Toll fee cut, but battle rages on
Pravin Gordhan’s announcement that e-toll fees will not be scrapped, but rather reduced and capped was met with anger.
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R9.5bn in income tax relief
New taxes for the wealthy, some tax relief for low to middle-income earners, and a big boost for small business.
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New chapter in SA story lists figures, now we must make them work
President Jacob Zuma has given us a clear and historic challenge to “write a new story about South Africa – the story of how, working together, we drove back unemployment and reduced economic inequality and poverty”.
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State mulls R3.2 trillion of infrastructure plans
Much meat was added yesterday to President Jacob Zuma’s announcement in his State of the Nation speech that the government would focus in the medium term on infrastructure spending, with Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan reporting that R3.2 trillion worth of infrastructure projects were under consideration over eight years.
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Roddick knocked out in first round
Andy Roddick was beaten by Xavier Malisse in an opening-round match at the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships.
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Spurs relish favourites tag against Gunners
One of the most fiercely contested Premier League fixtures of the season will take on even more importance than usual.
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Buccaneers save best for last
A stirring 10-minute performance secured a much-needed victory for Orlando Pirates over Platinum Stars.
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Woods struggles in Arizona
American Tiger Woods has scraped through into the second round of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championships.
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Couple ambushed on highway
A couple travelling to Mozambique were ambushed on Joburg's Golden Highway, according to reports.
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‘Death of reporter shames Assad’
Britain's press united to pay tribute to “fearless and passionate” Sunday Times journalist Marie Colvin.
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Santorum takes heavy fire in Arizona debate
Rivals piled criticism on US presidential candidate Rick Santorum, attempting to blunt his surprise surge at a pivotal period in the Republican race.
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Prison fire dead were shot - relatives
Relatives of inmates who perished in a fire in a Honduras prison demanded a new probe, saying “they found bullet holes”.
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All square at the start of the series
The South African ODI team takes on Sri Lanka in a sunny Paarl today and the home side expects to move ahead in overall match wins … both sides have won 22 times in the 46 times they have faced each other. Die Suid-Afikaanse eendagspan pak vandag Sri Lanka in ‘n sonnige Paarl. Die tuisspan beplan om ‘n voorsprong te neem in die algehele uitslae. Beide spanne het 22 keer gewen in die 46 keer dat die spanne teen mekaar gespeel het.
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Premier call on UJ to stop stampedes
Gauteng premier, Nomvula Mokonyane, has called on the management of the University of Johannesburg to work closely with authorities to ensure that Tuesday’s stampede at the university does not happen again. Die premier van Gauteng het 'n beroep op die Universiteit van Johannesburg gedoen om toegang beter te beheer na 'n ouer gister in 'n stormloop om laat registrasie gedood is.
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Teacher suspended after child-sex allegations
A teacher from Daveyton near Johannesburg has been suspended by Gauteng Education after allegations that he was giving marks for sex to his pupils. ‘n Onderwyser van Daveyton naby Johannesburg is geskors na hy na bewering beter punte aan skoolkinders gegee het in ruil vir seks.
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Minister threatens drivers that break the law
Transport Minister S’bu Ndebele has warned there will be zero tolerance for those who continue to drive at excessive speeds and disobey the rules of the road during the festive season. Die minister van vervoer sê bestuurders sal toegesluit word as hulle nie Suid-Afrikaanse verkeersreëls nakom nie.
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