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Public Protector Adv Thuli Madonsela displays the award with Wits Business School Head Prof Wendy Ngoma. Pic: inner-city Press Agency

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During a ceremony at the Wits Business School on Thurs-

day the Johannesburg Press Club awarded Public Protector Adv Thuli Madonsela the Newsmaker of the Year award, which recognizes and acknowledges her work ethic. Prof Wendy Ngoma, Director and Head of the Wits Business School pointed out how important it is for the school to interact with the media and to support the processes of open communication. “All good business is dependent on an uninterrupted flow of accu-rate communication, and therefore it is appropriate for our school to promote close relationships with the various activities and members of the Johannesburg Press Club. Wits Business School is proud of its asso-ciation with honouring Adv Madon-sela,” Ngoma said. The Johannesburg Press Club said

the Protector’s office responds ef-fectively and has a strong relation-ship with the media. Adv Madonsela said she is hum-bled by the award. “I was a bit wary at first about receiving it, as most newsmaker awards mean the person has made the most noise. However, I realised that the Press Club looked at the quality of news made.” The public protector added that the media and academic community are important stakeholders in the work of the Public Protector. “I thank the Press Club and the Wits Business School for the oppor-tunity it has given me to highlight the role of active citizens in being key to good corporate governance. The contribution of the media and the academic community in promot-ing dialogue and activities, includ-ing the dissemination and evaluation of reports, can never be over-empha-sised,” Adv Madonsela said. She pointed out that most corrup-tion and other wrongdoing in the

exercise of state power are being ar-rested because of good women and men who do something when they see wrongdoing. “Some have done so at the cost of their jobs and a few their lives. It is for this reason that as one of the guardians of the Protected Disclosures Act and the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt activities Act, we have called for the strength-ening of whistle-blower protection. When genuine whistle blowers come to my office for protection after suf-fering an occupational or other detri-ment, we use all available legislative powers to ensure such protection.” Adv Madonsela added that many citizens work with her office in pursuit of good governance and strengthening democracy. “Some take their concerns to the media with many of these ending up lodged with my office. There can be no true peace anywhere as long as there is injustice somewhere. Whether we like it or not, our des-tiny is a shared destiny,” she said.

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Yeoville police have arrested two men who tried to bribe them after

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drinking alcohol inside a parked car. “ The men then pleaded with the of-ficers to let them go, and attempted to bribe the officers with R200. The of-ficers added a charge of bribery to the drinking charge” said Cst Malatji. Cst Malatji adds that two other men were arrested for business robbery this week. “They allegedly went to a shop at corner Hunter and Fortesque Street

at about 2am, broke into the shop and stole several items,” said Cst Malatji. He added that the burglary was report-ed to the police and the two men were arrested later the same day, and some items were recovered. “The burglary suspects appeared in court on April 15 and were remanded in custody. Police urged business owners to be vigilant and secure their businesses properly.”

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Tribute to OR TamboThe ANC joins the nation in com-memorating the 20th Anniversary of the passing of Comrade Oliver Reginald Tambo, a towering gi-ant of our struggle, a unifier and a selfless leader. The ANC salutes the role played by Cde OR, keeping the move-ment intact and mobilising the in-ternational community against the apartheid regime. We will forever remain indebted to Comrade Tam-bo who delivered back to South Africa a united and strong ANC following its unbanning, ushering in our liberation. As we commemorate the 20th anniversary of the passing of Com-rade Tambo, the ANC led govern-ment is simultaneously entering the last mile towards 20 years of a free and democratic order, ide-als for which Comrade Tambo lived for. The movement remains inspired by the life of this selfless leader and reaffirms the words of the eulogy delivered by President Mandela at Cde Tambo’s funeral 20 years ago that, ‘Tambo has not died because the ideals of free-dom, human dignity and a colour-blind respect for every individual cannot perish. While the ANC lives, Oliver Tambo cannot die.Jackson MthembuANC spokesperson

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Heavy fighting kills 200Abuja – Nearly 200 people have been killed in intense fighting between security forces and Boko Haram Isla-mist militants in the north. Military officials said heavy gunfire and rocket-pro-pelled grenades bombarded the town of Baga near the Chadian border for hours, killing 185 civilians and de-stroying 2000 homes on Friday evening. The town’s residents fled into the bush. When they returned on Sunday afternoon they found much of the town de-stroyed and human corpses strewn through the streets. That marked a significant escalation in the insurgency in the area, with the militants using heavier weapons than in previous attacks, a local journalist said. Resi-dents said most of the bodies had been burned beyond recognition in fires that destroyed much of the town. The Boko Haram Islamist insurgents want to carve out an Islamic state across a swathe of northern Ni-geria. The group’s name in the local Hausa language means: Western education is forbidden. Last week the militants rejected an offer for an am-nesty from President Goodluck Jonathan’s govern-ment; and made a counter amnesty offer to the state.

Dire security situationKhartoum - Condemning the recent attack which killed a Nigerian peacekeeper, the US charge d’affaires, Joseph Stafford said security in Darfur is worsening and militias have to be disarmed. Stafford also expressed grave concern about the reports of civilian casualties and deliberate target-ing of civilians by militias in Muhagiriya and La-bado, where the peacekeeper was killed on Friday. He told reporters it was not yet clear who attacked the AU/UN Mission in Darfur (Unamid) base in southern Darfur. He said there was an urgent need to bring the culprits to justice. Two other peace-keepers were wounded in the assault, two days after the government announced it had regained control of the area from rebels. “Escalation in the violence underscores the need for militia disar-mament and a ceasefire with rebels who have not signed a 2011 peace deal.” Under the peace deal, Omar al Bashir’s govern-ment is responsible for disarming the militias. Over 40 Unamid soldiers have been killed in five years.

Nairobi - Two journalists have allegedly received death threats from the internal security department, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) says. The investigative journalists, John Namu and Mohamed Ali of the Kenya Television Network (KTN) have alleged that the threats emanate from their airing of a story suggesting foul play in a gov-ernment official’s death recently. The story: Inside Story: Death in ten minutes sug-gested foul play in a helicopter crash that killed former Interior Minister George Saitoti. Last June a police chopper carrying Saitoti and his deputy Orwa Ojode, two pilots and two bodyguards, crashed in the southern town of Ngong. The KTN story said the commission investigat-ing the crash failed to pursue leads that suggested Saitoti and Ojode could have been poisoned. The international rights group, CPJ condemned the threats to the journalists. Its East Africa consul-tant Tom Rhodes said he held authorities respon-sible for the safety of the journalists. Previously, the police were also implicated in the January 2009 murder of Weekly Citizen journalist Francis Nyaruri, shortly after he investigated cor-ruption within the police department.

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Exiled ex-president returnsAntananarivo - Ex-presi-dent Didier Ratsiraka, 76, has returned after 11 years exile, and immediately attended a national recon-ciliation conference. The meeting, organised by the Ecumenical Council of the Christian churches, is to end the political dead-lock. Ratsiraka was presi-dent from 1975 to 1991 and again from 1996 to 2002,

when he fled to France af-ter a post-election dispute which sparked violence when he refused to concede defeat to Marc Ravalo-manana. That split the na-tion, with two capitals, two governments and a divided army, until Ravalomanana was proclaimed president in May. In 2003 Ratsiraka was sentenced in absentia to 15 years for threatening

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Conakry - Security forces have clashed with protesters and fired teargas in violent protest over the date desig-nated by government for legislative elections. President Alpha Conde declared the polling would be on 30 June, without agreeing to opposition demands to allow the mostly pro-opposition diaspora to take part in the elections. The long-awaited election has caused several violent protests. The government has not commented on the violence, but earlier said it would not tolerate violence or be swayed by opposition threats. The opposition ar-gues that the date has been unilaterally determined by the president who they say plans to rig the outcome. Demonstrators hurled stones at police, who responded by firing teargas along one of the seaside capital’s main highways, injuring at least three people including one protester who was shot in the chest. Correspondents said the city was enveloped by smoke as protesters armed with clubs burned tyres and debris. The election, originally earmarked for 2011, is meant to complete Guinea’s transition to civilian rule follow-ing a military coup in 2008 and could unlock hundreds of millions of dollars in European aid.

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state security and 10 years for embezzling public funds. However, current president An-dry Rajoelina, who ousted Ravalomanana had said Ratsiraka was free to return home.

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