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Inside Story – Nigeria's sectarian crisis – 29 July 09

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Africa 2009 – Climate Change

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CONTAINERS STUCK AS BAN IS ENFORCED

The transportation of containers by road has been thrown into chaos by the Department of Transport enforcing legislation that bans truck trailers commonly used in South Africa from carrying international standard “high cube” containers. These containers account for more than 50 percent of all containers transported. The Road Freight Association (RFA) said at least 80 […]

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South Africa: NOT ENOUGH MONEY TO FIX ROADS

There is not enough money to fix roads, so more toll gates will probably have to be built on national roads, Transport Minister Sbu Ndebele said in a report on Thursday. He said it would cost more than R35 billion to fix the 4 100km of national roads needing repairs before 2014 but his department […]

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CHILDREN INVOLVED IN MANY SEX CRIMES

The National Prosecuting Authority’s sexual offences unit has revealed that a quarter of the criminal cases on court rolls involve sex-related charges Of those cases, more than half involve children. Speaking at the tenth anniversary celebrations of the NPA’s sexual offences and community affairs unit in Johannesburg on Thursday, the unit’s Deputy Director, Pierre Smith, […]

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MUSHWANA CLAIMS FIRST HRC CASUALTY

South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) chief executive Tseliso Thipanyane has resigned after being stripped of key powers by the new chairperson of the Commission, controversial former Public Protector Lawrence Mushwana. The Commission has been keeping Thipanyane’s resignation secret since he submitted it on 30 November. He will leave at the end of this month. […]

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JUDGE RULES FOR GILL MARCUS

A society watchdog lost its court bid to have the appointment of Reserve Bank governor Gill Marcus revoked. This comes after Ms Marcus revealed in papers before the South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg that she was forced to take extra safety precautions following threats against her and ABSA boss Maria Ramos by an angry […]

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SIMELANE 'UNDETERED' BY DA COURT BID

New Prosecuting boss Menzi Simelane is “undeterred” by the court bid that the DA will launch today (Friday) to challenge his appointment. And, says National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) spokesman Mthunzi Mhaga, the DA’s court bid will have no impact on the stability of Mr Simelane’s leadership of South Africa’s prosecutors. DA leader Helen Zille will […]

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31 HOME AFFAIRS OFFICIALS SUSPENDED

Thirty-one Home Affairs officials were suspended for alleged involvement in the fraudulent registration of births of foreign nationals, Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said on Thursday. “The fraudulent registration of births of foreigners constitutes a serious threat to national security, undermines the stability of our democracy and costs the state millions of rands meant for reconstruction and […]

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NEW FORMS OF XENOPHOBIA ON THE RISE, WARNS UN

Attacks on foreigners in South Africa are “gravely alarming” and the Government should implement laws to prevent further outbreaks of violence, the United Nations Commissioner for Human Rights said on Thursday. A South African native herself, Navi Pillay said it was worrying that South Africa, which only emerged from apartheid in 1994 and has prided […]

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