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Zuma says no to dropping his name
- National | Nickolaus Bauer
- President Jacob Zuma has condemned the practice of using his name and that of Cabinet ministers to secure privileges and violate state procedures.
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SA Defence Force trained some DRC M23 rebels
- Africa | Andisiwe Makinana
- A startling revelation has been made in Parliament - some of the Democratic Republic of Congo's M23 rebels are former trainees of the SANDF.
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SA Reserve Bank keeps repo rate unchanged
- Economy | Thalia Holmes
- A flailing rand dogged by labour unrest and the threat of unreasonably high wages has prompted the SA Reserve Bank to keep the repo rate unchanged.
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Zuma's defamation claims are a media intimidation tactic
- National | Staff Reporter
- The way claims were instituted between 2006 and 2010 and then neglected shows President Jacob Zuma was not serious about them, says a report.
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Photojournalist harassed by home affairs official
- National | Staff Reporter
- A home affairs department official has allegedly manhandled Cape Argus photographer David Ritchie and forced him to delete pictures off his camera.
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Gupta report: Scapegoats to escape sanction?
- National | Nickolaus Bauer
- Government's Gupta plane landing report does not conclusively suggest that Christine Anderson and Bruce Koloane will face criminal charges.
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Parliament to probe initiation deaths
- National | Sapa
- Parliament will probably debate the deaths of initiates at the end of the month, says the ANC chief whip's office.
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Families walk out of Marikana commission after cop apology
- National | Sapa
- Families of miners shot dead by police in Marikana walked out of the Farlam commission when a police officer conveyed his condolences to them.
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Cameron calls meeting after suspected terror attack in London
- World | Maria Golovnina
- David Cameron has convened an emergency meeting after two extremists hacked a soldier to death with meat cleavers in a south London street.
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Twin terror attacks in Niger leave several dead
- Africa | Abdoulaye Massalatchi
- Several people have been killed in separate suicide bomb attacks in Niger that showed the fight against militants was spreading across West Africa.
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Refugees failed by global inaction on human rights
- Comment and Analysis | Salil Shetty
- The world is becoming an increasingly dangerous place for those on the move or uprooted from their homes by violence and persecution.
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African Union: 50 years on
- Africa | Kirubel Tadesse
- This week marks the 50th year since the founding of a continent-wide organisation that spearheaded efforts to liberate Africa from colonial masters.
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Fire guts historic Holy Family College hall
- National | Nickolaus Bauer
- A fire has ripped through Holy Family College's hall, destroying the decades-old building and four class rooms.
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Oklahoma tornado: Relief after the storm
- Hundreds of trapped people were rescued from collapsed buildings after the weekend's tornado - the deadliest to hit the US in two years.
Winnie auction: Knock, knock?
- Journalists waited outside Winnie Mandela's Soweto home for an auction to offset a debt, but were left hanging.
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- The low-down on big stories like Guptagate, the 'exposure' of a sinister campaign in Zimbabwe, and the MTV Base Africa All Stars concert.
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- One of the democratic government's biggest challenges has been to undo the notorious Natives Land Act of 1913 with land reform.
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Dropout rate points to lack of support
- Dismal figures for students finishing their courses suggest that our universities have learned little in seven years.
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- A police investigation into the disappearance of R60-million from a low-cost housing project in North West seems to have ground to a halt
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M&G Hangout: Details on Gupta landing emerge
- Official details on the infamous Gupta wedding are trickling in. Join our M&G Hangout on Friday as we discuss the latest revelations from Guptagate.
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Methodist in the madness
- Ecclesia's battle is another step on De Lange road to freedom, for us all.
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Kenya's ambitious urban farmers
- Rosa is one of many young, urban Kenyan professionals who have decided to take up farming to boost their income. It’s an unusual but financially strategic choice.
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Microsoft joins next-gen gaming fray with new Xbox One
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Live blog: Guptagate parliamentary debate
- The political fallout over the Gupta family landing at Waterkloof Air Force Base comes into sharp focus. Follow our live blog for the latest updates from Parliament.
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Bushfire Festival gets a continental shift
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Timbuktu's literary gems in a fight for survival
- Thousands of manuscripts on science and history are symbols of Africa's cultural heritage, but without proper preservation, they risk being ruined.
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