Matatiele to take Mbeki to court 2006-01-05 06:45:50
A legal showdown is looming between President Thabo Mbeki and irate residents of the southern KwaZulu-Natal town of Matatiele who oppose their town being ceded to the Eastern Cape.Full Story...
Zuma back on the election trail 2006-01-05 04:14:38
Embattled ANC Deputy President Jacob Zuma will after all be part and parcel of the party’s electioneering strategy for the upcoming local government elections, according to the party’s secretary general – an apparent departure from an earlier ANC statement.Full Story...
Racism, says De Lille after drinks incident 2006-01-05 00:45:53
Prominent politician Patricia de Lille claims she was barred from having a drink at an exclusive international hotel in Cape Town because of her colour.Full Story...
Zille backs DA's rebel faction 2006-01-05 03:07:09
Helen Zille, the DA's candidate for executive mayor of Cape Town, has come out strongly in support of the rebel faction in South Peninsula who are defying the party's provincial leadership.Full Story...
IEC staff train to help blind voters at polls 2006-01-04 00:53:21
Thousands of Independent Electoral Commission staff will undergo training on the rights of blind voters before the local government elections.Full Story...
DA infighting in Cape gets nasty 2006-01-04 03:22:33
The infighting in the Western Cape Democratic Alliance has taken a new turn after senior member Mark Wiley accused the party's leadership of "disgraceful governance".Full Story...
Resignations leave DA branch in turmoil 2006-01-03 06:11:39
Unhappiness about the Democratic Alliance's candidate for the Simon's Town ward in Cape Town has sparked the resignation of the executive committee of its Good Hope branch.Full Story...
Desai to head sports racism probe 2006-01-03 05:02:03
The Human Sciences Research Council has by-passed the University of KwaZulu-Natal in funding Durban academic Ashwin Desai to conduct research into traces of racism in South African sport.Full Story...
'King Sigcau will be sadly missed' 2006-01-02 02:23:39
President Thabo Mbeki has conveyed his heartfelt condolences on behalf of the government and South African people after the death of King Xolilizwe Sigcau of the Xhosas.Full Story...
'I felt like a common criminal' 2006-01-01 05:25:24
At a time when families look forward to being together, a South African man was taken from his loved ones in Britain, where he has worked legally for 11 years, and deported to his home country.Full Story...
It's 6% or more in 2006, says Mbeki 2006-01-01 06:32:52
President Thabo Mbeki has high praise for the country's economic growth in the past year and used his New Year address to urge South Africans to push it to beyond six percent.Full Story...
Mbeki urges SA to renew pledge to help poor 2005-12-31 00:44:16
All South Africans must renew their vow to do everything in their power to create jobs and fight poverty so that 2006 may be a prosperous year for all citizens, President Thabo Mbeki has said.Full Story...
I will be campaigning , says Zuma 2005-12-30 03:26:45
ANC Deputy President Jacob Zuma will be campaigning during the local government elections despite a decision by the ANC national executive committee to exclude him from all activities as its deputy president while he is under investigation for charges of rape. Zukile Majova reports...Full Story...
Zuma 'strong' and ready to face 2006 2005-12-30 04:30:28
Embattled ANC Deputy President Jacob Zuma will be in and out of court in 2006 as he defends himself against allegations of corruption as well as rape - but speaking at the Jacob Zuma RDP Education Trust's annual children's party in KwaZulu-Natal he said his soul was at peace.Full Story...
DA infighting as councillors go independent 2005-12-30 01:07:27
The Western Cape leadership of the Democratic Alliance has been accused of treating its election list nominees with "contempt and disrespect".Full Story...
Cape minstrels back down after ultimatum 2005-12-30 01:18:12
Cape Town's annual street parade will be going ahead as planned after Premier Ebrahim Rasool stated that the province would "not be held at gunpoint" for the funding of the minstrel parade.Full Story...
Political storm brewing in 2006 2005-12-30 06:12:51
South Africans are bracing for political storm clouds in 2006 as the ruling ANC confronts its biggest crisis in more than a decade of power, but an economic boom could spread some sunshine.Full Story...
Brother angry at wrong name on memorial 2005-12-29 00:25:30
The family of one of the Gugulethu Seven is angry at local authorities for engraving the incorrect name of Mandela Eric Selani on the memorial statues unveiled in the Cape township as part of Human Rights Day celebrations earlier this year.Full Story...
Zuma scandals tested SA's democracy 2005-12-28 04:14:36
Former deputy president Jacob Zuma's fall from grace began with allegations of bribery and corruption, but it was a charge of rape that signalled the death knell for the former apartheid-era freedom fighter with presidential ambitions.Full Story...
Ndebele strengthens ties with Punjab 2005-12-27 06:33:32
KwaZulu-Natal Premier S'bu Ndebele has penned his signature to a memorandum of understanding between KZN and India's state of Punjab.Full Story...
SA mayors get their fat salaries trimmed 2005-12-27 04:21:26
Mayors and other full-time councillors have had their salaries and allowances capped by the government to curb often excessive remuneration packages.Full Story...
ANC stung by nasty surprises in 2005 2005-12-25 02:34:30
The ANC has undoubtedly had its worst year since assuming power in 1994. Sheena Adams take a look at the various events that rocked the ruling party in 2005.Full Story...
SA's poor have had enough 2005-12-25 01:50:35
The leader of Abahlali Base Mjondolo, a movement created to air the grievances of those who live in the township areas of South Africa, says "most poor people feel forgotten and betrayed."Full Story...
Fury as state signs new border rule 2005-12-24 02:23:42
Legislation to end cross-boundary municipalities has been signed into law but was immediately slammed by detractors who say the move is a "deliberate" attempt by the government to stop further protesting.Full Story...
Bill puts clamp on virginity testing 2005-12-24 03:56:44
A landmark decision by the National Council of Provinces has finally outlawed virginity testing and male circumcision under the age of 16, thereby paving the way for a controversial national law to go into effect.Full Story...
Matatiele residents fight to stay in KZN 2005-12-23 12:13:43
The Matatiele-Maluti mass action group has filed an urgent application with the Constitutional Court asking to be excluded from legislation on municipal boundaries, news reports say.Full Story...
'Mbeki never offered me post' 2005-12-23 06:08:11
Foreign Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma's brief statement that she was never offered the deputy presidency by President Thabo Mbeki has been described by some political analysts as "peculiar" and "unusual".Full Story...
A different Christmas for Shobashobane 2005-12-23 04:56:13
Even after 10 years the people of Shobashobane look over their shoulders at Christmas in fear of a similar attack to the one that claimed 19 lives in 1995.Full Story...
Constitution modified to allow demarcation 2005-12-23 08:42:34
Two acts providing a legislative framework for the forthcoming local government elections, and amending the constitution, will be published soon in the Government Gazette, a presidential spokesperson has said.Full Story...
Chikane denies link to president's new pilot 2005-12-22 00:24:37
Frank Chikane, the Director-General in the Office of the President, has denied any family links to the new pilot of the presidential jet.Full Story...
Emotions high as hostages fly in to Joburg 2005-12-21 23:28:40
When Ruwayda Kaldine's mother saw her, she jumped, screamed her name as she ran towards her and threw her arms around her. They hugged for minutes, tears running down their cheeks. Hamida Kaldine had spent more than 30 sleepless nights praying for the safe return of her daughter.Full Story...
SABC denies political pressure to drop Zuma 2005-12-21 11:26:59
The SABC has denied bowing to political pressure in deciding not to proceed with a planned interview with embattled former deputy president Jacob Zuma.Full Story...
Relieved magistrates get car allowances 2005-12-21 08:05:35
Magistrates and senior magistrates have more than enough reason to be joyous this holiday season. They have finally received their car allowances and salary increases after months of frustration and delay.Full Story...
Cape officials raking in R10m in salaries 2005-12-21 06:51:04
Cape Town ratepayers have forked out almost R10-million towards the salaries of the Ikhwezi top management officials over this financial year.Full Story...
Second Nadeco member dies in car crash 2005-12-21 04:45:34
The fledgling National Democratic Convention has been hit by a second tragedy, with the death of youth leader Sibusiso Msweli, just days after the party's MP Anthony Grinker also died in a car crash.Full Story...
Cross-border row: SACP to rally alliance 2005-12-21 03:12:37
The South African Communist Party wants to prevent President Thabo Mbeki from ratifying a controversial Bill that does away with cross-border municipalities.Full Story...
Excited mom waits for freedom SMS 2005-12-20 23:39:25
Hamida Kaladine, the mother of Ruwayda, the 18-year-old cabin crew member held with colleague Sechan Pillay in Equatorial Guinea for more than 30 days, has welcomed news that the two are coming home.Full Story...
Aircrew getting ready to come home 2005-12-21 01:21:15
Two South African aircrew, who have been held in Equatorial Guinea as part of a business dispute for almost three weeks, have had their passports returned and will return to Johannesburg as soon as possible, according to the foreign affairs department.Full Story...
IFP denies Zondi's suspension 2005-12-20 07:06:53
The IFP has denied a report that general secretary Musa Zondi has been slapped with a suspension following a fallout with the party's president, Mangosuthu Buthelezi.Full Story...
Matatiele to appeal to Constitutional Court 2005-12-20 09:21:53
The saga of the impending relocation of the southern KwaZulu-Natal town of Matatiele into the Eastern Cape looks set to play itself in the country's highest court, writes Bheko Madlala.Full Story...
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