Sports Dept welcomes UN Human Rights Council decision to defend Semenya
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Taxi drivers arrested for blocking Vereeniging roads to appear in court
The group were arrested after they refused to disperese from the roads they had blocked.
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IFP's Buthelezi wants debate on death penalty as means to deter violent crime
IFP leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi says this didn’t necessarily mean the IFP is in favour of capital punishment.
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WC Community Safety Dept launches programme to monitor violent court cases
Officials have identified incomplete investigations and delays in obtaining forensic reports as some of the factors affecting such cases.
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Gauteng ANC: Motorists won't be blacklisted over e-toll debt
It emerged last week that ETC was summonsing motorists who had debts to pay and applying for default judgments against those who did not settle their debt.
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City Power waiting on Eskom clearance to reopen Allandale substation
Eskom technicians and engineers were able to return electricity for some time but an oil leak forced them to close it down once again.
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Zuma: Russian nuclear deal would’ve solved SA’s power crisis - report
In a report, Jacob Zuma says that if the nuclear deal had gone ahead, the country would have spent trillions of rands, but over a shorter period of time, and would have been able to make money in return.
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Mantashe: 'ANC won’t make new promises in Western Cape'
“We’re not making new promises. We want to continue with the promises made before 2009.”
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IFP's Buthelezi: Human Rights Day should be named after Robert Sobukwe
IFP leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi also says it was up to him to propose public holidays, and he felt the 21 March should be one to remember the fight for human rights for all South Africans.
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Our housing demands are falling on deaf ears, say protesting Parkwood residents
Desperate and frustrated, this is how Parkwood community leader Paul Phillips described how some residents feel about the lack of housing in their community.
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Police arrest two suspects in connection with Khayelitsha double murder
Members from the Western Cape organised crime investigations unit arrested two suspects at one of the taverns in the area on Wednesday.
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Joburg small businesses scrambling to stay afloat as load shedding takes toll
Small companies and entrepreneurs have been hit the hardest and have been given little hope by Eskom CEO Phakamani Hadebe, who warned that it could only end in six months.
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Malema: Sharpeville residents only see ANC on Human Rights Day
EFF leader Julius Malema has criticised the ANC for only attending commemorations in Sharpeville during Human Rights Day and not assisting residents by providing basic services in the area.
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Some relief for South Africans as Eskom moves to stage 2 load shedding
It’s been several days of prolonged rolling power cuts as the nation struggled under stage 4.
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Gauteng police launch manhunt for suspects behind cop’s murder
Police on Thursday said they had launched a manhunt after the fatal shooting of the officer who was off duty on Wednesday.
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No imminent plans to start water cuts due to load shedding, says City of Joburg
The City said on Thursday water supply remained stable but encouraging residents to continuously use water sparingly.
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Faeces in the kitchen: South Africans call for better sewage systems
Access to water is a hot topic in South Africa - and a growing number of countries hit by climate change, burgeoning populations and poor governance - as drought last year triggered warnings that Cape Town’s taps could run dry.
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Sports court delays Semenya verdict until April
Semenya is challenging proposals by the International Association of Athletics Federations that aim to restrict female athletes' testosterone levels.
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Police remain vigilant after taxi protest in Vereeniging
It’s believed drivers were outraged by poor infrastructure and claimed roads were riddled with potholes and delays in the upgrading of the taxi rank.
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All the campaign promises made by Julius Malema on Human Rights Day
The EFF leader said the ANC was in the Vaal to observe the public holiday, but had failed to provide basic services to the residents of Sharpeville and other neighbouring areas.
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Death penalty, subsidised public transport: Here's what the IFP manifesto says
The party launched its elections manifesto in Soweto on Human Rights Day at the Zola Sports Complex.
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Cops make breakthrough in Khayelitsha double murder case
Members from the Western Cape organised crime investigations unit arrested two suspects at one of the taverns in the area on Wednesday.
