South Africa News

“Quiet diplomacy does not mean if you see something wrong you should keep quiet”

The South African government does not have to seek permission from the new ANC leadership before entering into international agreements, Foreign Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said on Sunday. via Independent Online

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“If you think about the things we have to do in 2008, there are important acquisitions in Asia and Africa that we have to make”

VODAFONE is examining a 20 billion bid for MTN, Africa's largest mobile-phone operator. via Times Online

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“The five are suspected of drug dealing in the area for some time. They are facing charges of dealing in drugs to the value of R6 500”

Five men were arrested on Friday in Middelburg in connection with drug dealing, Mpumalanga police said. via The Star

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“At no point in their input did I hear any of them suggest that the president of the republic should be removed from office. So I don't know where that is coming from.”

SACP wants Mbeki out South Africa's Communist Party , an ally of the ruling ANC, called at a weekend summit for President Thabo Mbeki to be sacked, newspapers said on Saturday, but the ANC said the issue was ... via The Star

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View as a single page 5:00AM Friday May 09, 2008 By Desmond Tutu In the current scandal of the attempt to ship tonnes of arms and ammunition to Zimbabwe, it is the Chinese who have spoken the most sense. via The New Zealand Herald

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“Indian respondents tend to be much more fearful, much more concerned about crime and more critical of government”

Although crime levels were lower, most South Africans thought crime was on the increase and had lower confidence in the police, a survey released by the Institute for Security Studies has revealed. via Independent Online

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“You can't investigate a person for more than nine years. "(First it's) an arms deal and R500 000 then it's a R10 car wash”

The Scorpions must be disbanded because they are a counter revolutionary force out to destroy ANC president Jacob Zuma and destabilise the party, the MK Military Veteran's Association said on Saturday. via News24.com

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“Whilst overall attitudes have not changed, blacks are somewhat less likely to agree with this statement than in 2006 whilst whites are more likely to agree”

Regulars Interact 07 May 2008 11:04 The majority of South Africans want the Scorpions to remain separate from the police, TNS Research Surveys said on Wednesday. via Mail & Guardian

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“Why would any State subscribe to it if it were to be a pointless institution?”

It was cynical to suggest property right violations in Zimbabwe should not be taken seriously, the Pretoria High Court was told on Thursday. via The Star

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“Arising from this historic summit, we must close the chapter of tension and mistrust and open a new chapter of unity and action and neutral respect.”

ANC president Jacob Zuma has called for the "chapter of tension and mistrust" between the ruling party and its alliance partners to be closed. via The Star

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