South African Press Association (Johannesburg)

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July 16

South Africa: Prayers Ahead of Mandela's Birthday

A group of senior citizens from Mamelodi, east of Pretoria, prayed for ailing former president Nelson Mandela outside the Medi-Clinic Heart Hospital on Tuesday. Read more »
South Africa: Abathembu King Joins the DA

AbaThembu King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo has joined the DA, the party's Eastern Cape leader said on Monday. Read more »

South Africa: Quiet Outside Mandela Hospital

There was little activity outside the Medi-Clinic Heart Hospital in Pretoria on Monday, where former president Nelson Mandela is being treated for a recurring lung infection. Read more »

South Africa: Malema's Eff to Fight Graft

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) will have firm anti-corruption policies, leader Julius Malema said at its launch in Johannesburg on Thursday. Read more »

South Africa: SA Police Seen As Corrupt - Survey

South Africans view the police service as a corrupt institution in the public sector, a report by Transparency International revealed on Wednesday. Read more »
South Africa: I Puff the Weed - Abathembu King

Self-confessed dagga-smoking AbaThembu King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo said on Wednesday he is not perturbed by being constantly associated with the illegal smoke. Read more »

South Africa: Celebrities Invade Sadag On Mandela Day 18th July 2013

We often associate celebs and charity with puppies and kittens, orphaned children and the neglected elderly, but this year during Mandela Day, SA celebs are going to be invading... Read more »

South Africa: Zuma Axes Three Ministers

President Jacob Zuma axed three of his ministers in a Cabinet reshuffle on Tuesday. Read more »
South Africa: Celebrate Madiba Values - Grandson

South Africans should not be saddened by the ill-health of former president Nelson Mandela but should celebrate his life, the icon's grandson Ndaba said on Tuesday. Read more »
South Africa: Mandla Grave Docket Given to NPA

A police docket containing evidence of alleged grave tampering by Nelson Mandela's grandson Mandla Mandela was handed to prosecutors in Mthatha on Tuesday afternoon. Read more »

South Africa: Abathembu King On His Way Out - Brother

AbaThembu King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo who on Sunday called for Nelson Mandela's grandson Mandla to be deposed as chief of Mvezo, may not be a ruler for much longer himself,... Read more »
South Africa: Seven Waste Dumpers Denied Bail

Seven men who allegedly dumped human waste at Cape Town International Airport were denied bail by the Bellville Magistrate's Court on Monday. Read more »
South Africa: Circumcision Culture Has Become Criminal - Minister

Illegal initiation schools have turned the circumcision culture into "something criminal", Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said in The Times newspaper on Monday. Read more »

South Africa: Dewani Case 'Very Grave' - Lawyer

The extradition hearing of honeymoon murder accused Shrien Dewani was "a very grave case", a London court heard on Thursday. Read more »
South Africa: Mandela Grandson Scolds Family

Nelson Mandela's grandson launched a scathing attack on his family on Thursday after the Eastern Cape High Court ordered him to give up the bones of his father and two other... Read more »
South Africa: Machel Thanks Nation for Prayers

Former president Nelson Mandela's wife Graca Machel left his bedside on Thursday to thank South Africans for showing their love for the ailing statesman. Read more »
South Africa: Do Not 'Besmirch' Mandela Name - Tutu

Former president Nelson Mandela's family must not "besmirch" his name, Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu said on Thursday. Read more »
South Africa: Makaziwe Denies Scramble for Financial Gain

Former president Nelson Mandela's eldest daughter has denied that the family is scrambling for the financial benefits of her father's legacy. Read more »
South Africa: Mandla Case to Prosecutor Next Week

Investigators have collected "most of the evidence" in a grave tampering case involving Nelson Mandela's grandson Mandla Mandela, and will give the docket to a senior prosecutor,... Read more »

South Africa: AMCU Shuns Mining Peace Pact

Trade union Amcu abstained from signing the a framework agreement for the mining industry, endorsed in Pretoria by numerous mining roleplayers, on Wednesday. Read more »
South Africa: Tests Confirm Identities of Mandela Children

Forensic tests have confirmed that the graves exhumed in Mvezo contained the remains of former president Nelson Mandela's children, the Eastern Cape Health department said on... Read more »
South Africa: Madiba Not in Vegetative State - Presidency

Doctors treating former president Nelson Mandela have denied that he is in a vegetative state, the presidency said on Thursday. Read more »

South Africa: Mandela Children's Remains to Be Tested

The remains of three of former president Nelson Mandela's children will undergo forensic tests before being taken to Qunu on Thursday, Eastern Cape police said on Wednesday. Read more »
South Africa: Law Not On Mandla's Side - Expert

Customary and common law favours the greater Mandela family in their legal battle with Mandla Mandela, a constitutional law expert said on Wednesday. Read more »
South Africa: Mandela Grandson Loses Graves Court Battle

The remains of former president Nelson Mandela's children must be returned to Qunu for reburial, the Eastern Cape High Court ruled on Wednesday. Read more »

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