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 | 19° Cape Town | Clear skies | 23C° | 12C° |
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 | 16° Port Elizabeth | Sunny | 24C° | 8C° |
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Spotlight on land ownership
MINISTER of Rural Development and Land Reform Gugile Nkwinti reiterated the proposal that foreign land ownership be regulated in South Africa. 5 Comments
Schoolboy killed by bakkie
THE death of a 6-year-old child - the second in three weeks - sparked a protest in which residents of Mohlakeng blockaded a road and demanded that a traffic light be installed. 26 CommentsCops track thieves to children's playground
This was no ordinary heist. The culprits were a pair of 8-year-olds and they hid their stash at the playground. 0 CommentsWater boards owed R1 billion
Municipalities owe South Africa’s water boards R1.1 billion, says Water Affairs Minister Edna Molewa 0 CommentsJudges, MPs square up
RETIRED judges have blasted government's plan to force them to publicly declare their financial and business interests and those of their families. 7 CommentsFive die in bus crash
Bus overturned on the N1 highway 9 CommentsR11m fund to kick off health project
NORTH West will use a R11.5-million special conditional grant to fund the national health insurance pilot project in the Dr Kenneth Kaunda district. 0 CommentsCitizens divided on Constitution changes
PEOPLE are divided on whether it is time to change the Constitution, according to survey results 1 CommentsOmbudsman to 'get rid of union'
THE department of defence and military veterans said the newly formed office of the military ombudsman will assist in ridding the force of the "destructive" SA National Defence Union (Sandu). 4 CommentsXenophobic attackers in court
A TOTAL of 104 people accused of xenophobic attacks appeared in the Modimolle Magistrate's Court yesterday, Limpopo police said. 9 CommentsNHI plan to help deal with abuse at schools
HEALTH Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said the planned National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme will also help the country fight teenage pregnancy, alcohol and drug abuse in schools. 1 CommentsDepartment sued over textbooks
FAILURE by the Department of Basic Education to supply pupils at nine schools in Limpopo with books was tantamount to intellectual genocide, the Pretoria High Court heard yesterday. 1 CommentsPremier tells mayors to be 'aggressive'
HIS government is building bigger and better RDP houses, with bathrooms and ceilings, than is the case in other provinces, says Free State premier Ace Magashule 4 CommentsHappiness and cheers at new developments
FREE State premier Ace Magashule yesterday received a hero's welcome when he visited Qwaqwa. 0 Comments
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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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Looks innocent, but deadly IN PHOTOS
When we see what they do at work, maybe it reminds us to thank the Customs officials at our airports and borders for checking travellers' luggage..
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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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Ace's road to key post hits a snag
FREE State premier Ace Magashule's bid for re-election as ANC provincial chairman has been thrown a spanner in the works.
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School love tryst ends in expulsion
A MATRIC pupil who was expelled from a posh private girls’ school for “bunking out” and visiting her boyfriend late at night has lost a court application to have the action reversed.
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R52m down the drain
THE government has paid R52-million to 1,559 officials for sitting at home.
Poll
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Family murders on the rise
INCIDENTS in which husbands kill their spouses and children have increased sharply and are likely to continue growing - unless men make themselves available for counselling at the first feeling of depression. 37 Comments
I thought I was going to die - Priest
POLICE in Ekurhuleni are on the hunt for members of the notorious blue-light gang after they hijacked a priest, taking his money and car. 31 Comments
'Soweto dad fathers kids with his own daughter'
The police are investigating a case of incest after a Soweto man allegedly fathered children with his biological daughter. 250 Comments
Dad puts women in the street
TWO Soweto women have been left homeless after their father allegedly sold their home without their knowledge. 87 Comments
Consumer worse off after debt review steps in
A RANDBURG, Gauteng, man has found himself in more debt than he was before going under debt review. 17 Comments
Priest's schools de-registered
Two Gauteng schools owned by a 73-year-old priest accused of bribery and misusing education subsidies have been scrapped 7 CommentsTop lawyer found dead at his home
DURBAN advocate Mvuseni Ngubane was found dead at his home in Pinetown at the weekend, KwaZulu-Natal police said 17 CommentsEthiopian man killed in KZN: 3 held
THREE men have been arrested in Creighton for the murder of a missing Ethiopian man, KwaZulu-Natal police said 0 Comments
Zuma son must still pay for wedding rings
President Jacob Zuma’s son, Edward, spared no cost for a lavish wedding party last year, but he had to borrow a stainless steel ring for the ceremony because he had no money to pay for the one he had ordered. 29 Comments
Don't be arrogant says Zuma
President Jacob Zuma warned ANC members in KwaZulu-Natal not to become arrogant because of the province's strength within the ruling party. 112 Comments
Businessman bust for cheating investors
A mobile coffee shop owner has been convicted of fraud after duping an investor into buying a 50% interest in a business that no longer existed. 4 Comments
One lucky South African soundman in line for bursary
Hip hop star Jay-Z’s right-hand man Young Guru, real name Gimel Keaton, is on his way to Cape Town. 4 Comments
Church service results in confession and arrest
AN EVENTS organiser confessed in church to the alleged rape of his 15-year-old cousin 19 Comments
Mobile App for the gay community
A key feature of the app is its GPS capability - users can see how close their potential new friend or love interest is from the moment they virtually meet 10 CommentsFishing company fined for price fixing
The Competition Commission has fined the Oceana group R35.7 million in the latest of a series of price fixing findings 2 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 CommentsNew wave of xenophobic attacks
IN WHAT could be construed to be another form of xenophobic attacks in Limpopo, a number of shops belonging to Pakistanis in the Modimolle area were broken into and looted by angry community members. 30 Comments
Former Limpopo MEC George Phadagi dies
FORMER Limpopo MEC for public works, safety and security George Phadagi, who was left out when premier Cassel Mathale reshuffled his cabinet this year, has died. 12 Comments
Mathale earns millions from rental contract - report
Limpopo premier Cassel Mathale and chairman of the parliamentary finance committee, Thaba Mufamadi, are earning R40 million over eight years for renting one of their buildings to the Gauteng government. 56 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 Comments
Malema slates land deal
EXPELLED ANC youth league president Julius Malema made a surprise appearance at a ceremony outside Burgersfort in Limpopo, where the Mangabane community were officially handed a title deed to their dispossessed land on which Anglo Platinum has mining operations. 79 CommentsMunicipal speaker's house petrol-bombed
"I put my faith in God.. to bring those responsible to book" 21 CommentsCompany made R63m from illegal trapping
A CAPE TOWN-based company that was illegally appointed by the Mpumalanga government to deal with speeding motorists has made a whopping R63-million from the inception of its contract in 2009 to October 2011. 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
Land scandal haunts Mpumalanga FULL STORY
Company buys land for R700,000 and sells it for a whopping R2.3 million 25 Comments
Fresh drive to fix local government
TWO years after the government launched a strategy punted as the answer to problems faced by local government, a number of municipalities still cannot manage their finances. 4 Comments
Healers slate muthi killings
"Traditional healers have got nothing to do with private parts" 30 Comments
Teko Modise in trouble with the law
Mamelodi Sundowns captain Teko Modise is allegedly defaulting on monthly papgeld maintenance to his estranged wife and child 83 Comments
Drinking spree lands man in court
BIG SPENDER: 'A night of fun in hotel with 'no expense spared' orders of high-end whiskey. And then he checked out without paying' 21 Comments
Economy sheds 75,000 jobs
The economy shed 75,000 jobs in the first quarter of the year, according to figures released by Statistics SA 14 CommentsSA's sizeable and costly public sector
The government employs more than a fifth of formal sector workers in South Africa and pays its employees an average 34% more than the private sector does. 24 CommentsWeather
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