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A Cape Town man was “flabbergasted” when a “profane and vulgar” rendition of the national anthem was played at full blast over the music system at a KFC outlet, a report has said.
According to the Cape Times, Tariq Mellett was on his way to the airport when he stopped to buy a burger at the KFC’s Buitenkant Street branch in Gardens.
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Expelled ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema has apologised to the people of South Africa for taking part in a campaign that paved the way for Jacob Zuma to become the leader of both the ANC and the country.
Speaking exclusively to Independent Newspapers from his rented Sandown home on Wednesday, Malema said he had no regrets – except one. “My only regret was to campaign for Zuma – and I apologise dearly for causing this country pain.”
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The basic education department said on Thursday it had met the deadline for the delivery of textbooks to schools in Limpopo.
“We met our deadline last night and all the books have left the warehouse,” spokeswoman Hope Mokgatlhe said.
The department had an agreement with rights organisation Section 27 that all schools in the province receive textbooks by Wednesday night.
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A New Zealand under-20 player accused of raping a South African woman publicly identified himself on Thursday and denied the alleged sexual assault in a Cape Town hotel took place.
Forward Nathan Harris, who had not previously been named as the player at the centre of the allegations, said he wanted to make his identity known and clarify that no other players were involved.
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Hartford, Connecticut – A former Peace Corps volunteer admitted on Wednesday he sexually abused four young girls while serving in South Africa.
Jesse Osmun pleaded guilty in US District Court in Hartford to travelling from the United States to engage in illicit sexual conduct with children. Authorities say the victims were 3 to 6 years old at the time.
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Senior ANC members, including Joel Netshitenzhe, joined delegates from several provinces at the party’s policy conference under way at Gallagher Estate in Midrand in proposing a rethink, or a complete trashing, of the document.
The strategy proposes that the ANC focuses on securing economic liberation. Its proponents argue that the first 18 years of democracy achieved South Africa’s political liberation.
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Speaking to reporters at the ANC policy conference in Midrand yesterday, Radebe – who is also the party’s head of policy – said the deepening textbook crisis had brought more questions than answers.
His comments came as the Department of Basic Educationscrambled to meet a new deadline its officials had agreed on with non-governmental organisation Section 27 to supply all Limpopo schools with textbooks by yesterday
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Rihanna’s bodyguard was reportedly involved in a physical altercation with a paparazzo.
A photographer got too close to the singer while she was in London on Sunday night (24.06.12) only to be punched by one of her bodyguards, according to website TMZ.com.
It remains unclear if the photographer was knocked out by the hit.
She has been working on new material during her stay in the English capital city.
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It was recently claimed that Chris Brown feels “really sorry” for the people who were injured in his fight with Drake.
The DA has asked the National Treasury to reject an ANC policy proposal that a portion of pension funds be prescribed for investment in developmental projects.
“Finance institutions should invest pension funds based on the prospective return for pensioners and should not be forced by government to invest in speculative projects,” Democratic Alliance spokesman David Ross said on Wednesday.
This proposal could be seen as a tax on pension funds, he said.
“I have written to both the Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan, and Mr Arthur Moloto of the Government Employees Pension Fund, to raise our concerns with regards to the proposals of prescribed investments for pension funds.”
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Five brothers were each jailed for life by the Dukuza High Court, in Bergville, on Wednesday for killing their uncle, KwaZulu-Natal police said.
Mbukeleni Slingene Hlela, 37, Mthintwa Vincent Hlela, 29, Phumlani Elias Hlela, 23, Zimele Hlela, 28, and Hlalakushiwo Mavuka Hlela, 28, appeared in court for murder, Captain Thulani Zwane said.
Hlanekela Thomas Hlela, 39, was travelling from Pomeroy to Gauteng in a taxi when his nephews followed him in a white Toyota Corolla on September 3 last year.
When the taxi driver stopped at a shop in Pomeroy, the men stopped next to the taxi and opened fire. Hlanekela was shot several times and died on the scene.
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