Comments
Varsity bosses 'unfair'
STUDENTS from Walter Sisulu University's Zamukulungisa Campus in Mthatha are set to return to classes today after a boycott that started nearly three weeks ago. 0 Comments
Stop blaming others, youth urged
"I want people to actually take responsibility for their decisions" - Ditlhopho Makwela (16) 54 Comments
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Done to perfection - disabled student chefs succeed ...
THERE was no such thing as too many cooks spoiling the broth when 38 disabled student chefs graduated this week
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Blacks 'worse off than dogs'
LIFE of most black people in South Africa is worse than those of dogs, says the National Union of Metal Workers of SA
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'We've paid for our RDPs'
MORE than 900 RDP house beneficiaries were made to pay R200 each to the local royal authority before taking occupation.
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A better life for all is still a dream
Maladministration, corruption blamed for Free State hardship
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'Gun-toting Madisha threatened to kill'
A CASE of intimidation has been opened against former Cosatu president, now Cope MP, Willie Madisha, after he allegedly threatened to kill a fellow party member at the Gauteng Legislature this week.
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Auditor-General warns about dire situation in SA
'The people voted into power are slow in taking responsibility for what they have been voted in for'
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Vavi will lead ANC one day, says youth league
ANC Youth League deputy president Ronald Lamola has come out in support of Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi, calling him "the Chris Hani of our times".
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R52m down the drain
THE government has paid R52-million to 1,559 officials for sitting at home.
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Jub-Jub lawyer tears into co-accused
THE trial of musician Molemo "Jub Jub" Maarohanye and Themba Tshabalala is set to resume at the Protea Magistrate's Court in Soweto today. 1 Comments
60 pupils bust for drugs
MORE than 60 pupils across 48 Gauteng schools have been found in possession of drugs and liquor in the last month. 21 CommentsDurban president's residence renamed after ANC founder
The president’s official residence in Durban was renamed on Thursday after the founder of the ruling African National Congress. 2 CommentsPeople must not build in flood-prone areas, says MEC
KWAZULU-Natal cooperative governance and traditional affairs MEC Nomusa Dube has urged traditional leaders and municipalities to "settle vulnerable communities on proper land". 0 CommentsKids use ice-cream containers as desks
The school was overcrowded because it had admitted too many pupils at the start of the year after bowing to community pressure 7 CommentsBodies of gunshot victims found on beach
The bodies of a man (65) and woman (21) were found on a beach in Hartenbos, near the Western Cape's Garden Route 1 Comments12 Hawks in Western Cape court
Twelve police officers appeared on murder and other charges in the Bellville Regional Court. 0 CommentsBody found on Sisulu campus
MTHATHA police are looking for the relatives of an unidentified man whose body was found with stab wounds on the premises of Walter Sisulu's Nelson Mandela Drive campus on Saturday morning. 0 CommentsTwo men die in Cape fires
TWO men died and 41 people were left homeless in fires around Cape Town at the weekend, the city said 0 CommentsWestern Cape setting up work-for-food policy
Unemployed Western Cape residents will soon be working for their food instead of getting it on the proverbial plate, MEC Albert Fritz said. 17 Comments
'Education department violated human rights'
The Basic Education Department's failure to provide textbooks for several Limpopo schools was unlawful and violated the Constitution, the High Court in Pretoria ruled. 8 Comments
University head beats sex charge
"Society needs to guard against vindictive people who spread unfounded and false allegations against those in authority, especially when such people are undergoing disciplinary processes related to serious allegations of impropriety" - Professor 19 Comments
One of the 15 men who escaped from custody still on run
THREE weeks after their escape from custody, Limpopo police are still unable to recapture the last of the 15 escapees. 0 Comments
59 graduates sit idle at home
The graduates were meant to be absorbed into the Department of Roads and Transport, which funded their studies 73 Comments
R1.2m project scuppered by fraud
THE Department of Land and Rural Development is battling to determine how an alleged fraudster managed to sign and draw a lucrative salary from a R1.2-million loan meant for one of its rural development projects in Limpopo. 14 CommentsSome relief for flood victims
MORE than 10 families, whose homes were destroyed by floods, are receiving aid and housing from policewomen and the Gift of the Givers, Limpopo police said 2 Comments
Protector to probe fishy 'six-minute' R24m land deal
PUBLIC Protector Thuli Madonsela is to probe a land deal that resulted in a Mpumalanga company pocketing R24-million in just six minutes. 3 CommentsSex pest gets another top State job
AN OFFICIAL who was found guilty on charges of sexual harassment at one municipality and suspended for artificially inflating tenders at another has landed another top government job. 34 Comments
Constable is fined R1,000 for stealing chewing gum worth R10 at supermarket
Security guards checked her till slip 40 CommentsMpumalanga budget up 15%
MPUMALANGA MEC for finance Pinky Phosa on Friday announced that her department had been allocated R255, 340-million for the 2012-13 financial year. 0 Comments
Time up for truant dads
THE government wants to implement a policy that will force fathers to play a more prominent role in the upbringing of their children. 90 Comments
'Voting has not brought change'
RESIDENTS of Emalahleni informal settlement in Klipspruit, Soweto, believe their plight has fallen on deaf ears. 58 CommentsFew sex offenders on official list
THOUSANDS of child abusers and sex offenders are not making it onto government's offenders' registers because of cracks in the judicial system, the portfolio committee on social development has heard 2 Comments
Mamphela Ramphele leads bid to interdict police minister
NON-PROFIT organisation Freedom Under Law (FUL) has applied for an urgent interdict to prevent former crime intelligence boss Lieutenant-General Richard Mdluli from serving in the police service. 97 Comments
Survey shows low Malema support
His support levels reach 25% among the unemployed, compared with 19% amongst those working 22 Comments
Murder plot backfires
A PLAN by a man to kill his ex-wife backfired when a hired hitman went behind his back to inform her about the plot. 40 CommentsWeather
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