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O’Sullivan tries to halt imminent arrest

Forensic investigator Paul O’Sullivan may be arrested again when he arrives back in the country from London on Friday morning. That is, unless his lawyers managed to stop the police and National Prosecuting Authority from doing so. They would apply for an interdict in an urgent application to be heard[…]

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New harbour master has great plans for Hout Bay

The days of thieves and vandals operating in Hout Bay harbour are numbered. The new harbour master intends to transform the precinct into a mini-Waterfront with proper access control and a zero-tolerance approach to crime. Pumla Feni-Gela, 40, says tourists flock to the area with its natural beauty, markets and[…]

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Cape homeless shelter talks fall flat

Attempts by the city council to reduce the number of homeless people have hit a brick wall after negotiations to secure a building where people would be kept, fell flat. The mayoral committee member for social development and early childhood development, Suzette Little, said they had gone back to the[…]

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More protests planned against SABC

The Right2Know Campaign and SOS Coalition are on Wednesday expected to discuss staging a protest outside ANC headquarters Luthuli House in response developments at the SABC. The public planning meeting comes after Icasa on Monday ordered the SABC to withdraw its decision not to air footage of the destruction of[…]

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ANC brings MPs into SABC battle

In a battle of David versus Goliath proportions, the ANC has called in its lawmakers in the National Assembly in the continuing fight with the defiant SABC board. The state broadcaster is in open defiance against the ruling party, adding the ANC to the growing list of institutions the SABC[…]

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Man in court for R1.8m abalone bust

A man who is out on R25 000 bail for the alleged illegal possession of abalone worth R1,8 million, appeared in a court in Cape Town for the second time on Tuesday. Momelezi Lennox Monani, 37, was warned to appear again on August 2, when he appeared in the Goodwood[…]

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SABC can’t be a bull in a china shop, says ANC

The African National Congress (ANC) on Tuesday said defying the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) did not make the SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) a “better public broadcaster”. The SABC rejected Icasa’s recommendation on Monday that it lift its unilateral ban on showing footage of violent protests. Reacting to[…]

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Anonymous ‘hacks’ Armscor website

Hacktivists claiming to be linked to Anonymous have breached the website of South African government owned arms supplier Armscor. The hacktivists, working under the banner of ‘Operation Africa’, told website HackRead.com that they breached Armscor’s settlement and invoicing system. Armscor is the officially appointed acquisition organisation for the South African[…]

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Krejcir’s lawyer unable to carry on without funds

Radovan Krejcir’s murder trial has come to a grinding halt after his lawyer withdrew his services on Monday while the Czech fugitive was still struggling to pay his legal fees. Krejcir appeared in the high court in Joburg for the alleged 2013 murder of suspected Bedfordview drug kingpin Sam Issa.[…]

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Scientists outline strategy for Aids cure

Calling the HIV/Aids epidemic “the most important global health challenge in modern history,” more than 50 top scientists pressed their case on Monday for a drive to stop the killer disease in its tracks. The blueprint is published in the journal Nature Medicine ahead of a meeting of specialists on[…]

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