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Matthews being used to turn SABC into a laughing stock: ANC
Jimi MatthewsPicture: Gallo Images / Financial Mail / Russell Roberts The SABC reported on Tuesday that the ANC believed Jimi Matthews had allowed himself to be “used by those who…want to undermine the...
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Boy attacked by hyena in Kruger making ‘remarkable progress’ after 10-hour op
The 15-year-old who was attacked by a hyena at Kruger National Park is a “loving and considerate young man”‚ his family says. Erco Janse van Rensburg was attacked by the animal while camping with his...
View ArticleJail terms for men in ‘racist’ attack on petrol attendant
Two men who assaulted a petrol pump attendant in an alleged “racist” fit‚ when he told them that unleaded petrol at a Tzaneen station had run out‚ have been jailed for their crime. The National...
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Grahamstown water outage continues to threaten National Arts Festival
Grahamstown is facing another daunting water crisis days before thousands of visitors pour into the city for the National Arts Festival. One of the city’s major pumping stations flooded on Sunday‚...
View ArticleNMMU investigates SRC president’s complaints of assault
Port Elizabeth’s Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) says it is conducting its own investigation into allegations of ANC- and DA-aligned student violence on campus. In a statement‚ the...
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Presidency warns of scams asking for help to foot Zuma’s Nkandla bill
National Treasury has recommended that President Jacob Zuma pay back R7.8m for non-security upgrades at his private Nkandla residenceFile Picture: Thembinkosi Dwayisa Members of the public have not...
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Teacher filmed beating learners suspended with immediate effect
A video showing a teacher caning pupils has sparked outrage. File photo: Screengrab from Facebook/Makhi Zihlangu KwaZulu-Natal education MEC Mthandeni Dlungwana on Tuesday (28/06/16) “ordered the...
View ArticleCasino employee hits jackpot as he wins back lost job
Two men walk into a casino bar and order a round of drinks. One is a VIP gambler. The other is an off-duty employee. Which one of the two finds himself down on his luck thanks to that fateful...
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Hlaudi must follow Matthews: Right2Know
SABC COO Hlaudi MotsoenengPicture: James Oatway Amid news that the chairpman of the SABC board has called an urgent staff meeting as staff threaten a news blackout‚ the Right2Know Campaign is...
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Can we expect less corruption in the tender process?
While the National Treasury sifts through over 4‚000 tenders every day‚ ordinary citizens are expected to be given a better chance at receiving contracts as government attempts to make the tender...
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Three-month extension for Lesotho nationals to get legal in South Africa
Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba has extended the closing date of applications for Lesotho Special Permits to allow more time for Basotho nationals to apply for permits. So far‚ close to 40‚000...
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Concerns about ‘academic doping’ on campuses grow
Unreliable transport arrangements‚ no internet access at home and campus housing shortages are increasingly causing students to turn to “smart drugs” to pass. This according to student accommodation...
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‘The timing of his resignation is suspect’– Communications Minister on ex...
Communications Minister Faith Muthambi. Picture: LIZA VAN DEVENTER Communications Minister Faith Muthambi is perturbed that former SABC Acting Chief Executive Officer Jimi Matthews did not raise his...
View ArticlePerly ring busted
Alleged masterminds among 11 arrested in PE swoop The alleged masterminds of one of the biggest suspected perlemoen smuggling syndicates in South Africa with international links were arrested with nine...
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Tapping healing powers of plants
HEALING GARDEN: Horticulturist Elana Storm, left, with NMMU’s Professor Maryna van de Venter in the medicinal garden set up at the Missionvale campus. Picture: Supplied A Nelson Mandela Metropolitan...
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Lawsuit against police falls short
PAINFUL INJURY: Xolani Mbozana hasto use a crutch after he was shot in thepelvis Picture: MIKE HOLMES A Kwa- Nobuhle man’s attempt to sue Police Minister Nathi Nhleko for R1.2-million fell short in...
View ArticleACDP has nine candidates for metro
The African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) is fielding nine candidates in Nelson Mandela Bay’s 60 wards in the August 3 local government elections. The party, which won one out of the council’s 120...
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‘Stepchildren’ unhappy with ANC poll list
PROTEST AFTERMATH: Police maintain a strong presence while emergency services members clear burning debris from the road after Kuyga residents blocked the Old Cape Road and other routes into the area,...
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South African witnesses Turkish airport attack
Crime scene investigators and medics at the scene after a suicide bomb attack at Ataturk Airport in Istanbul pn Tuesday nightPicture: EPA/Sedat Suna A South African told of being about 50m away from a...
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Citizen Awards put projects in public eye
Inaugural The Herald Citizen of the Year winner Sister Ethel Normoyle is grateful for the exposure given to the Missionvale Care Centre Picture: Eugene Coetzee Winning the inaugural Citizen of the Year...
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