October2017

Gigaba says no to nuclear

Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba says drastic steps are needed to help South Africa’s ailing economy – including freezing senior civil servants’ salaries and selling chunks of state-owned enterprises. In an exclusive interview with City Press on Friday, Gigaba unveiled the surprise moves, which include slamming brakes on the country’s estimated[…]

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Fresh allegations against Danny Jordaan

As soccer boss Danny Jordaan maintains his silence following claims by singer Jennifer Ferguson that he raped her, new allegations have surfaced that he failed to act against a sex-pest employee. The senior South African Football Association official at the centre of the scandal was accused of sexually propositioning a[…]

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SA activists call for Tokyo Sexwale’s resignation from FIFA

Pro-Palestinian activists in South Africa are demanding that Tokyo Sexwale resigns from FIFA, ahead of today’s FIFA Council meeting taking place in India. The politician and anti-apartheid activist is the head of FIFA’s Israel Palestine Monitoring Committee. A group of Palestinian solidarity organisations such as South African Jews for a[…]

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ANC alliance at its weakest‚ partners say

The relationship between the ANC and its alliance partners has reached an all-time low. That was the consensus reached at a meeting in Johannesburg on Thursday between the South African Communist Party (SACP)‚ the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu)‚ the South African National Civic Organisation (SANCO) and the[…]

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Coffin assault duo sentenced to more than 10 years each

The two farm workers who filmed themselves forcing Victor Mlotshwa into a coffin will each spend more than a decade behind bars. Twenty-nine-year-old Willem Oosthuizen was sentenced to a total of 16 years behind bars‚ five of which were suspended. This will result in him spending 11 years behind bars.[…]

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Hanover Park takes ownership of their streets

Religious leaders in Hanover Park will mobilize residents to “take back their streets” at a multi–faith community safety initiative this weekend. Members of the Muslim and Christian clergy will host a vigil in the area on Friday night to pray for victims of gang violence, ahead of a weekend of[…]

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SA celebrates life and times of Oliver Tambo

Friday South Africa marks the centenary celebrations of the late ANC President Oliver Tambo. President Jacob Zuma will speak at the main OR Tambo Centenary celebrations in Tambo’s home village in Nkantolo in Mbizana in the Eastern Cape. Tambo was revered as the country’s foremost diplomat. Born on the 27th[…]

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