Growth and Democracy
Human rights revisited
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- 22 March 2012
Human Rights Day was a day for all South Africans, leaders said, pointing out that the country had worked hard to produce a progressive Constitution that enshrined the human rights of all its people.
• Remembering Sharpeville’s heroes
Remembering Sharpeville’s heroes
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- 20 March 2012
On 21 March 1960, 69 people were killed and hundreds wounded during a peaceful protest against the pass laws. It was a watershed moment, in hindsight marking the beginning of the end for the apartheid government.
• Sharpeville remembered
ConCourt art tells South Africa's story
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- 08 March 2012
South Africa's Constitutional Court is home to one of the country's most talked about art collections, but here you'll find more than just pretty pictures on a wall, because each piece tells a story of South Africa's history.
• Judge Sachs honoured in NY
Gauteng Hotline to raise service bar
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- 29 February 2012
Launched earlier in February, the Gauteng Premier's Hotline is the latest to join a group of similar dedicated government-run call centres across the country, all aimed at dealing with service delivery challenges.
• Simple solar solution for rural Africa
Cape Town's transport system lauded
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- 23 February 2012
Cape Town was one of four cities short-listed for the prestigious 2012 Sustainable Transport Awards held in Washington recently, with its non-motorised transport and bus rapid transit network receiving an honourable mention.
• SA's first green transport service
Zuma talks partnerships, jobs and other things
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- 10 February 2012
All of us must participate to make sure the programme we’ve put forward works – so says the president in a call for unity to meet South Africa’s potential.
• Zuma: we are equal to the task
Zuma: we are equal to the task
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- 10 February 2012
President Jacob Zuma delivered his third State of the Nation address at South Africa's Parliament in Cape Town on 9 February.
• SA wants job focus
