Boesak to get a clean slate with pardon 2005-01-15 11:57:04
Former anti-apartheid activist and prominent international cleric Allan Boesak is to receive a presidential pardon, which will in effect expunge his criminal record for his 1999 conviction for fraud and theft of donor money.Full Story...
De Lille rubbishes Max's claims 2005-01-13 11:04:36
Independent Democrats leader Patricia de Lille has assured party supporters that she has not accepted any money from crime kingpin Quinton Marinus, saying she would "never take money from criminals".Full Story...
Max fingers De Lille over alleged crime links 2005-01-12 07:33:05
The leadership of the Independent Democrats has admitted using a fleet of taxis owned by notorious Cape Town crime boss Quinton "Mr Big" Marinus during last year's election.Full Story...
Cape Town court grants Max a short reprieve 2005-01-11 19:43:20
Lennit Max, the embattled former leader of the Independent Democrats in the Western Cape, has been given some breathing space after lodging an urgent high court application challenging his suspension from the party.Full Story...
SACP supports ANC stance on judiciary 2005-01-11 18:27:06
The South African Communist Party has come out in support of the African National Congress's call for rapid transformation in the judiciary.Full Story...
DA calls for Fakie to be summoned 2005-01-11 17:08:30
The Democratic Alliance has demanded that Auditor General Shauket Fakie be summoned before a parliamentary committee to answer questions on new revelations regarding his arms deal report.Full Story...
Mbeki takes stock of peace process in Abidjan 2005-01-11 14:59:48
South African President Thabo Mbeki has arrived in Ivory Coast to check on the peace efforts in the divided West African country.Full Story...
Max in court bid to reverse ID suspension 2005-01-11 14:43:14
Lennit Max, the suspended leader of the Independent Democrats' Western Cape branch, has brought an urgent application in the Cape High Court to reverse his suspension from the party.Full Story...
ANC 'disappointed' with response to document 2005-01-11 11:00:39
The African National Congress has blasted the media for what they called the distortion of the content noted in a party document calling for transformation of the judiciary.Full Story...
Mbeki congratulates Abbas on his victory 2005-01-10 17:42:29
South African President Thabo Mbeki has pledged his support to Mahmoud Abbas, the newly elected Palestinian president.Full Story...
DA: Judicial probe needed to clear executive 2005-01-10 17:37:01
The Democratic Alliance believes that a judicial inquiry could dissipate doubts hanging over President Thabo Mbeki after claims of a watered-down final arms deal report.Full Story...
ANC defends comments on the judiciary 2005-01-10 16:08:16
The policy statement recently issued by the African National Congress neither threatened nor attacked white judges, as claimed by opposition parties and the media, according to ANC officials.Full Story...
Joe Slovo honoured at Constitutional Hill 2005-01-10 07:50:14
The courtyard at the Old Fort prison, now known as Constitution Hill, has been named after former South African Communist Party leader Joe Slovo.Full Story...
DA slams ANC's 'judge bashing' 2005-01-10 10:12:27
The Democratic Alliance says the African National Congress's criticism of transformation within the judiciary is attempt by the ruling party to intimidate the Constitutional Court.Full Story...
ANC warns dozy mayors 2005-01-09 13:07:01
African National Congress councillors and mayors who have been "sleeping on their jobs" will be held to account when South Africans go to the polls in the local government elections to be held in December.Full Story...
More to relief than cash, says government 2005-01-09 17:22:26
Assistance from South Africans for the victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami will take many forms. This is the government's response to criticism that, unlike many other countries, it did not make a cash donation to Asian and African countries to assist victims of the tsunami which killed more than 150 000 people.Full Story...
Arms deal documents reveal a taste for Tippex 2005-01-09 15:53:31
Claims that defence heavyweights intimidated Armscor staff to influence the awarding of a contract, and the use of correcting fluid to alter figures on bid-related documents, are among startling revelations that have come to light around the controversial multibillion-rand arms deal.Full Story...
Mbeki postpones visit to Ivory Coast 2005-01-09 13:15:14
President Thabo Mbeki has postponed his planned visit to the Ivory Coast.Full Story...
ANC seeks stronger local government 2005-01-08 16:32:11
The African National Congress is planning what it calls a "sustained campaign" to strengthen local government in the coming year and over the next decade.Full Story...
Mbeki lashes out at whites 2005-01-08 15:03:30
President Mbeki has again criticised white South Africans after accusing them of waging a cold war because they are "unwilling to accept the end of white minority rule".Full Story...
ID refuses to let Max off the hook 2005-01-07 14:49:36
Suspended Independent Democrats provincial party leader, Lennit Max, will face a disciplinary hearing into allegations of misconduct on Monday as planned.Full Story...
Madiba praised for disclosing cause of death 2005-01-06 18:25:12
A Sowetan through and through, Makgatho Mandela, was an attorney by profession, his father former president Nelson Mandela has said at a press conference where he announced that his only surviving son had died of Aids.Full Story...
Madiba: My son died of Aids 2005-01-06 17:28:36
Former president Nelson Mandela has announced that his only surviving son has succumbed Aids.Full Story...
Mbeki to lead third delegation out of SA 2005-01-06 18:57:43
President Thabo Mbeki will be visiting the Ivory Coast as part of his African Union and Economic Community of West African States mandate to help that country solve its problems.Full Story...
Max not ready to face the music just yet 2005-01-06 12:16:52
Lennit Max - the suspended leader of the Independent Democrats in the Western Cape - says he is still waiting for detailed information about the charges against him, and is therefore not prepared for his disciplinary hearing.Full Story...
Opposition wants representation in delegation 2005-01-05 17:25:38
Two opposition parties have expressed concern at their exclusion from the government's observer delegation to this week's Palestinian presidential poll.Full Story...
Aids and poverty drive wedge through ANC 2005-01-05 16:52:58
The African National Congress celebrates its 93rd birthday this year. But as it heads into a second decade at the helm, strains within the party are beginning to show. Manoah Esipisu reports...Full Story...
ANC anniversary to focus on Freedom Charter 2005-01-05 14:19:30
The start of the new year could wipe the slate clean for the African National Congress and its alliance partners after months of mudslinging.Full Story...
Rural communities taxed on land ownership 2005-01-05 10:52:19
The KwaZulu-Natal minister of local government and traditional affairs Mike Mabuyakhulu has called for a public debate on rural taxes, fearing that some chiefs are abusing their taxing privileges.Full Story...
SA group to observe Palestine elections 2005-01-05 07:32:15
A high-level South African delegation led by the chairperson of parliament's portfolio committee on Foreign Affairs Dumisani Sithole leaves for Palestine to observe the territory's presidential elections.Full Story...
Manto and team head for Indonesia 2005-01-04 17:33:55
Health Minister Tshabalala-Msimang is heading a government delegation on their way to Indonesia to determine how South Africa could best help the victims of the tsunami disaster.Full Story...
SA to send team to observe Palestinian poll 2005-01-04 17:57:14
South Africa is to send an 11-member team to observe the Palestinian presidential elections, the government has announced.Full Story...
Fate of 1 000 SA citizens unknown 2005-01-04 07:26:31
Seven South Africans have been confirmed as having died in the devastating tsunami that struck Southeast Asia - but with more than 1 000 South Africans yet to be accounted for, the figure may increase.Full Story...
SA to play key role in Sudan's future 2005-01-02 12:18:21
Sudan's 21-year war has officially came to an uneasy end with the signing of a preliminary peace agreement between the government and rebels from the country's southern region - and now it's time for the healing to begin.Full Story...
DA seeks probe into 'illegal farm intrusion' 2004-12-31 07:52:24
The Makhado municipality's alleged decision to help residents from the Songozi community to "force their way onto a farm" has provoked outrage from the Democratic Alliance in Limpopo.Full Story...
Mbeki outlines bold plans for the new year 2004-12-31 22:00:00
Helping countries on the African continent solve their political, economic and social problems will be a key area of South Africa's foreign policy in 2005, President Thabo Mbeki has said.Full Story...
Max set to face the music 2004-12-30 14:43:27
Lennit Max, the suspended leader of the Independent Democrats' Western Cape branch, will know his fate in two weeks.Full Story...
Embassy officials were useless, say victims 2004-12-30 14:38:10
Victims of the tsunami in Thailand have accused South African embassy officials of total incompetence in helping citizens after the disaster.Full Story...
Max has no proof, say loyal ID members 2004-12-30 08:20:12
Independent Democrats members from across the Western Cape have come to the aid of embattled party leader Patricia de Lille, denouncing claims of corruption levelled against her by Lennit Max.Full Story...
Claim that de Lille's party took crime money 2004-12-29 11:48:11
Patricia de Lille's Independent Democrats are under fire, after a claim that an alleged crime kingpin contributed money to the party's election campaign.Full Story...
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