Man held after attack in St George’s Park
THE municipal security directorate’s investigation unit has arrested a man believed to have attacked a metro official in St George’s Park. Municipal parks assistant director and principal...
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Crowds arrive at Durban stadium to hear Zuma’s Human Rights Day address
President Jacob Zuma arrives at Moses Mabhida StadiumPicture: SibongiseniMaphumulo via Twitter Under grey clouds and braving an unusually chilly March wind‚ thousands of people started filing into the...
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Plane woes force Ramaphosa to cancel Uitenhage trip
DEPUTY PRESIDENT CYRIL RAMAPHOSA “Technical aircraft difficulties” were given as the reason Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa had to cancel his Human Righs Day appearance in Uitenhage on Monday A...
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Sheriffs to issue e-toll summonses over the next few days
Sanral said the “decision to issue summonses comes at the end of an extensive period of communications” between itself and “vehicle owners who neglected to pay outstanding debts”.Picture: Simphiwe...
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DA: Did SABC can ‘live show on state capture and the Guptas’?
Communications minister Faith Muthambi The Democratic Alliance on Monday said it wants answers from communications minister Faith Muthambi on questions related to the Gupta family. These questions‚ the...
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Zuma lashes out at racists who yearn for apartheid
Crowds gathered at Moses Mabhida Stadium for Human Rights Day Commemoration. Picture: GCIS Media Liaisonvia Twitter President Jacob Zuma has lashed against those who “yearn for the past” and were not...
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‘Deep suspicions’ about who robbed Helen Suzman Foundation offices
The Helen Suzman Foundation director Francis Antonie The Helen Suzman Foundation (HSF) on Monday hinted at a sinister motive behind a robbery at its Parktown‚ Johannesburg offices a day earlier. “This...
View ArticleZuma’s speech on Human Rights Day: Full text
The Premier of KZN‚ Mr Senzo Mchunu‚ The Ministers of Arts and Culture‚ Justice and Correctional Services‚ Basic Education and all Ministers and Deputy Ministers present‚ Former KZN Premier‚ Dr Zweli...
View ArticleObama arrives in Cuba for historic visit
US President Barack Obama arrived in Cuba today to become the first US president to visit the country in 88 years. President Calvin Coolidge was the last president to visit in 1928. A trade embargo has...
View ArticleWATCH: PAC members try to gain access into the Sharpeville Human Rights precinct
PAC demanded the right to be given the same access as the ANC. The party is accusing the ANC of preventing PAC members from historic sites, and hijacking commemorations. The post WATCH: PAC members...
View ArticleCorruption needs action – experts
WHEN evaluating South Africa’s progress in terms of human rights, it is not a case of glass half full or empty; it is that there is a glass. But, the proverbial glass is still filled with inequality,...
View ArticleSafta honours for ‘Matatiele’ directors
EASTERN Cape film director Zuko Nodada won his first South African Film and Television Award (Safta) at the weekend. The director from KwaBhaca, formerly Mount Frere, shared the award with co-director...
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Gupta drama tops Rights Day agenda
From left; COPE president Mosiuoa Lekota is greeted by supporters, EFF deputy president Floyd Shivambuarrives at the Allan Ridge Civic Centre and Nelson Mandela Bay mayor Danny Jordaan at the Heroes’...
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Miss SA blast for NMMU beauties
SUMMER JOY: Miss SA finalists Mikaela Oosthuizen and Luyolo Mngonyama TWO NMMU students who were finalists in the Miss South Africa competition on Saturday say they had a blast taking part in the...
View ArticleSanral issuing summonses to e-toll dodgers
YOU can run, but you cannot hide – Sanral is coming for you. The road agency said yesterday it had officially started issuing summonses to individuals who had not settled their outstanding e-toll...
View ArticlePolice phone cuts ‘putting lives at risk’
Slashed allowances hamper officers on ground, while call centre service often inadequate POLICE have no airtime – so do not expect them to respond efficiently when you are in danger. Cellphone...
View ArticlePupils chased out of liquor store
Cops called to control large group after soccer tournament at school THE police and a security company were dispatched at the weekend to break up a group of rowdy youths who were fighting and consuming...
View ArticleDA urges speedy probe into Helen Suzman Foundation robbery
Saying it had “the hallmarks of a meticulously planned and executed military-style raid”‚ the Democratic Alliance (DA) added its voice to suggestions of a sinister motive behind a robbery at the Helen...
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Mandla Mandela’s new bride ‘rechristened’
Mandla Mandela and Nkosikazi Nosekeni Rabia Mandela. Mandla Mandela’s new bride was “rechristened” at a ceremony at the weekend. She will be known as Nkosikazi Nosekeni Rabia Mandela‚ the family...
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ANC appoints new chief whip
JACKSON MTHEMBU Jackson Mthembu is the ruling party’s new chief whip in Parliament. The former African National Congress (ANC) spokesperson replaces Stone Sizani‚ who resigned his seat in Parliament to...
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