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Pastor’s future goes to vote
DECISION PENDING: Peter Twynham must still wait for a final church board decision. Picture: BRIAN WITBOOI Most members of church say no action necessary against tax-fraud minister THE majority of...
View ArticleANC closer to naming major Eastern Cape mayoral candidates
NELSON Mandela Bay mayor Danny Jordaan and his Buffalo City counterpart are likely to retain their positions after the August elections – that is if the ANC wins the polls in both metros . The ANC’s...
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More controversy over use of jet
Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula. Picture: SowetanLIVE PRESIDENT Jacob Zuma has received a preliminary briefing from Defence and Military Veterans Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula on the...
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Renewable energy potential in SA huge
A wind turbine. File photo.Image by: Kim Kyung-Hoon / REUTERS Study finds country could supply world’s electricity needs from wind alone THE potential to produce electricity from wind turbines in...
View ArticleChess players in hotel costs row
NELSON Mandela Bay parents whose children are set to represent South Africa in the Africa Youth Chess Championship in August are being forced to fork out thousands of rands for accommodation – even...
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DA’s metro mayoral hopefuls to give joint briefing
Athol Trollip DA mayoral candidate in Nelson Mandela Bay. Picture: FREDLIN ADRIAAN The mayoral candidate for the Democratic Alliance’s (DA) big prizes in August’s local government elections will on...
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Zuma praises Comrades winners ‘for raising SA flag so high’
David Gatebe winning the Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon 2013. Pic: ESA ALEXANDER. 30/03/2013. © SUNDAY TIMES The Presidency on Sunday “welcomed the continued international participation” in the race‚...
View ArticleSABC’s social media policy on political comment no different from other media...
The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has said its ban on staff from making political comments or posting pictures of themselves wearing party regalia on social media is merely a...
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Zephany’s father fumes after sentencing stalls
JUSTICE DONE: Zephany Nurse’s biological mother, Celeste Nurse, and her boyfriend, Justin Smit, left, leave the Cape Town High Court where the woman accused of kidnapping Zephany as a baby was found...
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Why medical aid costs keep rising
CAUSE AND EFFECT: The increase in lifestyle-related diseases is pushing up medical aids’ costs. Picture: Supplied THE epidemic of healthstyle diseases, diabetes, heart disease, stroke and high blood...
View ArticleDA to lay charges against defence minister over DRC flight
The Democratic Alliance (DA) said it will be laying charges against Defence and Military Veterans Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula for violating the Immigration Act. The minister allegedly smuggled her...
View ArticleWoman survives black mamba bite; still loves the slithering creatures
Amanda Bloem is a snake person – so much so that even after a venomous black mamba bite had her feeling stoned‚ with pins and needles in her face‚ she continues to live in a house with 23 snakes. The...
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913 South African schools without water
A handful of activists belonging to Equal Education‚ a lobby organisation‚ have picketed outside the Department of Basic Education in Pretoria. “This is the world of sorrow‚ this is the world...
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Sylvester ‘makes friends’ as he settles into new home
Sylvester the lion. Picture: Supplied Sylvester, the lion that escaped from the Karoo National Park near Beaufort West twice since June last year, is settling into his new home at Addo Elephant...
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156 arrested in Uitenhage SAPS operations
Police in Uitenhage arrested 156 suspects during crime prevention operations and high visibility patrols this weekend in an effort to quell criminal activities in the area. The suspects were arrested...
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Drugs found stashed in plane toilet
Another stash of drugs was found abandoned at the OR Tambo International Airport‚ police said on Monday. Police’s transnational investigation and crime intelligence units this weekend found a stash of...
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How to survive a potentially deadly snakebite
Waiting for an ambulance to reach you‚ running around in a panic and waiting for your symptoms to show before acting – these are all things you should NOT do when you have been the victim of a...
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Aged and disabled South Africans can apply to vote next week
Applications for special votes during the up-coming local government elections will open next week‚ the Independent Electoral Commission said on Monday. Registered voters who are who are unable to...
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Blood dripping from refuse bags leads to shocking discovery
Kimberley Police are investigating a case of birth concealment after a newborn baby’s body was found in a refuse bag in the town. Police were alerted at 11am on Monday by Sol Plaatje Municipality...
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EFF officially complains to IEC about intimidation
Julius Malema. Picture: The Times The Economic Freedom Fighters has launched some 3‚900 branches across the country and will be contesting in all 278 municipalities in the upcoming local elections....
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