‘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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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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Benitez close to joining Napoli
Chelsea interim manager Rafael Benitez is on the brink of joining Napoli for next season, according to Italian press reports.
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Molinari leads PGA Championship
Francesco Molinari flourished while several of his European Ryder Cup team mates fell flat on their faces as the Italian grabbed the lead at the PGA Championship.
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Bayern looking for lethal instinct
Bayern Munich are unfazed by the need to sharpen their attack against Borussia Dortmund on Saturday to avoid another Champions League final defeat.
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England to bid for Euro 2020 final
English Football Association vice-chairman David Gill admitted his organisation are set to bid for the right to host the Euro 2020 final.
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Iraq violence a new test for US
Saddled with Middle East problems ranging from Iran to Syria and beyond, President Barack Obama now faces one that is both old and new: Iraq.
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Eleven dead in Philippines clashes
Eleven people were killed in the southern Philippines as troops clashed with a militant group blamed for the country's deadliest terror attacks.
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Japanese researchers exposed to radiation
Four researchers were exposed to radiation in an accident at a Japanese nuclear physics laboratory this week.
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Parents march for missing children
A mother who endured the disappearance of two daughters vows to keep searching for one she believes is still out there
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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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