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Helen Zille, Western Cape premier and leader of the official opposition party Democratic Alliance (DA), has got into another row with the ruling African National Congress (ANC) of president Jacob Zuma...
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South Africa art information directory.
The 2009 edition of the South Africa art information directory (SAAID) is out now. The directory in A5 format contains comprehensive lists of art schools, museums, galleries, studios, material manufac...
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New Western Cape provincial government formed.
An all male and predominantly white cabinet has taken office in the Western Cape under the leadership of premier Helen Zille, leader of the national official opposition party Democratic Alliance (DA)....
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Green Point irrigated from natural springs.
The city council has approved a project to irrigate the Green Point common area northwest of the city centre using water sourced from underground springs. The 15 million rand scheme involves the const...
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Dan Plato set to become Cape Town mayor.
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has named Cape Town city councillor Dan Plato as its candidate for mayor to replace party leader Helen Zille, who stepped down at the end of April to take up the elected p...
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Jacob Zuma announced his new cabinet line-up on 10 May, the day after being sworn in as South Africa's fourth democratically elected president in Pretoria.
Perhaps the biggest novelty is the appoint...
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On 6 May the 400 newly elected members of the national assembly, South Africa
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The rise and rise of Helen Zille.
Leader of the Democratic Alliance (DA) Helen Zille is set to become the premier of the Western Cape after her party won a clear majority of the popular vote in provincial elections on 22 April. This w...
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The African National Congress (ANC) has won the national elections in South Africa but lost the two-thirds majority in parliament needed to make constitutional changes unilaterally. Final results give...
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Zille new Western Cape premier.
Mayor of Cape Town Helen Zille is to become premier of the Western Cape provincial government after her party, Democratic Alliance (DA), took the province from the national ruling ANC in the 22 April...
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ANC set for decisive win in South Africa polls.
The African National Congress (ANC) looks set for a decisive victory in South Africa
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South Africans cast their vote.
Polling stations have opened in South Africa for what some observers say are the most exciting general elections since the end of apartheid in 1994.
Over 23 million citizens out of a total population...
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Voting in presidential and parliamentary elections officially ended at 21.00 local time although election officials said earlier in the day that anyone already in line to vote at that point would be a...
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South Africa prepares for elections.
Political parties in South Africa held their final rallies ahead of general elections on 22 April.
Jacob Zuma, leader and presidential candidate for the ruling African National Congress (ANC) addres...
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South African ex-pats cast their vote.
South Africans in the diaspora are casting their vote in national and provincial elections a week before the country officially goes to the polls. Nearly 18,000 South African ex-pats registered to vot...
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Opposition challenges Zuma over case withdrawal.
Opposition party Democratic Alliance led by Cape Town mayor Helen Zille has filed an application for a judicial review of the decision to drop corruption charges against the ruling African National Co...
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Peace conference called off following Dalai Lama ban.
A conference in Johannesburg on peace, xenophobia and sport involving Nobel peace laureates and other personalities has been postponed indefinitely after the South African government refused to grant...
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Bishop Mvhume Dandala to lead COPE.
Methodist bishop Mvhume Dandala has been chosen as the presidential candidate of South Africa
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Ladysmith Black Mambazo wins Grammy award.
South African acapella group Ladysmith Black Mambazo has won its third Grammy award. The male choir scooped the award for best traditional world music album at the 2009 awards ceremony in Los Angeles...
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South African elections on 22 April.
On 22 April South Africans will go to the polls to elect their next parliament and provincial assemblies, interim president Kgalema Motlanthe has said. In a speech published on the website of the pres...
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Voter registration in South Africa.
South Africans who have not registered to vote in this year
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A judge has postponed until 25 August the hearing in the case against the president of the ruling African National Congress (ANC), Jacob Zuma, who faces charges of corruption, money-laundering and rac...
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One&Only Cape Town is to open on 4 April as part of the international One&Only luxury hotel chain owned by South African entrepreneur and casino magnate Sol Kerzner, who also developed the popular Sun...
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South Africa hunger strike for Zimbabwe.
South Africans have begun a hunger strike in protest against the political, economic and social crisis that has crippled neighbouring Zimbabwe and in solidarity with its citizens. The fast is centred...
