THE SA National Defence Force (SANDF) is considering introducing national service for young South Africans, Defence and Military Veterans Minister Lindiwe Sisulu said today (May 4). Read more in The Herald Report This Post

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Update 2: Twenty-three people, including four children, died in a bus accident on the N1 highway between De Doorns and Touwsrivier in the Western Cape this morning (5 May), the provincial department of community safety said. Read more in The Herald Report This Post

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PORT Elizabeth cinemagoers may have felt hard done by watching James Cameron’s blockbuster Avatar without the 3-D effects that made the movie so thrilling for international audiences. But that is all about to change as Port Elizabeth is soon to get its own 3-D cinema. Read more in The Herald Report This Post

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FORMER national police commissioner Jackie Selebi “fell victim” to a plot by Scorpions bosses to dethrone him to maintain the status quo, former KwaZulu Natal Scorpions head Lawrence Mrwebi told the High Court in Johannesburg today (May 4). Read more in The Herald Report This Post

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Teazers’ owner Lolly Jackson’s murder offered respite from the sexual exploitation of women and girls in South Africa, the Family Policy Institute said yesterday (5 May). Read more in The Herald Report This Post

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THE prosecutor in Jackie Selebi’s corruption trial was among National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) officials investigated for the alleged siphoning of funds for informants, the Johannesburg High Court heard yesterday. Read more in The Herald Report This Post

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IT is not true that more than 10000 police officers are serving jail time countrywide, a spokesman for police commissioner General Bheki Cele said yesterday. Nonkululeko Mbatha was reacting to a newspaper report that Cele had made this statement at the funeral of three Amersfoort police officers shot dead last week. Read more in The [...]

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PORT Elizabeth businesswoman and consultant lecturer Bridgette Gasa is the only member from the Eastern Cape, and the youngest woman, to have been appointed to the National Planning Commission in the Presidency. Read more in The Herald Report This Post

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CRIMINAL charges will be laid against Agriculture Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson, Minerals and Energy Minister Susan Shabangu and Water Affairs Minister Buyelwa Sonjica for jeopardising the country’s water supply, agricultural body Tau SA said yesterday. Read more in The Herald Report This Post

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THERE were fewer than 300000 tickets available for the Fifa World Cup, the local organising committee said yesterday. Read more in The Herald Report This Post

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FORMER national police commissioner Jackie Selebi “fell victim” to a plot by Scorpions bosses to dethrone him, to maintain the status quo, former KwaZulu-Natal Scorpions head Lawrence Mrwebi told the High Court in Johannesburg yesterday. Read more in The Herald Report This Post

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SHOCKING HIV/Aids statistics contained in a recently released survey of the sexual habits of university students and staff have prompted a massive wellness drive to try to control infection. Read more in The Herald Report This Post

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MUSIC promoter Prosper Mkwaiwa said: “I am putting my bet on Bafana Bafana. Whether they win or not, I’m going to support them. They should stay focused and believe in themselves. They can make it.” Read more in The Herald Report This Post

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