SA set to expropriate white-owned land soon 2006-02-06 20:34:52
South Africa will from next month start large-scale expropriations of land from white farmers after years of compensation negotiations have proven unsuccessful, Land Claims Commissioner Tozi Gwanya has said.Full Story...
New head of International affairs for SABC 2006-02-06 08:31:48
Phil Molefe, the head of SABC Africa, has been appointed as general manager of international affairs for the public broadcaster.Full Story...
SA to get 'smart' with new ID system 2006-02-05 16:08:44
The government plans to start replacing all identity documents with state of the art "smart" ID cards from next year.Full Story...
Low-cost house prototype attracts Sisulu 2006-02-03 17:30:48
Housing Minister Lindiwe Sisulu's department is considering using a prototype of a low-cost house which includes fireproof walls and an electrical system that can be powered by a car battery
during a black-out.Full Story...
Housing allocations dilemma 2006-02-03 01:49:32
An increasing number of housing applications being received by the eThekwini municipality could force the council to review its housing policies and ultimately recreate a database of the housing demand which was scrapped five years ago, say political observers.Full Story...
Pupils voice discontent about demarcation 2006-02-03 02:15:22
More than a thousand pupils have handed a memorandum to the mayor of Khutsong, warning that there will be more protests, consumer boycotts and stayaways if the government goes ahead with their decision to incorporate Merafong municipality into the North West.Full Story...
Mbeki highlights skills, land, efficiency 2006-02-03 16:11:36
President Thabo Mbeki, in his state-of-the nation address, singled out for urgent attention the harnessing of scarce skills, raising government efficiency, and speeding up land reform.Full Story...
State to review land reform policies 2006-02-03 03:49:01
Government is to review its willing-buyer, willing-seller policy this year in an attempt to boost land reform, President Thabo Mbeki has said in his annual state-of-the-nation address.Full Story...
Hobby project wins world title for olive oil 2006-02-02 07:27:42
Italian Giulio Bertrand's olive oil - produced at Morgenster in Somerset West - has just been voted best blended extra virgin olive oil by the Italian olive oil bible, writes Jeanne Viall.Full Story...
Tshwane's mayor says he's worth an A+ 2006-02-02 01:55:56
When asked how he would rate his performance, Tshwane Mayor Smangaliso Mkhatshwa, who says he is "a humble man", gave himself nine out of 10 for his term as mayor.Full Story...
Khutsong pupils protest against incorporation 2006-02-02 06:53:55
Pupils of three schools in the Carletonville area have marched to the Khutsong police station in protest against the incorporation of Merafong into North West.Full Story...
Hueys' low flying leaves no margin for error 2006-02-01 09:25:34
Milnerton residents in the Cape have complained about the Huey helicopters that fly "dangerously" low over the area and say they should not be flying at all as they are under Civil Aviation Authority grounding orders.Full Story...
Rubbish protests block removal trucks 2006-01-31 23:28:38
Residents of the Masiphumelele informal settlement near Noordhoek in Cape Town have used rubbish to block roads into the area to demonstrate their anger that their refuse has not been collected.Full Story...
DA council sold Big Bay land without tender 2006-01-31 03:59:24
The Democratic Alliance has admitted to selling Big Bay development properties out of hand, rather than by tender, when it was in power in the Cape Town City Council in 2002.Full Story...
DA hopes to make Cape Town Africa's best 2006-01-31 04:36:45
Cape Town could be Africa's leading city, Democratic Alliance mayoral candidate Helen Zille has said at the launch of the party's manifesto for the Mother City.Full Story...
Cape residents ready to take to the streets 2006-01-30 05:07:19
Residents of QQ section in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, are planning a march to the mayor's office to submit a "formal warning" of planned protests if the city does not immediately provide them with infrastructure.Full Story...
Councillors slated at manhole-death funeral 2006-01-30 02:23:58
There was an outpouring of emotion - even anger - at the funeral of little Mpho Ralieta, who died after falling down a manhole in Vosloorus, Ekurhuleni.Full Story...
Hall dwellers say Cape council 'insensitive' 2006-01-30 02:10:52
Over one hundred backyard dwellers, who have been living in insalubrious conditions in a community hall in Cape Town, have accused the city council of being "insensitive" for failing to meet them for months.Full Story...
Second phase of Arabella estate turned down 2006-01-30 03:31:21
Arabella South Africa has been refused permission to develop phase two of the Arabella Country Estate in the Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve because the department of environment affairs and development planning has found it impinges on the coastal area.Full Story...
Power set to return in Roodepoort 2006-01-30 06:20:09
The mini sub-station in Constantia Kloof is being fixed and power will be restored to Roodepoort North, according to a municipal employee.Full Story...
Why oversight is parliament's blind spot 2006-01-29 06:58:10
While the structure, powers and duties of parliament are spelt out unambiguously and ambitiously in the constitution, there remains a gap between the constitutional aspirations for parliament and how it has fulfilled its mandate. Judith February reports...Full Story...
Public comment sought on Gautrain route 2006-01-29 07:06:31
Draft environmental reports on possible routes for the Gautrain Rapid Rail is open for public comment at various venues in Gauteng.Full Story...
SA swimmer first to conquer all five oceans 2006-01-28 05:03:31
Cape Town swimming sensation Lewis Gordon Pugh has made history again by becoming the first to have completed a long-distance swim in all five oceans of the world, after swimming what has been dubbed the "Holy Grail" of swimming.Full Story...
Roads diverted to make way for Gautrain 2006-01-26 23:32:20
Although there is still no financial closure on the Gautrain, preparations for road diversions to make way for the construction of stations in Rosebank and Sandton are going ahead.Full Story...
Ekurhuleni mayor lists delivery successes 2006-01-27 05:36:36
Ekurhuleni Mayor Duma Nkosi has reflected on some of the city's delivery achievements over the past five years since the amalgamation of the nine towns and cities into one large metro.Full Story...
'World-class' centre to be built in Centurion 2006-01-25 23:33:12
A state-of-the-art convention centre complete with two hotels is to be built in Centurion, Tshwane, at a cost of R1,5-billion.Full Story...
N2 Gateway 'on track' but dogged by problems 2006-01-26 01:41:54
The N2 Gateway housing project in Cape Town has been delayed by cash-flow problems and is 18 months behind schedule, the minutes of a meeting say, but council and provincial officials insist there are no such problems.Full Story...
Power outage leaves east Joburg without power 2006-01-26 00:43:28
A power failure has left parts of eastern Johannesburg with no electricity for about two hours.Full Story...
Mealies are a million-rand industry in Durban 2006-01-25 01:13:13
Durban's mealie cookers begin their day by collectively boiling up to 30 tons of mealies over wood fires, supplying up to half a million commuters, passers-by and street vendors, and generating an estimated turnover of R1-million a week.Full Story...
Eco party threatens A1 GP with court action 2006-01-25 02:18:56
The Ecopeace party has threatened to obtain an interdict from the Durban High Court to stop the A1 Grand Prix from going ahead - but the city's management says it's just a ploy to score free tickets.Full Story...
Rasool 'reasonably satisfied' with delivery 2006-01-25 00:55:46
Western Cape premier Ebrahim Rasool promised a set of "Krismis Box" deliverables last year. He's pleased that the province has delivered 76 percent of them - but political opponents say it's all election propaganda.Full Story...
Cape's main power lines under scrutiny 2006-01-24 07:11:49
Cape residents in Tokai and Philippi had to endure a very long 12 hours after a blackout due to a main line fault, which made their lives very difficult.Full Story...
Chaos erupts as protesters vent their anger 2006-01-23 23:37:01
Bloody violence has erupted in Mabopane, outside Pretoria, with running street battles between township residents and the police as thousands of people took to the streets to vent their anger about poor services.Full Story...
Manholes a deadly menace in Joburg 2006-01-23 23:28:55
The city of Johannesburg says it spent about R5-million to replace missing manhole covers in 2005 - but in a random inspection, The Star team took less than an hour to spot 17 conspicuous open manholes and drains in parts of the city.Full Story...
I am a man, says ID applicant 2006-01-23 07:28:34
Thembinkosi Mfekayi has been struggling for months to have the department of home affairs recognise him as a man after an identity document bungle saw him registered as a woman.Full Story...
Koeberg problems could lead to more blackouts 2006-01-21 07:27:40
Eskom sources say that if spares for the malfunctioning generator at the Koeberg Nuclear Power Station near Cape Town are not found in time, the whole of South Africa faces rolling electricity blackouts.Full Story...
'Jesus was black - and born in Khayelitsha' 2006-01-20 04:43:17
By portraying Jesus as a black African, a new film hopes to sharpen the political context of the gospels, and challenge Western perceptions of Christ as meek, mild and European.Full Story...
Grand Parade set to become a 'people's place' 2006-01-20 03:43:11
A three-year revitalisation plan for the Grand Parade in Cape Town aims to remove the cars and replace them with people.Full Story...
Joburg road closure confusion sparks anger 2006-01-20 03:03:11
The City of Johannesburg has left frustrated residents in limbo about road closures, and after four years, there is still no resolution in sight.Full Story...
MECs fail to make date in parliament 2006-01-20 06:36:20
The non-appearance by three provincial housing MECs before the finance committee to account for their spending has raised eyebrows in the Cape Town parliament.Full Story...
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