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ANC has been captured by a dominant faction, says Mbeki

Former President Thabo Mbeki has described a political party he once led as captured. He asked ANC stalwarts, its alliance partners and the country to help liberate the 105 year-old-party. Mbeki, who has spent the past three days attending the ANC’s veterans and stalwarts’ national consultative council, was given a[…]

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Cape exploratory drill work progressing

Cape Town Mayor Patricia de Lille says exploratory drill work into the Table Mountan Group Aquifer is progressing well. She visited the project in the Steenbras catchment area near Grabouw. Test boreholes are being drilled to help map the way forward as part of the Western Cape’s programme to alleviate[…]

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Walus still shows no remorse for Hani: Masutha

Chris Hani’s killer Janusz Walus has not shown enough remorse for murdering the SACP leader, Justice Minister Michael Masutha said on Friday. Giving reasons for his refusal to grant Walus parole, shortly after a media briefing in Pretoria, Masutha said paroling the convicted murderer would be pointless, as he “still[…]

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ANC veterans to hold ‘National Consultative Conference’

The ANC veterans and stalwarts group will on Friday hold their much-awaited National Consultative Conference at Johannesburg’s Constitutional Hill, with more than 700 people expected to attend. The group has been calling for President Jacob Zuma’s removal from office after the ANC’s loss of three metro municipalities, the Nkandla saga[…]

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More premature babies are living longer in SA

As the world marks World Premature Day, South Africa has seen an increase in the number of premature babies living longer now compared to a decade ago. That’s according to Doctor Natasha Rhoda, who is a Neonatologist at Groote Schuur Hospital and the University of Cape Town. She’s cited the[…]

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Masutha to announce decision on Walus parole

Justice Minister Michael Masutha will on Friday announce his decision on whether or not Chris Hani’s killer Janusz Walus will be released on parole. Masutha has called a press briefing where he will announce his decision on Walus’ parole application. This follows a Supreme Court of Appeal ruling in August[…]

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Zuma calls urgent SADC meeting to discuss Zimbabwe

President Jacob Zuma, in his capacity as SADC chairperson, has called an urgent meeting to discuss the unfolding political and security situation in Zimbabwe. The meeting follows hot on the heels of what is being described as a coup in Zimbabwe after the Zimbabwean Defence Force put Zimbabwean President Robert[…]

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Four nabbed for mass murder in Cape Town

Four of the five suspects linked to the Marikana informal settlement mass murders are behind bars, Police Minister Fikile Mbalula confirmed on Wednesday. The men had been nabbed for unrelated crimes and were linked to the 11 killings through forensic evidence and witness statements, he said at the Philippi East[…]

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New Home Affairs travel document set to curb fraud

The Home Affairs Department says it has launched what it calls an improved refugee travel document. This forms part of a drive to take advantage of technology to prevent fraud and other illegal activities. Deputy Minister Fatima Chohan says the new version, called Machine Readable Travel Document for Refugees, has[…]

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