South Africa, Press Review
02. March 2009
Interest in voting grows: IEC
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) is hard at work preparing for South Africa's fourth general elections on April 22. With the growth of multi-party democracy, South Africa has also...
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27. February 2009
Brits name Madiba as one of world’s most respected people
Former South African President Nelson Mandela is among the world's most respected people according to UK citizens. SA Good News Mandela came a close second to newly elected US President Barack Obama...
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02. March 2009
South Africa ranks among top 20 in protecting property rights
A new study shows that South Africa ranks among the top 20 countries that have a good track record in protecting property rights. The International Property Rights Index compared the protections of...
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23. February 2009
Tutu to set up TRC on Solomon Islands
The Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands Derek Sikua has called on Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu to assist in setting up a Truth and Reconciliation Commission that will help foster peace on the...
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23. February 2009
African peer review report commends SA on changes
SA IS pushing its fight against corruption further by developing policy aimed at resolving conflict of interest issues at the work place. This is according to the country’s first progress report of...
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19. February 2009
Writing for all Africa - Nine SA authors up for top award
South Africans – with nine finalists out of 10 – dominate this year’s prestigious Commonwealth Writers Prize for the African region. The only other person nominated in the two categories who is not...
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18. February 2009
SAA launches new measures to fight drug-smuggling
CAPE TOWN -- New equipment to detect drugs in the baggage of South African Airways (SAA) crew and passengers was brought into use on Wednesday morning, at the same time that random searches of crew...
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