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‘Draft resisters were heroes’

02 November 2009

Members of the End Conscription Campaign have been hailed as 'true heroes' of the struggle against apartheid by Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe.

Knysna gets R22m for water projects

02 November 2009

Knysna Municipality has been given R22m by the national Treasury for two drought relief projects.

Game viewing advance

02 November 2009

A Garden Route game reserve has hit on an environmental first — battery-powered game drives.

Council ignored building proposals

02 November 2009

The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality ignored key findings of a report on how to halt the destruction and decay of historic buildings in PE.

Old Post Office building on fire

02 November 2009

A fire that gutted the post office building in the Johannesburg CBD was put out on Monday morning, emergency services said.

BCM spends 2% of grant

02 November 2009

Buffalo City risks losing millions of rands because of its 'persistent' failure to utilise allocated funds.

Zuma launches Nkandla police forum

02 November 2009

President Jacob Zuma commended the level of co-operation between police and the community in launching a policing forum in Nkandla.

Primary school girl 'abducted'

02 November 2009

A 13-year-old primary school pupil who disappeared on Thursday was still missing late last night as her mother prayed for her safe return.

Old Post Office building in fire

02 November 2009

A fire that gutted the post office building in the Johannesburg CBD was put out on Monday morning, emergency services said.

Magistrate shoots down Motata appeal

30 October 2009

Pretoria High Court Judge Nkola Motata's application for leave to appeal his drunk-driving conviction and sentence has denied by the Joburg Magistrate’s Court.