Calm restored to #Braamfontein following violent clashes overnight: Violent scenes unfolded between students protesters and police on Friday evening in Braamfontein. ……
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Representations to the NPA pointless, says Gordhan’s lawyers: The finance minister’s legal team says Shaun Abrahams is clearly not willing to give him a fair hearing. ……
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#Braamfontein: Some students reportedly injured after overnight violence: There were running battles between protesters and police last night, who opened fire & used teargas. ……
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UCT students vow to continue with protests: Fees Must Fall student activists says they’ll continue protesting, following ‘failed’ negotiations. ……
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Alleged UCT rapist now faces up to 28 charges: Patrick Hlomane's pre-trial hearing in the Western Cape High Court was postponed on Friday. ……
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South Africa: Fires Started At Wits, UKZN As Protesters Change Tactics: [News24Wire] Three fires had to be put out at Wits University on Friday night, and part of an HIV/Aids clinic was torched at the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Howard College campus as protesters change tactics to night battles. ……
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R90 million city hall revamp scandal revealed: Scandalous details of how R90 million was used to renovate the Pretoria City Hall over 18 months surfaced on Thursday during a visit by mayor Solly Msimanga to the heritage building. Msimanga said millions were misused in the renovation of the City Hall, which he dubbed “the headquarters of organised crime” in the capital. ……
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UPDATE 1-South Africa’s Naspers sells Polish Allegro unit for .25 billion: Oct 14 South Africa’s Naspers has sold its Polish e-commerce businesses Allegro and Ceneo to funds advised by private equity firms Cinven, Permira and Mid Europa for $ 3.253 billion, the company said on Friday, giving its shares a boost. Naspers acquired online marketplace Allegro in 2008 for $ 1.5 billion as part of the transaction when it bought auction site Tradus, it said in a statement, adding that the business had generated cash of $ 714 million over the period. ……
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UPDATE 1-South Africa’s Gordhan dismisses fraud charge as “frivolous”: Oct 14 South African finance minister Pravin Gordhan on Friday dismissed fraud charges laid against him this week as “frivolous” and said he would carry on with his job, including delivering an interim budget at the end of the month. Speaking via video link to a Thomson Reuters investment conference in Cape Town, a steadfast Gordhan also said the economy was bottoming out and had every chance of expanding by more than 1 percent next year. ……
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News24.com | Woman stabbed to death on her birthday: A 63-year-old knife-wielding man has stabbed a woman to death on her birthday in Eldorado Park, police and the local CPF say. ……
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