• Zimbabwe: Zanele Moyo Bled to Death, Photo Shows

    Zanele Moyo, the daughter of Higher and Tertiary Education Minister Professor Jonathan Moyo bled to her death in her Cape Town apartment bathroom, a dramatic new photograph shows. It is the spot where the University of Cape Town student's lifeless body was found lying face down shortly before midday last Saturday. South African police say the cause of death remains a mystery, but they are tracking two Zambian men, including one Stephen Kenneth Newman Chitobolo, who was the last to be seen with Zanele. Stephen, according to sources close to the investigation, has become a key person of interest after he used Zanele's phone last Wednesday evening to call her friend, Nicole Bento, to tell her Zanele was "passing out".

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  • Suspect in Zanele Moyo case is a 'friend' of hers - Connect

    According to The New Age, Chitobolo was tracked down using his girlfriend’s cellphone known as Princess. This after a report that Stephen hung out with Zanele and an old school friend of hers named Nicole Bento. According to Bento, Zanele told her she was going out for dinner with Stephen later that evening. Bento says Stephen called her with Zanele’s cellphone that evening, saying Zanele was “passing out”. The Moyo family spokesperson said they were treating the information with caution at this stage, reports The New Age. A high ranking Zimbabwean government official told the newspaper that the police tracked Stephen down with the help of Philip Chingwana, who said the young man was in Zambia

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  • Nigeria: Oliseh Reacts to Emenike's Retirement, Says Nobody Is Irreplaceable

    Head Coach of the Super Eagles, Sunday Oliseh, has said he was shocked when he heard of the sudden retirement of Emmanuel Emenike from the Nigerian national team. He, however, added that nobody except the entity Nigeria itself is irreplaceable Emenike Monday night, through Instagram, announced that he was putting a full stop to his career with the Super Eagles in other to avoid insults and also to allow for peace in the national team. However, Coach Oliseh in his first public reaction to the development, said he was personally shocked with Emenike's action . "It was a big shocker for us and a big shocker for me personally... personally, I still don't accept that he has retired because officially

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  • Here's how much South Africa's vice-chancellors earn

    While students around the country are protesting over proposed fee hikes, their principals are raking in cash. Vice-chancellors are the head of varsities and their positions could be likened to that of company's CEO. But how much do they really earn? Here's what vice-chancellors of top South African universities were earning in 2013. Unisa's Prof MS Makhanya was reportedly the highest earning vice-chancellor in 2014 taking home approximately R4.2million that year. Most of the country's vice-chancellors earn more than the president of South Africa. Prof IL Rensburg - University of Johannesburg - R3.9 million Prof MW Makgoba - University of KwaZulu Natal - R3.8 million Prof A Habib - University

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  • “Whites to the front! They won’t shoot you!” - student protesters

    For the first time in history‚ stun grenades were fired in the parliamentary precinct when hundreds of students protesting against increased student fees entered the gates through an open gate from Spin Street. One of the arrested students claimed to be the son of Dr Frank Chikane‚ former secretary to Cabinet. The students were peaceful‚ folding their arms above their heads to show they were unarmed‚ but were at times roughly handled as they were driven back by police‚ in scenes reminicent of the 1980s. As grenade shots burst over parliament‚ finance minister Nhlanhla Nene continued with his medium term budget policy statement inside the National Assembly chamber‚ as if in another world. Outside‚

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  • Slave doctor: Working for free for 8 years in SA

    The Department of Health does not allow non-South African registrars (trainee specialists) to be paid while they specialise, despite the fact that they work in government hospitals and treat patients. But now that Rebeiro has qualified as a plastic surgeon, the Health Professions Council of SA (HPCSA) does not want to register him unless he repeats his undergraduate degree, possibly also including a further two years’ unpaid community service at the level of a medical officer (ordinary doctor). “This decision is not acceptable. I have been without a salary for eight years, all the time while treating patients and supervising junior doctors,” said a frustrated Rebeiro. “My wife, who is an architect,

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  • Nigeria renewal points way out of SA’s fiscal cul-de-sac

    A DAVID Sipress cartoon in the New Yorker perfectly captures the ambivalence many South Africans are experiencing. It depicts a woman walking down a street complaining to her partner: "My desire to be well-informed is currently at odds with my desire to remain sane." Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene does not enjoy the luxury of ignoring the bad news and has the worse task of reassuring skittish investors, restless comrades and sceptical rating agencies. He somehow has to conjure up the proverbial silk purse from the sow’s ear of public finances. Nene has always projected an appearance of steadfast competence, a reality confirmed on closer acquaintance. Steeling himself for today’s medium-term budget

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  • Zimbabwe: Zanele Moyo's Body Arrives in Harare

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  • ANCYL president hospitalised

    The ANC Youth League has confirmed that its president, Collen Maine, has been hospitalised after experiencing breathing problems on Wednesday morning. "He was on a flight and before the flight could leave he had to go out," ANCYL spokesperson, Mlondolozi Mkhize, told News24. "He had problems with breathing, so he was advised to go to the hospital." Maine was meant to fly to Cape Town where he was expected to visit the University of Stellenbosch and the University of Cape Town, both of which are experiencing student protests over fee increases. Mkhize said doctors were still busy examining Maine and they would know later today what was wrong with him. - Source: News24

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  • South Africa: I Don't Want to See Oscar Suffering - June Steenkamp

    Reeva Steenkamp's mother June on Wednesday told an assembly at her daughter' s alma mater she did not want to see Oscar Pistorius suffer in jail. She spoke at the launch of the Reeva Rebecca Steenkamp Foundation at St Dominics High School in Port Elizabeth. The foundation will assist women and children trapped in abusive situations. Addressing the pupils, Steenkamp said she never wanted Pistorius to be thrown in jail or to be suffering. "I don't wish suffering on anyone, and that is not going to bring Reeva back... I don't want revenge. I am past that and once you have told God you are going to forgive you have to forgive. I don't want him to suffer... I would certainly not want to hurt another

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  • Watch| EFF kicked out of Parliament for chanting #FeesMustFall - Connect

    Today while universities in South Africa united for the ‘national shutdown’, aimed at halting university fee increments for the forth-coming year, the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) also started chanting in Parliament “fees must fall”. The chanting saw to the EFF being removed from Parliament by the parliament security. This while students outside parliament were being dispersed by riot police using  stun grenades. Students from the University of the Western Cape, University of Cape Town and Cape Peninsula University of Technology protested their way to parliament, it is reported that the aim was to disrupt the mid-term budget speech that was set to  be delivered by Finance Minister, Nhlanhla

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  • South Africa: Fraud Reported in 'Incorruptible' Smart ID System

    Sixty cases of alleged fraud have been reported in the system Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba has said is not corruptible. South Africa:  Smart ID Cards Not Corruptible - Home Affairs Minister News24Wire, 5 October 2015 The smart identification card remained the most secure form of identification ever produced, Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba said. read more » South Africa:  Minister Gigaba Must Come Clean On Faults Within Smart Card ID System Democratic Alliance, 19 October 2015 Less than two years since the Department of Home Affairs rolled out the new smart ID Cards, syndicates have infiltrated the supposed "most secure" system of identification and have ... read more » South Africa:

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  • AKA, Simphiwe Dana join protesting Wits students

    The students are protesting against the 10.5% increase in fees. The musicians joined the students outside the medical school and marched back to the main campus with them.  They are waiting to hear the outcome of Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande's meeting with university vice chancellors held earlier on Tuesday. The meeting, held between 11:00 and 13:00 according to Wits spokesperson Shirona Patel, was about the student fee protests that have sprung up at universities across the country. Nzimande is expected to address media in Cape Town later on Tuesday. There were not as many students outside the medical school as there were on the main campus on Monday, but their numbers swelled prior

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  • Manuel Neuer puts hand up for Bayern's defeat at Arsenal

    Olivier Giroud came off the bench to score Arsenal's opener on Tuesday after Neuer made a hash of dealing with a free-kick with 13 minutes left at the Emirates Stadium. There had been a slight suspicion of handball for the goal, but the Gunners' Germany midfielder Mesut Ozil then added the killer second with virtually the last kick. Despite being on the back foot for long periods, Arsene Wenger's side gratefully accepted Neuer's gift after consecutive Group F defeats had left them on the verge of elimination. "Unfortunately, I made an error so Arsenal took the lead," admitted Neuer, "I don't care whether it was a handball by Giroud or not, I know I made the mistake. But life goes on. "We played

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  • #FeesMustFall: 10 powerful placards - South Africa | IOL News

    Cape Town - Protesting students are sending powerful messages with their placards. These posters have it all: the frustration of not being able to afford an education, the determination of the students fighting for it across the country, their tireless wit and humour. And a whole lot of brutal Blade-bashing. IOLMojo * E-mail your opinion to [email protected] and we will consider it for publication or use our Facebook and Twitter pages to comment on our stories. See links below. Related Stories

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  • ‘Why we’ve joined #FeesMustFall protest’ - Western Cape | IOL News

    Cape Town - A single mother’s dream of getting her children educated at the University of Cape Town – the institution where she works – will never come true as the fees are “ridiculously” high. Kholeka Takani, 45, of Khayelitsha, has been working as the cleaner at the university for 15 years. “I’ve been working for UCT for 15 years, I love my job and I get to provide for my two children. I have always dreamt of my children studying here because I believe the university offers a good education. But it will remain a dream because the fees at this place are ridiculous.” She said she hasn’t looked for another job because she believed that her salary would increase one day. “I earn about R5 000 a

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  • Biggest elephant killed in Africa in almost 30 years

    Mystery surrounds the identity of the elephant, which was estimated to have been between 40 and 60 years old, but had never been seen before in Zimbabwe's southern Gonarezhou National Park. Its tusks, which almost touch the ground in a photograph taken moments after its shooting, weigh54.4kg. The elephant was shot on Thursday last week in a private hunting concession bordering Gonarezhou by a hunter who paid $60000 for a permit to land a large bull elephant. He was accompanied by a local professional hunter. The German national, who the hunt's organisers have refused to name, had travelled to Zimbabwe to conduct a 21-day game hunt, including the big five - elephant, leopard, lion, buffalo and

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  • South Africa: Meyer 'Can't Work Schalk Out'

    Schalk Burger's 26 carries against Wales in the World Cup quarter-final were enough to earn him the man-of-the-match award this past Saturday. And, more importantly, it was a performance that helped the Boks to a place in the last four of the tournament. Nobody has carried the ball more than Burger at RWC 2015, and his importance to the Springbok cause is not undervalued by anybody close to the squad. Certainly not coach Heyneke Meyer. "Schalk adds so much difference, especially around the park and in his leadership as well. It always starts with the tight five but the battle of the loose forwards is going to be immense (against the All Blacks on Saturday)," Meyer said at his team announcement

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  • Madonsela ‘saddened’ by state of Mamelodi Hospital

    Public Protector Thuli Madonsela expressed sadness yesterday after visiting Mamelodi Hospital in the east of Pretoria. The visit was part of the currently ongoing Good Governance Week, which is observed to promote service delivery at state facilities, her spokesperson Kgalalelo Masibi said. “As part of the activities, we do unannounced visits to service centres to check if there is proper service delivery, and this year we chose Mamelodi Hospital,” Masibi said. Madonsela further voiced disappointment at the state of the hospital. “I am deeply saddened. People were sleeping on the floor and even on wheelchairs, which are also used as stretchers. There is no dignity in what we saw and everyone

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  • Orania easy to experience but impossible to describe

    I WENT to the heart of darkness, Orania, the notorious white Afrikaner separatist apartheid enclave in precisely the middle of SA. That, at least, given the prevailing narrative, was how I imagined it. Conceptions of Orania are so extreme that, last week, The Citizen (a newspaper created for apartheid propaganda in the 1970s), rejected a descriptive column about Orania by columnist Andrew Kenny. Having anything good to say about the place "might be interpreted … as tacit glorification of segregation and … offensive to victims of apartheid". It is not that the column was inherently offensive that was a problem — it was benignly descriptive — but the presumed inclination of readers to misconstrue

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