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| Durban listed as South Africa's most costly city: study 31. Mar. 2012 | Record number of tourists visit Table Mountain in South Africa 31. Mar. 2012 | |
ACCORDING TO THE STUDY, REMOVING THE DEVELOPMENT SURCHARGE AND VACANT
LAND RATES WOULD MAKE DURBAN MORE COMPETITIVE. V.1084 | CAPE TOWN, (Xinhua) -- A record number of tourists visited Table
Mountain in Cape Town in December after the scenic spot was named one
of the "New Seven Wonders of Nature," it was announced on Wednesday V.1086 | |
| Muslim mom questions Home Affairs 25. Jan. 2012 January 25 2012 at 10:12am | It's OK to crucify Mbeki - but don't be rude to Zuma 20. Dec. 2011 Cape Times | |
We do not want special favours but want to be treated with dignity and
respect.
So said Pretoria mother Quraysha Ismail Sooliman.
She said her two daughters’ constitutional rights were twice trampled
on by Home Affairs passport officials stationed at OR Tambo
International Airport.
The officials demanded the girls’ remove their headscarves for
identification purposes.
She said her daughters, aged 16 and 22, showed confidence before the
officials but they were nevertheless embarrassed. Sooliman, a lecturer
at the Department of Political Science at the University of Pretoria,
subsequently filed a letter of complaint with the Department of Home
Affairs. V.1087 | Mosiuoa Lekota, then chairman of the ANC, four years ago warned his
comrades to stop singing songs that vilified certain party leaders.
At the time, just days before the ANC's national elective conference,
no one listened, including the organisation's alliance partners, the
SA Communist Party and union federation Cosatu. V.1078 | |
| Richest single tournament in the sport 15. Dec. 2011 Reuters | Public transport trackers, Level crossings cameras, Number plate recognition 30. Nov. 2011 Murray Williams, Cape Argus | |
South Africa will stage the richest single tournament in the sport
when it launches a new World Golf Championship (WGC) event next year,
Sunshine Tour commissioner Gareth Tindall said on Tuesday.
The million Tournament of Hope is to be held from 2012 to 2016. A
precise date and a venue have yet to be decided. V.1077 | The provincial transport ministry has revealed plans to introduce the
latest camera and tracking technology to keep a closer eye on
motorists. The plans include:
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| Sex industry blamed for models’ permit woes 28. Nov. 2011 Argus - Esther Lewis - Staff reporter | Public consultation on the Protection of State Information Bill 27. Nov. 2011 S.A. The Good News | |
ABUSE of permits by the sex industry has forced immigration officials
to clamp down on those seeking to do short-term modelling work in Cape
Town, says a Home Affairs official.
The National Association of Model Agencies head, Jacques
Holtzhausen, said the industry was being negatively affected by the
clampdown.The V.1071 | On 20 September 2011, the ANC Parliamentary Caucus took a decision to
withdraw the Protection of State Information Bill from the
Parliamentary programme, pending further consultations with interest
groups, civil society and individual members of the public. V.1079 | |
| Table Mountain a Wonder of Nature 25. Nov. 2011 | Poverty Reduction 25. Nov. 2011 Cyril Ramaphosa | |
On 21 July 2009 it was announced that Table Mountain has made it into
the final round of the New 7 Wonders of Nature contest beating the
Atacama Desert in Chile, Azure Window in Malta and the Rock of
Aphrodite in Cyprus for a spot on the shortlist. V.1054 | South Africa can get rid of poverty and reduce inequality over the
next 20 years if it undergoes a paradigm shift, according to the
national development plan released on Friday. V.1055 | |
