Bosasa scores again

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The prisons department has extended a multimillion-rand catering tender to a company implicated in massive tender fraud and corruption.

Unions, strike victims face off in ConCourt

2012-02-09 14:31

The Constitutional Court is set to decide whether it will accept the excuse most often offered by trade unions when it comes to violent strikes – that they are caused by “rogue elements”.

Paddle ski found, search launched

2012-02-09 16:41

A search was conducted offshore from the Port Shepstone beachfront, in the KwaZulu-Natal south coast, today after a paddle ski was found floating out to sea.

Rhino dies during anti-poaching treatment

2012-02-09 15:07

A rhino died during a media demonstration of an anti-poaching treatment today, the Rhino Rescue Project said.

Prince Harry completes training, Afghanistan beckons

2012-02-09 15:42

Britain’s Prince Harry has qualified as an Apache attack helicopter pilot in a move that is expected to bring him closer to being deployed in Afghanistan.

 

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Maya Fisher-French

A good serviceis worth paying for, however, overpaying is simply throwing money away.

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In liberal Johannesburg, racism is very much alive, writes Lesley Mofokeng.

 

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News

Opening of Parly: Not a leaf out of place

2012-02-09 16:53

Long red carpets await President Jacob Zuma and the many guests on the tree-lined Parliament Street.

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Sport

Ivory Coast, Zambia through to Afcon final

2012-02-09 09:47

Pre-tournament favourite Ivory Coast will play Zambia in the final of the African Cup of Nations.

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Entertainment

Axed artists to protest outside Grammys show

2012-02-09 13:26

Angry musicians will protest outside Sunday’s (3am on Monday, SA time) Grammy Awards ceremony over a decision to cut 31 ethnic and minority musical categories from the music industry’s top awards.

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Business

Eurozone to hold Greece talks today

2012-02-09 09:22

Eurozone finance ministers will meet in Brussels today for talks on Greece, the head of the Eurogroup said today as Athens neared a deal on programme to avert default.

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If we survived, so can you

2012-02-05 10:00

The most amazing thing about some people who are the product of “Bantu education” is how they managed to forge forward in this journey of life even though all odds were against them.

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Special focus

Mdluli’s startling comeback

The stunning return from the cold this week of crime intelligence boss Richard Mdluli is proof that he is protected “right at the top”.

C-sections spike at Bara because of HIV-Aids

A spike in demand for caesarean sections has seen military medics pitching in to deliver babies at southern Africa’s biggest hospital.

Musician rises from the dead

Three years ago, popular maskandi musician Mgqumeni died – and this week a man claiming to be the singer arrived at the home of a traditional healer.

No to nationalisation, but ...

A highly anticipated ANC report has given nationalisation the thumbs down because it will threaten South Africa’s “fiscal sovereignty”.

 

Newsmaker – Still addicted to the chase

If criminals don’t retire, then why should a good cop? As long as there is crime, and Brigadier Piet Byleveld (61) is still around, there will be no rest, retirement or not.

Opinion – A country, not a debating school

President Jacob Zuma’s past three State of the Nation addresses have been quick-fire trips through a range of projects and themes. At the end, the president is breathless, the nation none the wiser and the state of the state a bit of a mystery, writes Ferial Haffajee.

Rape is no joke, so don’t tweet it lightly

The reality is simple: men need to stop raping women. But as we battle towards that far-off day, we need both men and women to start taking sexual violence seriously, and to stop treating rape as a joke, a crude method of belittling others, says Natasha Joseph.

Opinion – Where is my country heading?

It’s the conversation many black professionals dread.The one in which your white employer or even colleagues ask: What direction do you think the country is going? By Bongani Bingwa

 
 
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