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with the anti-majoritarian liberal tendency” of SABC news were chief among the SACP’s complaints in a statement released by spokesperson Malesela Maleka. It said the SABC is being manipulated for political purposes and called on government to resolve the issues with the board appointments so the broadcaster is not captured for “sinister agendas”.
Ficksburg protestors in court Fifteen protestors arrested in Meqheleng during the service delivery protests in which Andries Tatane was killed appeared before the Ficksburg magistrate’s court on Monday. The case was postponed to 7 November for further investigation. The 15 were among a group of 40 arrested for public violence during the protests. The charges against the rest were withdrawn.
Burst pipe worsens Bloem water supply problem Following weeks of interruption, Mangaung residents were left without water on Monday after a pipe burst at the Welbedacht Dam. Repairs conducted over the weekend affected supply to a few parts of Bloemfontein,
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which is still operating on water restrictions due to low water levels in most reservoirs. The city announced that the water restrictions imposed on 7 September continue to apply until further notice.
School suicides up in Eastern Cape According to an Eastern Cape provincial department report, 96 students have committed suicide since the beginning of the year. Last year, 109 students took their own lives. The province, along with KwaZulu-Natal, has in the past shown a higher number of student suicides than other provinces. The report cited bullying in schools, peer pressure, HIV and Aids prevalence and poverty as the possible causes of the suicides.
to other contractors to re-do or fix, resulting in further expenditure.
Mahlangu-Nkabinde: Irregularities found in public works tenders worth R3bn Beleaguered public works minister Gwen MahlanguNkabinde said on Monday that her department and the Special Investigating Unit had uncovered irregularities in tenders worth R3 billion. She said she began the investigations when she took over 10 months ago after finding out that the ANC “had been let down by dishonest officials” in her department. MahlanguNkabinde said officials who had been involved and those who had lied to her to hide what was going on would be disciplined and prosecuted.
Health and education departments wasted R2 billion on poor quality infrastructure
Police fire rubber bullets to disperse Thembisa protestors
A report on the performance audit conducted by the auditor general on the delivery of infrastructure by provincial departments of health and education has revealed that poor quality workmanship by contractors cost the taxpayer R2 billion. The projects, some of which were not completed on time, had to be handed over
Police fired rubber bullets on Monday to disperse about 2,000 protestors in Thembisa. The protestors threw bottles and stones when they were told to disperse, according to police. Electricity to Thembisa was also cut off on Monday morning prompting fears that residents would become even angrier.
tuesdAY - 20 september 2011