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Sicelo Shiceka 'eager to return to office' - Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News

[image error] Sicelo Shiceka 'eager to return to office'
Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News
Co-operative Governance Minister Sicelo Shiceka has told Eyewitness News he is waiting for clearance from doctors and for a Public Protector's report to be finalised, before he returns to work. Shiceka has been on fully paid sick leave since February ...

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Defence Ministry defends chartered plane decision - Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News

[image error] Defence Ministry defends chartered plane decision
Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News
The Ministry of Defence on Tuesday defended its hiring of private chartered planes for government officials at a cost of R7 million to the taxpayer. Questions have been raised about why the Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe had been travelling on a ...

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Spy bosses deny resignations - Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News

[image error] Spy bosses deny resignations
Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News
There is still confusion around the apparent resignation of National Intelligence Agency (NIA) chief Gibson Njenje, with the Ministry Of State Security refusing to comment on the matter. According to weekend reports, Minister Siyabonga Cwele asked ...

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Motlanthe plane makes emergency landing - Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News

[image error] Motlanthe plane makes emergency landing
Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News
Eyewitness News has learnt that the private jet carrying Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe was forced to make an emergency landing on Saturday afternoon. Emergency officials at the Wellington International Airport in New Zealand were placed on standby ...

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50000 fake Bok jerseys seized - Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News

[image error] 50000 fake Bok jerseys seized
Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News
As the 2011 Rugby World Cup gets underway in New Zealand, the South African Revenue Service (Sars) have seized over 50000 fake Springbok jerseys. The three containers were declared as toilet paper, mannequins and car parts but when customs officials ...

WikiLeaks: Cable details leadership tensions in ANC - Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News

[image error] WikiLeaks: Cable details leadership tensions in ANC
Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News
A confidential WikiLeaks cable on Wednesday revealed how ANC Youth League (ANCYL) leaders briefed the United States (US) on leadership battles within the ruling party. The January 2009 cable reveals tensions between Jacob Zuma and then president ...

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Damning Zuma WikiLeaks cable revealed - Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News

[image error] Damning Zuma WikiLeaks cable revealed
Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News
A WikiLeaks cable has revealed that a United States (US) legal adviser to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) believed the evidence against President Jacob Zuma after Schabir Shaik's conviction was sufficient enough to find Zuma guilty. ...

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Mthethwa's guard to appear in court for theft - Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News

[image error] Mthethwa's guard to appear in court for theft
Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News
A policeman and two Bangladeshi nationals will appear in the Wynberg Magistrate's Court on Wednesday morning in connection with theft from Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa's Cape Town home. The officer allegedly stole a laptop and a cellphone from ...

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Lonmin worker's attacker shot and killed - Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News

[image error] Lonmin worker's attacker shot and killed
Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News
Eyewitness News understands a suspect involved in an attack on a platinum worker on the East Rand was shot and killed last week. Earlier this week, Eyewitness News exposed how employees of mining company Lonmin's Western Platinum Refinery in Brakpan ...

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Mthethwa guard to appear in court - Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News

[image error] Mthethwa guard to appear in court
Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News
A police officer accused of stealing from Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa's Cape Town residence would appear in the Wynberg Magistrate's Court on Wednesday. The police sergeant allegedly unplugged and damaged cables connecting Mthethwa's CCTV system ...

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