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Zuma backs end to Zimbabwe sanctions

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South African President Jacob Zuma urged the lifting of sanctions against Zimbabwe if progress was to be made in resolving that country's...

SA communists want review of govt tenders

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The South African Communist Party (SACP) called for a review of the process under which government contracts are awarded and demanded that...

Zuma orders review of troubled state firms

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South African President Jacob Zuma has ordered an external audit of state companies, following persistent reports of mismanagement and political meddling, and...

Zuma’s reply to the debate on SONA: full text

RESPONSE TO THE STATE OF THE NATION DEBATE BY HIS EXCELLENCY MR JG ZUMA, PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA; NATIONAL...

Chabane sets crime fighting outcomes

Performance monitoring and evaluation minister Collins Chabane says the desired outcome of the fight against crime is "to make sure that all...

State to acquire majority stake in SunSpace

Cabinet has "approved in principle" that the government acquire an equity share of between 55 and 60% in Sun Space & Information...

C-in-Cs speech disappoints

President Jacob Zuma's second State of the Nation Address (SONA) should disappoint security professionals. The speech was frankly anodyne, shallow and spent...

SONA reaction mixed

President Jacob Zuma's State of the Nation Address has elicited a mixed response from business, unions, politicians and the commentariat with the...

Economy on recovery path: Zuma

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South Africa's economy is on the path of recovery but the government will maintain measures to boost jobs and growth, President Jacob...

SONA: Anodyne, light on security (updated)

President Jacob Zuma has devoted just 120 words out of a 4394 word State of the Nation Address (SONA) on security: focussing...

President Zuma’s State of the Nation Address: Full text

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State of the Nation Address by His Excellency JG Zuma, President of the Republic of South Africa; Joint Sitting of Parliament, Cape...

SONA will be soft on hard security: analysts

President Jacob Zuma's second State of the Nation Address (SONA) will likely be soft on hard security matters such as defence and...

Back-to-the-wall Zuma seeks SA support

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For South Africa's President Jacob Zuma, mired in yet another sex scandal, today's address to the nation on the 20th anniversary of...

M&G reports “intelligence purge”

The Mail & Guardian newspaper reports President Jacob Zuma is conducting a "purge of the security services". It writes the campaign's "most...

Zuma promises security at the World Cup

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President Jacob Zuma dismissed fears of any attack at the World Cup later this year, promising South Africa would host a safe...

Border control

A not-so-recent National Intelligence Estimate warned that the single most important (national) security challenge facing the South African government was the poor...

SA decries “sport terrorism”

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South Africa has launched an offensive to counter mainly European media reports and as well as what it considers unfounded concerns that...

ANC spells out 2010 priorities

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South Africa's governing African National Congress says its priorities for the new year are speeding up growth, creating more jobs, decent work...

ANC remains committed to Africa

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South Africa's ruling African National Congress say it remains committed to Africa and the transformation of the global order into a more...

Tough challenges for Zuma as ANC turns 98

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South African President Jacob Zuma's ability to administer tough measures needed to revive a struggling economy could be hampered by his efforts...

Zuma laments death of former spy boss Mike Louw

President Jacob Zuma says he has learned "with great sadness" of the passing on of Mike Louw, former head of the National...

A good 2010 for military vets?

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President Jacob Zuma yesterday promised a happy new year to military veterans. He reminded that government earlier this year appointed a task team...

HIV+ deployments now possible: SAMHS

The South African Military Health Service (SAMHS) says a better understanding of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) makes it possible for the...

Time to improve intelligence capacity: Zuma

President Jacob Zuma says the country will be upping the intelligence ante. He says his government will "improve the capacity of intelligence...

SA makes emissions offer but wants aid

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South Africa offered yesterday to slow the growth of its greenhouse gas emissions by 34% by 2020, conditional on a broader international...

Zuma to expedite intelligence law changes

President Jacob Zuma says government will expedite the Parliamentary process to enact a new Protection of Information law to protect the...

National security threat changing: Zuma

President Jacob Zuma says changes in the global environment, including the recent financial crisis, "have brought new dimensions in the analysis of...

South Africa to expand AIDS treatment: Zuma

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South Africa, with the world's highest HIV caseload, will roll out life-prolonging anti-retroviral drugs to significantly more people infected with the virus...

South Africa backed coup plot: Mercenary Mann

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Simon Mann, a British mercenary jailed for plotting against the government of Equatorial Guinea, has said South Africa tacitly supported a failed...

SA Navy not yet scheduled to go pirate hunting

The South African Navy is not presently scheduled to join the international anti- piracy activities in the Indian Ocean. That's the latest word on...

Sisulu to act on Service Commission’s report

Defence and Military Veterans minister Lindiwe Sisulu is to act on what is being called a shocking interim report on service and living conditions...

Cabinet returns SANDF to border duty

The South African National Defence Force is again responsible for borderline control and protection, following a Cabinet decision announced yesterday. This reverses a decision...

Zuma spells out agenda, praises SANDF

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President Jacob Zuma has praised the role of the South African National Defence in supporting foreign policy through its active participation in United Nations...