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Swazi king's jet triggers turbulence - Mail & Guardian Online
Announcing the gift of the DC-9 aircraft at a press conference in the capital, Mbabane, on Tuesday, Swaziland Prime Minister Barnabas Dlamini said the "development partners have asked to remain anonymous". According to one set of rumours, ...
Ramogibe's family still lives in fear - Mail & Guardian Online
Ramogibe's sister, who is afraid of reprisals and asked that her name not be used, said her mother "still trembles at the mention of Mdluli and all the other family members are still terrified of him". "Not only have we lost our brother, but our little ...
Despair as Diepsloot's taps remain dry - Mail & Guardian Online
He asked to remain anonymous but explained his chickens couldn't be given contaminated water because locals would not buy them. "I have to run for water for my chickens, otherwise they will die of thirst," he said. According to the 2001 census ...
Mbeki heads to Khartoum to tackle Sudan crisis - Mail & Guardian Online
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and Mbeki were to meet on Friday evening, said a source from the president's office, who asked not to be named. Clashes broke out almost two weeks ago between Sudan and South Sudan along their undemarcated and disputed ...
President Zuma's phalanx of praetorian guards - Mail & Guardian Online
Two independent sources, who declined to be named, have claimed that Zuma's son Edward had attempted on several occasions to speak to Booysen about Panday. Edward Zuma could not be reached for comment. Another source, who also declined to be named but ...
No love for Malema at Cosatu's Polokwane protest - Mail & Guardian Online
A Cosatu marshal, who also asked not to be named, said he was optimistic that the march would get the attention of government. "According to me we think there will be an answer from government. The agents [labour brokers] are using our people," he said ...
Roommate describes plot to kill Rwandan exile in SA - Mail & Guardian Online
In Sweden earlier this month, a person close to the Swedish government said a Rwandan diplomat had been expelled because he had engaged in "refugee espionage". The person spoke on condition of anonymity because it was a sensitive diplomatic matter.
Congolese nationals claim intimidation during raids - Mail & Guardian Online
Family of the 150 people arrested, many of whom chose to remain anonymous for fear of intimidation, alleged that Zombie had instigated the latest round of arrests by bribing police officers. Many said this was the sixth raid of its kind since the ...
Pupils lose out while textbook squabble rages on - Mail & Guardian Online
"The problem is that Limpopo has not ordered a single textbook," said a publisher who asked not to be named. "If they were to place orders this week, textbooks would be in all schools some time in February. But, because it's still not clear when they ...
Godongwana resigns amid outrage - Mail & Guardian Online
Government, other stakeholders and the business community were outraged by what had happened and they wanted Godongwana to step down to let the law take its course," said an official close to the events. With the scandal tarnishing the reputation of ...
No New Year textbooks for Limpopo learners - Mail & Guardian Online
However a publisher, who asked not to be named, told the M&G that provinces started ordering textbooks in October. "Most provinces should've ordered from October to mid-November, so Limpopo had an opportunity to order earlier as well. ...
Sexwale aims to be president by 2017 - Mail & Guardian Online
Three close allies of Sexwale, who asked not to be named, said this week he was hoping that the youth league would support him for the position of ANC deputy president in Mangaung. From there, he would make a bid for the ANC presidency in 2017. ...
Defiant Malema leads youth league NEC meeting - Mail & Guardian Online
A key Malema lobbyist, who asked to remain anonymous, conceded that the president was now on top and alleged that Zuma loyalists were "stealing" elections, such as the regional conferences in Mpumalanga. "The only option we are left with is to fight ...
Designer city 'just window-dressing' - Mail & Guardian Online
The official, who asked not to be named, was sceptical about the bid committee's slogan, "Live Design, Transform Life", and the claim that the city's poor would benefit directly from the prestigious award. "It is a positive accolade, but the money will ...
Stealing the march on the Young Lions: Zuma 1, ANCYL 0 - Mail & Guardian Online
A youth league member from Claremont in Durban, who chose to remain anonymous, spoke of a small elite in the ANC "who want to hold onto power and possess everything for themselves because they are hungry. A freedom based on greed is a freedom of fools. ...
No word on nuclear contract decision - Mail & Guardian Online
The official asked not to be named because he is not mandated to speak on the union's behalf. The Mail & Guardian has also learnt that the three French lobbyists were ejected from an energy consultative meeting convened by Cosatu at Cosatu House in ...
Zuma's rural project under fire - Mail & Guardian Online
A senior department official, who asked not to be named, voiced concern about whether the project was appropriate for other communities. "It's the old co-op system and the big issue around co-ops is whether skills are created on the ground and the ...
Angola expels 140 foreigners in 'security' purge - Mail & Guardian Online
Angola on Tuesday expelled 140 foreign nationals, including 16 Lebanese, on suspicions of terrorism and money laundering, a government official said. "These foreigners were expelled from Angola because of their illegal status and for money laundering ...
Criminalising sex is not the answer - Mail & Guardian Online
One source, who asked not to be named, said: "There are officials who tend to hide behind the conservative approach of abstinence and being faithful, which does not work." A commissioned learner pregnancy strategy, based on human rights' approaches ...
Yet another dodgy diplomat - Mail & Guardian Online
An official of the department of international relations and cooperation, who asked not to be named, said there were concerns that she would be moving to Havana while facing serious allegations of fraud and corruption. Approached for comment on ...
Botswana seeks to exploit its coal reserves - Mail & Guardian Online
Botswana will lift a moratorium on new prospecting licences for coal, coal-bed methane (CBM) and related minerals by the end of September, a government official said on Friday. The Southern African nation had suspended new licences in June, ...
Lion's share of Swazi loan to go to construction - Mail & Guardian Online
A civil society activist, who asked not to be named, said the forum was "useless" because it recognised only individuals rather than groups or committees. Responding to a parliamentary question last year about whether South Africa had taken steps to ...
Training wreck: SABC's security 'has let its guards down' - Mail & Guardian Online
The guards, who asked not to be named, said they have not kept copies of their contracts and that now neither they nor their union can now extract copies from Venus Africa. They pointed fingers at the SABC's chief security officer, Simon Mathebula, ...
Malema Inc: Mechanics of the 'silent partner' - Mail & Guardian Online
Insiders, who have broken ranks but asked not to be named, described a system whereby On-Point Engineers dangled tenders from the provincial roads and transport department in front of would-be contractors and then demanded to come in as a silent ...
Old South Africa collides with new in city names - Mail & Guardian Online
I don't know anything about Mashishing," said an employee at a coffee shop, who declined to give her name. Gerard van de Water, who owns an antique shop, acknowledged the new name but lamented the change. "The drive in this country is to do away with ...