August 2004
Up one levelAugust 2004 news items are stored here.
De Lille gives wheel power to those in need
2004-08-04. Three residents of Ottery and surrounds received wheelchairs on Tuesday at a ceremony held at the Ottery community centre.
De Klerk hailed for jumping ship
2004-08-15. Cape Town - Opposition parties have generally supported former state president FW de Klerk's decision to resign from the New National Party, while both the NNP and African National Congress said that they respected his decision.
Mixed reaction to sex shop outside parliament
2004-08-15. Sex sells - but should it be selling so close to parliament in Cape Town?
Parliament gives 454 MPs new laptops
2004-08-16. The 454 members of the national assembly and the national council of provinces in August received new laptops costing about R11 000 each.
Porn shop by SA parliament closed
2004-08-17. Cape Town - A South African porn shop in front of Cape Town's parliament has been closed. Adult World, which moved to its new premises last week, has had to shut up shop until it receives a licence from the local council.
Why San chief's 'heart is heavy'
2004-08-19. Khomani San chief David Kruiper and five members of his clan took up a silent vigil outside the gates of parliament yesterday to protest against the "neglect" of his people and their land.
Gender body accused of failing women
2004-08-22. Cape Town - The country's most powerful gender body stands accused of failing women because of its decision not to go ahead with its probe into the actions of Norman Mashabane, the South African envoy to Indonesia.
MPs' register of interests released
2004-08-25. Cape Town - Parliament's Joint Committee on Ethics and Members' Interests has been released detailing the property and commercial interests of Members of Parliament.
Opposition support declining? - poll
2004-08-27. The African National Congress (ANC) has majority support in all ethnic groupings in South Africa except among white voters, according to a new poll.
Speaker sees no reason to recuse herself
2004-08-30. Baleka Mbete, the Speaker of the National Assembly, has shunned calls from opposition parties to recuse herself from her oversight role in parliament after weekend reports linked her to the travel scam saga.
Parties gearing up for floor-crossing window
2004-08-30. Political parties have two days left before local government councillors get their chance to relocate to a new political home.
Parties On a Mission to Seduce Ex-NNP Members
2004-08-30. Johannesburg - THE ANC might have won the battle for the troubled soul of the NNP, but the fight for what remains of its bloated corpse is far from over.
ANC to gain majority in Cape council
2004-08-31. Cape Town - The majority of the City of Cape Town council's 32 New National Party (NNP) councillors have signed papers saying they have left their party and intend joining the ANC during the two-week floor crossing period which starts at midnight tonight.
Parties line up to swallow NNP leftovers
2004-08-31. THE second round of floorcrossing at local government level starts tomorrow, with political parties scrambling for the bones of the New National Party (NNP).
Floor-crossing preparation heats up
2004-08-31. PRETORIA - Political parties are making offers and counter-offers to local councillors as the 15-day floor-crossing period opens at midnight on Tuesday.
