Distress as legal snag hits #ANCFS: Bloemfontein – Fear gripped the Free State ANC’s top brass on Monday after questions about the legality of the party’s provincial elective conference became clear, forcing the leaders to abandon proceedings for almost the whole day to discuss a court action brought by rebels. The provincial executive committee is at loggerheads with some of its structures over the alleged flouting of processes in the convening…
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Army no closer to tackling gangsterism in Cape: Cape Town – After a string of promises by Police Minister Fikile Mbalula that the army will be deployed to gang areas in Cape Town for the festive season, there is still no sign of any soldiers. President Jacob Zuma also has not received any request from the Defence Department for troops to be deployed. Zuma’s spokesperson, Bongani Nqgulunga, told the Cape Argus that the president’s office had not received any request to send the army into gang-ravaged communities in Gauteng and the Western Cape. “The Presidency has not yet received…
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South Africa:Union Federation Slams Extension of Deadline for President Zuma: [News24Wire] The South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) on Monday slammed the decision of the National Director of Public Prosecutions Shaun Abrahams to extend President Jacob Zuma’s deadline to submit his new representations to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA). ……
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South Africa:I Don’t Want to Talk About Sex Now – ANC Secretary General Mantashe: [News24Wire] ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe on Monday laughed off claims that he had been engaging in WhatsApp conversations with a student as alleged in a Weekly Xposé article. ……
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Midrand strikers may be getting jobs back after 23 years: Nearly 24 years down the line, a number of former Midrand municipal workers who were controversially sacked after a strike in 1994, may be getting their jobs back as both general workers and drivers. ……
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Draft regulations for state of emergency drawn up: For the first time in 20 years, the presidency started to compose regulations for a state of emergency. ……
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Man who killed son, wife in a fit of rage says sorry: Pretoria – The father who shot and killed his wife and child in a fit of rage told the court he knew at the time that his conduct was wrong and punishable. He said he only had a vague recollection of what happened that day. “I am sorry for my actions and I take full responsibility,” Alfred Freddy Setlale, 36, said. However, the Gauteng High Court, Pretoria, was having none of this and on Monday sentenced him to an effective 30 years’ imprisonment for murdering his wife and 6-year-old son. Apart from pleading guilty to the double murder, Setlale admitted to the attempted murder of his other son,…
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South Africa:Army Helicopter Crashes: [News24Wire] The South Africa Air Force has confirmed that an Oryx helicopter crash landed on the Worcester side of the Huguenot Tunnel near Cape Town on Sunday afternoon while assisting a training team. ……
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ANC leaders say Free State conference within spirit of the party: Ace Magashule was re-elected on Monday night with Paseka Nompondo as his deputy. ……
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Tornado hits Vaal Marina, dozens hurt: Emergency services say a call for food and blankets has been made on social media for the people living in the Vaal Marina town. ……
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