Shabangu: Violence can’t be a tool
Violence and murder cannot be used to coerce people to join a union, Mineral Resource Minister Susan Shabangu said.
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Wall Street drops on uncertainty
US stocks fell for a third day, putting indexes on track for their first negative week since mid-April.
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‘Argentine case a challenge’
The New York legal case over Argentina's debt poses a deep challenge to all future sovereign debt restructurings.
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Swiss-China trade deal on horizon
Switzerland and China could sign a landmark free-trade agreement as early as July.
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Monaco to face Nieminen in Dusseldorf final
Juan Monaco fought off a late charge from fellow Guido Pella at the PowerHorse Open to set up a final against Jarkko Nieminen.
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Moyes starts Old Trafford shake-up
Manchester United assistant manager Mike Phelan and goalkeeping coach Eric Steele has left the Premier League champions.
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Sharks get new stadium sponsor
The Sharks announced a new five-year partnership with Growthpoint Properties Limited, the new naming rights sponsor for Kings Park Stadium.
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Rain prevents play at Headingley
Rain meant there was no play on the first day of the second and final Test between England and New Zealand at Headingley.
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ANC wants reliable cadres: Mantashe
The ruling party wants reliable cadres to take South Africa into the future, said the ANC secretary-general.
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Man shot in northern Pretoria
A man is in a critical condition after he was shot in Bon Accord, northern Pretoria.
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‘Don’t blame NUM for violence’
The National Union of Mineworkers cannot be blamed for the violence in the mining sector, Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu said.
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Hit-and-run suspect granted bail
The suspect in a hit-and-run accident, in which cyclist Koos Roux died, was released on R3000 bail.
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Police minister welcomes Victoria Phiyega
Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa has welcomed Mangwashi Victoria Phiyega as the new National Commissioner of Police. Die minister van polisie, Nathi Mthethwa, het die aanstelling van Victoria Phiyega as die nuwe kommissaris van polisie verwelkom.
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City Press gives in to Zuma picture request
City Press editor Ferial Haffajee says the publication will remove the picture of the controversial portrait by Brett Murray from its website, which depicts President Jacob Zuma in an offensive manner. Die redakteur van die City Press, Ferial Haffajee, sê die koerant gaan die foto van President Jacob Zuma van sy webtuiste verwyder “om uit die spervuur te bly”.
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Zuma lawyer in tears
After a heated argument with the defence, the advocate presenting the ANC’s case on why the “offensive” painting of Jacob Zuma in the Goodman Gallery should be removed broke down into tears and the case was postponed. Die advokaat wat die saak stel om die naakportret van Jacob Zuma uit die Goodman Galery te verwyder het vanmiddag in trane uitgebars en die hof het die saak uitgestel.
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Full bench hears Zuma painting case
A full bench of the South Gauteng High Court is already in session to hear an African National Congress (ANC) application regarding the portrait depicting President Jacob Zuma in an offensive manner. ‘n Vol bank van die Hooggeregshof in Gauteng hoor die saak aangaande die “naakportret” van President Jacob Zuma en honderde ANC ondersteuners wag buite die hof.
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