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Athletics South Africa (ASA) President Leonard Chuene, the Board and its members were suspended with immediate effect over their handling of the Caster Semenya saga.
The government has withdrawn from its contract with Airbus to buy eight strategic airlift military aircraft, and hopes that the R2,9bn already spent on the acquisition of the planes can be recovered, as Airbus missed critical production deadlines.
The son of Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe is to answer in court next year to charges that he defrauded people and businesses of more than R500 000 over two years.
Health Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, has urged people living with HIV and AIDS to work with government to intensify the fight against the disease.
The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution to call upon both Israel and Palestine to conduct "independent and credible" investigations of the alleged war crimes during the 22-day Gaza conflict which broke out in December 2008.
Zimbabwe's opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai announced that his party would end its boycott of the country's unity deal and give President Robert Mugabe's party 30 days to fulfill its commitments under their power-sharing agreement.
President Jacob Zuma has appointed new government representatives to the Board of Directors of the 2010 World Cup Organising Committee South Africa.
Controversial Blackburn Rovers striker Benni McCarthy will play for Bafana Bafana in two upcoming international friendlies against Japan and Jamaica next week.
South African universities are being forced to play an "ambulance service" to black students, according to the former UCT vice-chancellor, Mamphela Ramphele.
A palatial home is poised to set new records for the most valuable property ever sold in the suburb of ambassadors and bishops.
The Weekender, Business Day's sister newspaper, will publish its last edition tomorrow.
Cabinet has approved the new international marketing logo for South Africa.
Labour Minister Membathisi Mdladlana says South Africa will use the Chinese delegation's visit to the country to learn more about job creation.
The Department of Human Settlements will embark on activities starting Monday, to mark the annual Human Settlements week.
As if it was not hard enough competing with a full squad, the Namibian invitational cricket team playing in the Cricket South Africa Provincial Competition has to do it without five experienced players.
Environment Minister Buyelwa Sonjica is "cautiously optimistic" about a deal on climate change being hammered out at the forthcoming Copenhagen conference. But no deal would be better than a weak deal, she said, and SA as a developing nation would not commit itself to specific emission reduction targets.
SA CONSIDERED pulling out of the Airbus A400M contract as early as April this year, after Airbus Military missed a key milestone in the development of the new military transport aircraft, Defence Minister Lindiwe Sisulu said yesterday.
SA NEEDS to deal with structural problems, such as poor education, HIV/AIDS and crime, to achieve sustainable economic growth, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) said in its trade policy report on SA, released on Wednesday.
IT MUST be deliberate. Tito Mboweni , SA's vainest public official, turns up for an interview unshaven and wearing what appears to be a Nelson Mandela shirt. This is a huge departure for the South African Reserve Bank governor who is usually immaculately dressed in a suit and tie. Stunned, we ask if he is trying to copy Mandela. Mboweni retorts: "Of course Madiba would not wear this shirt."
WE WELCOME Correctional Services Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa- Nqakula's call for medical parole policy to be debated. This chimes with the sentiments of Judge Siraj Desai, who heads the National Council for Correctional Services. Desai states rightly that medical parole has been cast in a bad light by the early release of convicted fraudster Schabir Shaik.
A YEAR ago, Sandton came to a standstill as multitudes gathered to celebrate the dawn of a new political era. Leaders of opposition parties joined many others to celebrate a new spirit of opposition in the hope that the political nemesis of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) would be born out of it.
THE government's cancellation of its order of eight Airbus A400M transport aircraft was absolutely the right thing to do, drawing a line through a contract it should have never signed in the first place.
The Bank of England increased its bond-buying programme by £25b n to £200b n yesterday and analysts said it would be the last expansion of the scheme to revive Britain's recession-hit economy.
The United Nations (UN) yesterday said it would evacuate hundreds of its international staff from Afghanistan for several weeks due to deteriorating security, a setback for western efforts to stabilise the embattled country.
OLD Mutual yesterday said it had traded well in its third quarter as it continued to actively address shareholder concerns that were raised last year.
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