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Nationalisation not viable - Shabangu

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The Chamber of Mines on Tuesday welcomed Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu's comments that the African National Congress (ANC) would not be nationalising mines. Speaking at the mining indaba i...

Man charged with child abandonment

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A 32-year-old man has beencharged with child abandonment.This after he and his partner left theirnine-month-old child in their parked car in Wynberg on Tuesday.Cape Town police were called to the scen...

Murdered man was 'harassed'

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Friends of a murdered Cape Town businessman expressed their shock following his death.The 50-year-old man was found dead in his Green Point home on Tuesday morning.It is believed the man, who owned a ...

Officials visit JHB lab

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The Forensic Chemistry Laboratory in Johannesburg said the multi-million rand renovations will help eradicate problems at the centre. This as the lab struggles with massive backlogs in blood and toxic...

Capello to face FA

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England's preparations for the World Cup in South Africa were overshadowed by a dispute surrounding Terry two years ago and their build-up for this year's European Championship in Poland and Ukraine c...

Transnet, UAL deal on hold

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Transnet on Tuesday said a multi-million Rand lease to develop the industrial port of Saldanha Bay is still on the cards despite a breakdown in negotiations with a leading bidder. The deal between Tra...

1,200 killed on SA roads monthly

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Transport Minister S'bu Ndebele on Tuesday said the carnage on South Africa's roads needs to stop. According to the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC), some 1,200 people die monthly in acciden...

New SABC boss faces tough task

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The new South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) CEO Lulama Mokhobo said she felt honoured to be appointed to the top job. In January, she was formally appointed after the company had a...

Cosatu plans Gauteng strike

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The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) in Gauteng said that its affiliates will embark on a province-wide strike in March.Cosatu held its first council meeting for 2012 at the Regina Mund...

Kidnapped baby traced by SMS

1 hour 21 min ago
Six-month-old Kgosietsile Marobe, who was kidnapped by his nanny from his home in northern Pretoria, was found alive and well in Johannesburg. Police found the child at a Hillbrow crèche, ...

Mixed views on secrecy bill

1 hour 32 min ago
There have been mixed views expressed at public hearings on the proposed Protection of State Information Bill in Bloemfontein. The third round of hearings are being hosted by the National Council...

Former club owner found dead

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A Cape Town man was found dead at his Green Point home. His domestic worker made the discovery when she arrived for duty on Tuesday morning.The woman who discovered the man’s body is curren...

Parly prepares for Zuma address

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Parliament's presiding officers on Tuesday briefed journalists ahead of the State of the Nation Address (SoNA).According to officials, the speech will remain largely unchanged from previous years.Whil...

Money dispute at CSA

1 hour 57 min ago
A new row is brewing at Cricket South Africa (CSA) over R600,000 worth of claims made by the body's legal and governance chairperson Ajay Sooklal. The claims relate to work he did for the cricket body...

Final bids for SKA in

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A committee evaluating the bids for the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) project is due to hand over its recommendations on Tuesday, marking an important milestone on the road to the concluding announceme...

Madonna prepares for world tour

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Madonna will go on tour from May for the first time in three years, starting in Israel before moving on to Europe, with legs in South America and Australia, where she has not performed for 20 years, t...

Ajax to settle score with AmaZulu

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Ajax Cape Town coach Maarten Stekelenburg said his side had a score to settle with AmaZulu when the sides meet in the opening round of the Nedbank Cup. Ajax suffered a heavy defeat to the KwaZulu-Nata...

ET trial postponed

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Tuesday’s proceedings in the Eugene Terre’Blanche murder trial were postponed because Chris Mahlangu's lawyer fell ill.Terre’Blanche, the former Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging (AWB) le...

Pirates draw Ethekwini FC in Nedbank Cup

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Defending Nedbank Cup champions Orlando Pirates would be facing little known Ethekwini Coastal FC in the opening round of the tournament in the coming weeks. The draw for the last 32 took place in Joh...

Maldivian president resigns

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Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed resigned on Tuesday after three weeks of opposition-led protests in the Indian Ocean archipelago boiled over into a police mutiny.Nasheed handed over power to Vice-...