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Miriam Makeba Comes Home
12.11.2008 04:04
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Arts and Culture Minister Pallo Jordaan joined the Makeba family at OR Tambo International Airport to receive the mortal remains of the late singing legend Miriam Makeba on Wednesday morning.
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Court Blocks Mbeki's Nicholson Appeal
12.11.2008 02:02
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THE Constitutional Court has dismissed an application by former president Thabo Mbeki to challenge aspects of Judge Chris Nicholson's judgment which set aside the decision to prosecute African National Congress (ANC) president Jacob Zuma.
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Makeba's Body to Return Home
12.11.2008 00:03
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The Department of Foreign Affairs has begun the process of repatriating the body of Miriam Makeba back to South Africa for cremation.
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Growth Vindicates Vodafone's Vodacom Deal
12.11.2008 00:03
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VODACOM has produced strong growth figures that confirm the wisdom of its UK parent company, Vodafone, in taking a controlling stake in the African operator.
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No 'Father Christmas' Policies, Warns Mantashe
12.11.2008 00:03
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AFRICAN National Congress (ANC) secretary-general Gwede Mantashe made no promises to business about industrial policy yesterday, saying discussion should not involve trade-offs.
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Headline Earnings Up at Tiger Brands
12.11.2008 00:03
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FAST-moving consumer goods group Tiger Brands says it expects headline earnings per share to be 32%-37% higher despite falling consumer spending.
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Shope-Mafole Defends Herself
12.11.2008 00:03
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Communications director-general Lyndall Shope-Mafole said yesterday she felt she had to defend herself against innuendo and suggestions of impropriety by members of Parliament's communications committee.
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'Fewer' Scorpions Quitting Posts
12.11.2008 00:03
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The tide of resignations from the doomed Scorpions crime-fighting unit had been stemmed "to a degree", deputy national director of public prosecutions Willie Hofmeyr told Parliament yesterday.
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Investors Hesitant to Exploit Tax Break for Junior Mine Firms
12.11.2008 00:03
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INTEREST in taking advantage of the recently introduced tax breaks for investments in exploration and smaller enterprises has not been significant, possibly because of the number of conditions attached to the legislation, BDO Spencer Steward director Ursula van Eck said yesterday.
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Govt, South Africa Agree On Visa-Free Regime
12.11.2008 00:03
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Nigeria's High Commissioner to South Africa, Buba Marwa, said yesterday in Pretoria, that Nigerians and South Africans are soon to enjoy visa-free regime.
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Centre to Keep Legacy Left By Makeba
12.11.2008 00:03
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The Miriam Makeba Performance Centre in the Eastern Cape will keep alive the legacy of the late singer, the Eastern Cape MEC for Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture, Noxolo Abraham-Ntantiso said.
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Fugitive Journalist - Rights Lawyer Faces Arrest
12.11.2008 00:03
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Police intend to arrest human rights lawyer Harrison Nkomo after a British journalist he represented over a week ago skipped bail.
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SA Asset Managers Flay Cosatu Scheme
12.11.2008 00:03
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South African labour giant Cosatu's demand that pension funds be required to direct a fixed portion of their resources into socially responsible investments (SRIs), voiced last week by general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi, was impractical, asset managers told Business Report on Friday.
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Zille Calls for Tolerance on Remembrance Day
12.11.2008 00:03
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Twenty-five-thousand South Africans who were killed during World War 1 were honoured in the city on Sunday to mark the annual Remembrance Day.
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Miners Face Huge HIV/Aids Challenge
12.11.2008 00:03
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BY VIRTUE of the physical nature of their jobs, South African miners receiving treatment for HIV/AIDS are vulnerable to discrimination when they are not at peak performance, because of the drugs' side effects.
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