A 51-year-old farmer from Mpumalanga has been taken into custody after he stabbed his attacker who later died on Friday. The farmer whose name will not be released until he appears in court said that he was driving between Heidel Valley and Rocky Drift when a young man threw a rock at the vehicle. The..
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Farmer of Mpumalanga arrested after his alleged attacker dies
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Like father, like son – Edward Zuma blames white people for South Africa’s woes
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President Jacob Zuma’s son Edward has written another installment of his open letters‚ this time blaming everything going wrong in the country on white people. Zuma said it is disgusting in the extreme that in a free and democratic South Africa land and the economy are still controlled by whites. “This conquering of our land and..
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The opposition has found the ANC’s Achilles heel
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Just when many thought that President Jacob Zuma’s fate was sealed, he emerged victorious against a motion of no confidence in him – for the eighth time. The fanfare associated with his expected loss was largely in sync with the increasing public discontent with his leadership. On the day of the no confidence vote political..
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Doctors Sound Alarm That SA Mental Healthcare Is Collapsing
Black experts in the health sector: Where are they?
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Whether it is a story looking at the latest HIV policies or the best way to deliver a baby, I rely on the expertise of health professionals to help me to get my facts right. But in my year as a health reporter, I have been alarmed by one particular aspect of these interactions: the..
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Zuma’s wife, Thobeka Madiba-Zuma slates ANC ‘traitors’ who voted against her husband
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The First Lady has taken criticism for celebrating a man who has had eight no-confidence motions tabled against him. President Jacob Zuma’s wife Thobeka Madiba-Zuma has, for the first time, commented on matters relating to politics, celebrating that her husband survived the eighth no-confidence motion tabled against him in parliament on Tuesday. Taking to Instagram..
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INDEPENDENT ENGINEER TO ASSESS N3 PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE COLLAPSE
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JOHANNESBURG – Gauteng Transport MEC Ismail Vadi says an independent structural engineer will now assess the N3 pedestrian bridge collapse that left five people injured. The collapse happened at the Geldenhuys interchange in the early hours of Wednesday morning. The N3 is still closed in both directions and could stay that way until the weekend,..
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Two detainees escaped from police custody in Burgersfort – Oh so easy!
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Two suspects escaped miraculously from police detention in Burgersfort. It is alleged that both suspects were firmly bound but in spite this they still managed to open the door of the vehicle with little of no effort at all. It is assumed that they escaped when the vehicle came to a halt at a traffic..
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Elderly couple assaulted, tied up and robbed on their farm in Mpumalanga
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An elderly husband and wife were assaulted and robbed on their farm in Houtboshoek in the early hours of Monday morning. According to Bossies Community Justice’s (BCJ) Albert Gryvenstein, three suspects, one of which was armed, committed the crime. ”At 05:30 the suspects bent a burglar bar of a window in the study to get..
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Experts decry plan to consolidate small medical schemes !!
No confidence vote: A victory for Zuma, but a defeat for the ANC
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Jacob Zuma is a natural born political survivor. Yesterday the president overcame an eighth no confidence vote, despite the mountain of evidence of corrupt conduct that has emerged in recent months. But it may prove to be a Pyrrhic victory – for him and most certainly for his party, the African National Congress (ANC). “Hollow”..
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National firearms investigation – SAPS could be liable for crimes committed with stolen police guns
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Cape Town – Police are in a catch-22 situation involving a mammoth national firearms investigation, because if they link stolen police guns to shootings, they could be held liable for the crimes. Senior Western Cape policeman Major-General Jeremy Vearey, involved in the guns probe, outlines this dilemma in an affidavit. A booklet, written by one..
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Icasa drops data expiry bombshell on operators – Some good news for a change!
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Communications regulator Icasa has published draft regulations that, if implemented in final form, will prevent telecommunications operators from expiring users’ data for up to 24 months. The regulations could have a huge impact on mobile providers, which have developed pricing based on data expiry that’s often as short as 30 days – and sometimes even..
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Zuma- What happens if the no confidence vote succeeds?
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Members of Parliament will debate and vote on a motion of no confidence in President Jacob Zuma today. National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete granted the opposition’s wish to vote by way of a secret ballot, a move which opposition parties believe increases the chance of the motion succeeding. Voting booths will be set up on..
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