#Declassified: Apartheid Profits – nuclear bunkers and swiss bankers: Open Secrets, in this installment on the Declassified: Apartheid Profits series, takes a closer look at the role played by the Swiss banks in propping up the apartheid regime. ……
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‘People call us before they call the police’ – a vigilante group’s quest for legitimacy: A controversial community crime-fighting group was formed in March 2015 to combat rampant gangsterism and violent crimes in Galeshewe. This part one of a three part series on vigilantism in South Africa. ……
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Don’t blame apartheid, says King Zwelithini: Durban – King Goodwill Zwelithini has decried the poor quality of education in South Africa, saying it is unacceptable that the country ranks even lower than some of the poorest nations on the continent. The interference by unions, selling of teacher and principal posts, alcohol, drugs, the proximity of taverns to schools and the lack of dedicated teachers were to blame for the current state of education, he said. Addressing a gathering of high school principals in Ulundi on Tuesday, the king said the time for blaming apartheid is over. He cited a study by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and…
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Burnt Uber driver speaks of his pain: Johannesburg – An Uber driver has for the first time spoken about his horrific ordeal when an unknown white male passenger attacked him with acid in Joburg’s Northcliff suburb early this month. The 33-year-old Uber driver, speaking after his release from hospital on Tuesday, asked not to be named, fearing that his assailant, who is still at large, may return “to finish me off”. Visibly still in pain, the driver showed the severe burn wounds to his face and hands….
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Joburg suburb hijacked: Johannesburg – Property hijackings have spread to Joburg’s northern suburbs, causing chaos in Windsor East where between 20 and 30 blocks of flats and individual sectional title units have been hijacked. The situation is so bad that a group of landlords approached the South Gauteng High Court in Joburg two weeks ago for an interdict preventing the Windsor Community Recovery Movement from intimidating their tenants. The eviction of tenants who have not been paying the rightful owners their rent is set to start soon. Ward councillor Bev Weweje has been trying to get the scourge ended at a time when mayor Herman Mashaba is cracking down on slumlords…
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Horror crash taxi owner says sorry: Durban – The man who owns the minibus taxi involved in the KwaXimba horror crash, which left 20 people dead at the weekend, says he is sorry about what happened. But 40-year old Bradley Masalla from Wentworth said on Tuesday he could not comment on the circumstances under which the 16-seater vehicle registered in his name was overloaded and carrying 26 churchgoers – among them, senior citizens and children – when it crashed. Masalla declined to comment on allegations that the vehicle’s…
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South Africa: ANC’s Dlamini-Zuma Chased Out of Marikana: [News24Wire] The ANC Women’s League says its presidential candidate Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma was chased out of Marikana because of “unresolved” issues between AMCU and the government. ……
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South Africa: Woman Dies, 15 Hurt As Vehicle Caught in Wildfire: [News24Wire] A woman died and 15 people, including a 15-month-old baby, were injured when their minibus was caught in a wildfire near Vryheid on Tuesday, KwaZulu-Natal paramedics said. ……
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Mokonyane rounds on metros for dismal performance: Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane has blamed circumstances beyond her control for her department’s dismal performance and high levels of irregular…
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Joburg’s mayor Mashaba denies bankruptcy claims by ANC: Johannesburg’s finances remain a sticky issue for Herman Mashaba, a year after his election as mayor. Mashaba is…
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