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NPA must 'earn respect'

Sun, 04/05/2009 - 18:39
Gauteng Premier Paul Mashatile said the National Prosecuting Authority must drop the charges against ANC President Jacob Zuma, it has been reported.

Gender boss quits

Sun, 04/05/2009 - 15:57
A respected gender activist has quit her job, saying she can no longer work in a toxic environment, writes Edwin Naidu.

Ex-lover confesses

Sun, 04/05/2009 - 15:52
The husband accused of a cold-blooded murder describes in chilling detail what he says really happened. Niyanta Singh investigates...

D-day for Zuma

Sun, 04/05/2009 - 13:04
South Africans are expected to learn on Monday if corruption charges against Jacob Zuma will be withdrawn.

Why Zuma is right man for right now

Sun, 04/05/2009 - 10:03
KwaZulu-Natal's ANC provincial chairperson Dr Zweli Mkhize outlines why Zuma is well-suited to be the country's president.

ANC sets its sights on Lekota

Sun, 04/05/2009 - 09:40
The ANC has launched "Operation Come Back Home" - aimed at enticing COPE leaders back to the party.

New twist in Hlophe saga

Sun, 04/05/2009 - 08:22
In an astonishing new twist in the Cape Judge President John Hlophe saga, the judge has turned on eminent Cape lawyer.

Taxis 'take over' the pavements

Sun, 04/05/2009 - 06:05
Peak-hour pedestrians are reportedly forced to keep a sharp lookout as the pavement becomes a shortcut for taxis.

Pallo boots out former comrades

Sun, 04/05/2009 - 05:52
Arts and Culture Minister Pallo Jordan is said to have chased two erstwhile ANC heavyweights from his department's hospitality marquee at the Cape Town International Jazz Festival.

NPA membersto face charges over spy tapes?

Sun, 04/05/2009 - 05:38
It has emerged that a cabinet minister's cellphone was allegedly used during an intercepted conversation between Thabo Mbeki and a former Scorpions chief.

'I have an appetite to fire on the spot'

Fri, 03/20/2009 - 11:54
Western Cape health department has slammed the state of health care in Cape Town after the death of a one-year-old baby who died on her grandmother's back.

Mayor's R425 000 car fuels rumours

Fri, 03/20/2009 - 10:28
Tongues are wagging after the purchase of a new Mercedes-Benz for a Stellenbosch mayor, less than two years after a new BMW was bought for the same reason.

'Ghosts' make it to IEC list

Fri, 03/20/2009 - 10:21
The chief electoral officer has lodged objections against two candidates standing for the elections, apparently because they are dead.

Girl filmed having sex with group of boys

Fri, 03/20/2009 - 09:47
A Durban family is seeking answers as to why the State withdrew rape charges against the boys.

'Speak English or I won't serve you'

Fri, 03/20/2009 - 08:34
A British postmaster born in Sri Lanka has caused a stir after refusing to serve customers who do not speak English.

NPA bowing to political pressure?

Fri, 03/20/2009 - 07:45
To drop the charges against Zuma, while there is so clearly a case to answer will be abrogating NPA's responsibility to all South Africans, writes Andrew Feinstein.

Slain doctor cared about 'desperate patients'

Fri, 03/20/2009 - 06:54
"Talented" and "extremely caring" are words used to describe a doctor who dedicated his life to the welfare of others - only to have his own brutally cut short.

Students lap up Malema's jibes at ANC foes

Fri, 03/20/2009 - 06:48
ANC Youth League president Julius Malema has warned Hellen Zille to stop calling him an "inkwenkwe".

Here's why the SABC is seeing red

Fri, 03/20/2009 - 05:44
The embattled public broadcaster has issued a report on why it has seen itself in dire financial constraints.

The man behind the Zuma deal

Fri, 03/20/2009 - 05:19
Should the charges against ANC President Jacob Zuma be dropped, Willie Hofmeyr will go down in history as the man who helped SA's likely president escape his legal woes.

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