Zuma does not need to explain his relationship with Gupta family: Mantashe

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:25:00 +0200

It is unnecessary for President Jacob Zuma to explain his relationship with the Gupta family to the ANC, secretary-general Gwede Mantashe said on Monday.

"Did the president take us into his confidence about the relationship between [him] and the Gupta family? I'm not sure if that is necessary," he told reporters in Johannesburg.

"It is not the business of the NEC [national executive committee] who I relate to in my personal capacity. The question is

1.6 million public servants will have to be retrained

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:00:00 +0200

The 1.6 million people who will belong to the soon-to-be-created single public service will all need to be retrained, Public Service Minister Lindiwe Sisulu said in Sandton on Monday.

"... Each one, we would like to train into a passionate, professional, public servant," Sisulu told academics.

For this reason, the government had revived its idea of training for government officials, and set October 21 as the date for the launch of a countrywide school of government.

Nelson Mandela's daughters are suing him

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:12:00 +0200

Nelson Mandela's daughters are suing him for the rights to his artworks and control of his millions, The Star reported on Monday.

According to the newspaper, Zenani and Makaziwe Mandela intend fighting an April 2004 Johannesburg High Court order which gave Mandela the right to instruct Ismail Ayob, his then lawyer, to stop managing his financial, personal and legal affairs.

The court order barred Ayob from selling any of Mandela's artworks.

Gay minister to fight dismissal

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:13:00 +0200

A former Methodist minister will approach a court to fight her dismissal from the church because of her sexual orientation, the Cape Times reported on Monday.

Ecclesia de Lange, 43, announced her intention to marry her same-sex partner to the Methodist Church of Southern Africa in December 2009, the newspaper reported.

In 2010, it charged her with breaching its laws, and dismissed her after her appeal was rejected.

The

Vuyo Mbuli has left a legacy: SABC CEO

Mon, 20 May 2013 08:09:00 +0200

SABC radio and television presenter Vuyo Mbuli has left a legacy for the country's youth, the public broadcaster's CEO Lulama Mokhobo said on Monday.

"He leaves a tremendous legacy and I think for the young people that have watched him and followed him..., this is a time for them to say 'I potentially could be the next Vuyo'..., somebody who is completely fearless," Mokhobo said in a Morning Live interview with Leanne Manas.

"He was somebody who was

Mercedes-Benz workers start illegal strike: report

Mon, 20 May 2013 07:09:00 +0200

Thousands of workers at the Mercedes-Benz plant in East London have embarked on an illegal strike, the Daily Dispatch reported on Monday.

The car manufacturer was expected to approach the court if the 1600 workers at its East London plant did not return to work by end of Monday, it was reported.

The workers embarked on the strike on Friday, bringing production to a halt.

Mercedes-Benz had not experienced a strike in more than

Peter Marais starts movement to fight for the rights of coloured people

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:24:00 +0200

One-time Cape Town mayor Peter Marais has established a movement to fight for the rights of coloured people, the Sunday Times reported.

"Coloureds don't have power," Marais told the newspaper in describing the position of coloured people in political positions in the Western Cape.

In the interview, Marais said his movement would not start off as a political party.

"The triple B [Bruin Bemagtigingbeweging - Coloured

Bring it on, J Arthur Brown: FSB

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:23:00 +0200

The Financial Services Board has said it looks forward to the possibility of facing convicted Fidentia fraudster J Arthur Brown in a civil case, reported the Sunday Times.

"He is more than welcome," FSB head Dube Tshidi told the newspaper about allegations that Brown plans to sue the FSB.

"We are not going to play games. He must sue us."

This week, Brown was handed down a R150,000 fine and a suspended

Vuyo Mbuli death mourned

Sun, 19 May 2013 09:13:00 +0200

The death of SABC television and radio presenter Vuyo Mbuli was mourned by the ANC and YCLSA on Sunday.

African National Congress spokesman Jackson Mthembu described Mbuli as "an outspoken linguist who took pride in celebrating the diversity of South Africa and its people", in the wake of his death on Saturday.

The SABC reported that Mbuli collapsed while watching a rugby match between the Cheetahs and the Reds at the Free State Stadium on Saturday night.

1 winning ticket in Powerball jackpot of $590 million

Sun, 19 May 2013 08:56:00 +0200

A lottery official says 1 winning ticket has been sold in Florida for a record Powerball jackpot of more than $590 million.

Terry Rich, a lottery official in Iowa, confirmed the ticket matching all six numbers was sold in Florida. Rich told The Associated Press by telephone that details were expected to be announced later by Florida lottery officials about the actual ticket sold.

Powerball.com said the winner sold in Florida means the current estimated jackpot resets at

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