Daily Archives: July 23, 2012

Most of SA has no option but debt’

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Two out of three consumers believe they have no alternative but to get into debt, the latest Old Mutual Savings and Investment Monitor has found.

“This equals the highest recorded measure for this sentiment during the Savings and Investment Monitor’s history… ,” the company said on Monday.

The sentiment was accompanied by a significant increase in indebtedness, researchers found.

Personal loans from financial services providers rose from 11 percent in November 2011, to 16 percent in July 2012.

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Phiyega’s appointment questioned

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Johannesburg – Questions have been raised over the appointment of new national police commissioner General Riah Phiyega, the DA said on Monday.

“Despite President (Jacob) Zuma singing her praises when announcing her appointment, there have now been numerous questions raised around her employment history and previous business interests,” Democratic Alliance MP Dianne Kohler-Barnard said in a statement.

“General Phiyega has not declared a conflict of interest on two occasions that we know of Ä XON and now Lefatshe.”

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Emotions high at ‘Sunday rapist’ trial

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Alberton, Gauteng – A friend of murdered teenager Louise de Waal tearfully testified on Monday how the death had changed her life.

“My best friend was taken from me,” the now 18-year-old girl told the High Court, sitting in the Palm Ridge Magistrate’s Court in Alberton.

“I will never forget the guy who did it. I will never forget his face,” she said, crying.

Judge Sita Kolbe has ordered that the girl, who was with De Waal when she was kidnapped, not be named as she was a minor at the time.

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Cosatu chief warns belligerent members

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Cosatu president Sdumo Dlamini has taken on the federation’s North West members who gestured in the air to indicate that they wanted a change of leadership in the ANC.

A few people were seen in Potchefstroom on Saturday making the gesture associated with football supporters when they want a substitution to be made in the field of play, just before Dlamini – who has been widely linked to those in support of a second presidential term for President Jacob Zuma – took to the podium to address one of three Cosatu provincial congresses at the weekend.

Before speaking, Dlamini broke into a song: “Samthath’uZuma, samfak’eLuthuli, sathi phatha Msholozi (We took Zuma, put him in Luthuli House and told him to govern).”

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Few municipalities get clean audits

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Only five percent of municipalities obtained clean audit reports in the financial year 2011/2012, the auditor-general revealed on Monday.

However, Auditor-General Terence Nombembe said he was excited by the fact that six new municipalities had joined the clean audit category, taking the number to 13.

The municipalities with clean audits were in KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, and the Western Cape.

None of the municipalities in the Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, Northern Cape and North West received clean audit reports.

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Dewani extradition hearing set down

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Extradition proceedings against Shrien Dewani will resume on July 31 in the UK, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said on Monday.

Western Cape NPA spokesman Eric Ntabazalila said the hearing would take place at the Westminster Crown Court.

“It is a continuation of the earlier ruling which said that Dewani cannot be extradited until his condition has improved,” he said.

“The Westminster Crown Court asked Judge Riddle to monitor Dewani’s status so as to make a determination whether he was ready to be extradited.”

Dewani has repeatedly denied arranging the contract killing of his 28-year-old wife, who was shot in an apparent car hijacking while on their honeymoon in Cape Town in November 2010.

In March, Britain’s High Court temporarily halted Dewani’s extradition on mental health grounds, saying it would be “unjust and oppressive”.

At the time, the court said he would be extradited to South Africa as soon as he was fit. Dewani is being treated in a mental health hospital in his hometown of Bristol, western England.

Two men accused of taking part in the killing would go on trial a day before Dewani’s hearing, on July 30.

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New House for Koko Monamodi

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After this Mandela month, many families will breath a sigh of relieve as their lives would have changed for ever. Many institutions including government are working together to better other people’s lives. Now Sefadi Monamodi is about to join the masses. The Moses Kotane Local Municipality in partnership with Sun City Resorts will construct a house for this 68-year-old pensioner from Moruleng.

Monamodi who survives on a old age grant, currently shares a one room shack with her 11-year-old grand child who attends a local school.

The Mayor of Moses Kotane Local Municipality, Fetsang Mokati-Thebe and the Sun City Corporate Social Investment team will lead the day’s proceedings and devote their 67 minutes by laying foundation for construction of the house thus ensuring that Monamodi finally gets a decent home on Monday. 

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Pienaar move edging closer

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Everton manager David Moyes is confident of completing the re-signing of Steven Pienaar before the end of the week.

 

‘Schillo’ was a crowd favourite at Goodison Park before a R65-million switch to Tottenham Hotspur last year January.

However, a combination of injuries and tough midfield competition meant he hardly featured for Spurs, prompting a loan move back to Everton, where he again flourished.

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WIN Carling Black Label Cup tickets!

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Carling Black Label in conjunction with KickOff.com are giving away double tickets to 15 lucky readers to the 2012 Carling Black Label Cup. 

 

The cup, which pits Kaizer Chiefs against Orlando Pirates, is scheduled for Saturday, July 28, at Soccer City – and is already sold out!

To stand a chance of winning tickets, simply answer this question:

What time is kick-off for the 2012 Carling Black Label Cup match?

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Virtual lips for long-distance lovers

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Singapore – Finding it hard to keep up the passion in a long-distance relationship? Help might be on the way.

A robotics professor in Singapore has invented a gadget equipped with motion-sensitive electronic “lips” that allow amorous but absent couples to exchange long-distance smooches via the Internet.

Shaped like a small head with oversize silicone lips, the “Kissenger” – short for Kiss Messenger – was unveiled in June at a scientific conference in Britain and is still being refined for commercial launch.

“It can be used between humans to improve their communication,” its creator Hooman Samani told AFP.

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