South Africa ▼Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:06:37 GMT+00:00
 Times LIVE | Mlimi: I received death threats Independent Online Sunday Times journalist Mzilikazi wa Afrika's co-accused in a case of fraud, forgery and uttering says he has been receiving death threats since the pair's highly publicised arrest. Wa Afrika and Victor Mlimi, ... Cosatu calls for public inquiry, Wa Afrika set to sue South Africa: Fraud Charges Against Journalist Withdrawn Cosatu calls for public enquiry into Wa Afrika saga |
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:45:21 GMT+00:00
Zuma dismisses 'ZEE' business Mail & Guardian Online The notion of ZEE, as opposed to BEE, had President Jacob Zuma flummoxed in the National Assembly on Wednesday. "Honourable Member, what is CEE? Can you help us?" he enquired of Congress of the People MP Philip Dexter, who had just used the term in a ... Zed-ee-ee makes Zuma go tee-hee-hee |
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:22:31 GMT+00:00
 Times LIVE | Recovery plan for Gauteng matrics Independent Online By Nontobeko Mtshali The Gauteng Department of Education has unveiled a matric recovery plan, including holiday camps and the continuation of study groups formed in April. The recovery plan for Grade 12 pupils stopped short of cancelling the September ... State won't pay private hospitals MEC proposes 'apartheid law' to protect hospitals MEC puts plans in place for matrics |
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:17:43 GMT+00:00
 Times LIVE | Capetonians SA's fattest News24 This is just one of the findings in a survey done in July among 500 adults in the country's four biggest cities, on behalf of the pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). Altogether 72% of Cape Town's residents are overweight. ... SA is 3rd most overweight nation, 'eating itself to death' South Africans are in denial over weight 61% obese in SA - survey |
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:55:52 GMT+00:00
Petrol strike turns violent Independent Online A security guard at a city petrol station is fighting for his life in hospital after being assaulted during the motor industry strike in Cape Town. The 31-year-old suffered serious head injuries and multiple skull fractures in the ... Policeman shot in home |
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 05:06:03 GMT+00:00
 Times LIVE | Hefty cover charge for ANC national council Independent Online Parastatal bosses and business people are having to cough up as much as R24 000 to attend the ANC's national general council in Durban later this month. Nearly 3 000 delegates are expected to attend the party's mid-term policy ... Delegates will have to pay ANC |
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 05:06:23 GMT+00:00
 Times LIVE | 9 die in a taxi accident Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News At least nine people died on Wednesday in a taxi accident on the R57 near Heilbron. It is understood the vehicle collided with an 18 wheeler truck on Wednesday night. Two people were rushed to hospital. “When paramedics arrived on the scene, ... Thirteen die Free State taxi accident 19 die after taxi crashes in South Africa |
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:17:05 GMT+00:00
 The Guardian | Africa Dispatch: South Africa Loses Its Groove After World Cup Wall Street Journal JOHANNESBURG—The farewell supper at a church in this city's northern suburbs had just begun when two men burst upon the small gathering of parishioners. They demanded jewelry, cellphones, cash and car keys from the pastor and his ... S.Africa strikers return to work amid dissent South African trade unions suspend public sector strike South Africa Unions' Strike Suspended |
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:30:30 GMT+00:00
 Times LIVE | New Private Schools in South Africa Serve the Underserved New York Times CAPE TOWN — Gcobani Mndini, a shy, lanky 17-year-old, said he was already a gangster by the time he started ninth grade. His small gang, which called itself the Tomatoes, was robbing people, fighting over girls and getting high on ... Diaspora: African universities 'key to development' Varsity standards down |
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:16:17 GMT+00:00
Kagiso man to face seven charges Independent Online A Kagiso man will appear in a Johannesburg court on Thursday facing seven charges ranging from rape to attempted murder, Gauteng police said. "This man had been terrorising the Swaneville township community in 2007. Now he will finally be appearing in ... Rape accused in dock |