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Shoot the boer: ‘That’s how a genocide can start’

A South African court on Monday ruled that ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema was guilty of hate speech for singing an apartheid-era song.

Cope welcomes Piet the farmer to their ranks

Agriculture and affirmative action. That was all it took for Piet Grobler, a retired farmer from Thabazimbi in Limpopo, to join Cope.

What bloggers do, and why they do it

The rise in popularity of blogging has inspired new writers and creators to share their voices with the world, <i>Pewsearch.org</i> reported recently. A national phone survey of…

Another 77 000 jobless in UK

The unemployment rate in the United Kingdom hit its highest level in three and a half years in April, official data showed recently, while earnings growth remained subdued. The…

Zuma: ‘M&G has crossed the line’

The claim that Jacob Zuma confessed to having had consensual sex with a woman he is alleged to have raped was ”manufactured” by the Mail & Guardian newspaper and the journalist…

M&G’s CEO barred from leaving Zim

Trevor Ncube, the owner and publisher of the Mail & Guardian and Zimbabwe’s Standard and Independent had his passport impounded as he landed in Bulawayo on Wednesday. The…

Jesus did not have his chips at Nando’s

In an attempt to smooth ruffled feathers, South Africa’s churches came out in support of fast-food company Nando’s on Monday after it denied any involvement in an allegedly…

DA loses floor-crossing appeal

Cape Town High Court Judge Burton Fourie dismissed the Democratic Alliance’s floor-crossing appeal with costs on Monday. This means the DA has lost its fight to have the National…

Refugees say they have plenty to offer South Africa

Refugees attending a Parliamentary session on Wednesday urged the government to recognise their talents and use them to develop the country. ”Give these people a chance to use…

Bantu Holomisa’s night of long knives

United Democratic Movement leader Bantu Holomisa has suspended eight of his top elected officials with immediate effect following fears that they were intending to cross the…

US first lady praises Mbeki, SA’s women

Lauding President Thabo Mbeki’s drive for gender equality and South Africa’s women for their fight against HIV/Aids, United States First Lady Laura Bush said Africa’s progress is…

Power to the principals, says education minister

Minister of Education Naledi Pandor wishes to introduce legislation early next year giving school principals more power and authority, she said on Monday. School governing bodies…

Thousands evacuated from Birmingham

British police evacuated 20 000 people from the centre of Britain’s second-biggest city, Birmingham, and carried out a controlled explosion on a bus on Saturday evening after…

London sucked into terror maelstrom

At least 33 people have been killed in a series of explosions that ripped through London’s transport system on Thurday morning, and more fatalities are expected to be announced…

London attacks ‘in the name of Islam’

At least 37 people were killed and about 700 injured after four bombs ripped through London’s underground network and tore the roof off a bus during Thursday-morning rush hour.…

SA govt condemns London attacks

President Thabo Mbeki and his government have condemned Thursday’s attacks on London’s transport network. Mbeki said from the Group of Eight summit in Scotland that important…

Opposition parties welcome Zuma decision

The president was correct in dismissing deputy President Jacob Zuma, Inkatha Freedom Party leader, Mangosuthu Buthelezi, said at Parliament on Tuesday. He was responding moments…

Deputy president sacked

President Thabo Mbeki’s sacking on Tuesday of his deputy, Jacob Zuma, has been widely lauded but also criticised, while Zuma himself has accepted his fate.

Pretoria today, Pretoria tomorrow?

It is possible that Pretoria will not be renamed Tshwane, Minister of Arts and Culture Pallo Jordan said in Cape Town on Thursday. He said he was still awaiting a recommendation…

Jo’burg waste recycler runs into trouble

A waste-recycling plant in Johannesburg — described as a danger to the health of employees and the environment — was ordered on Thursday to comply with new regulations or face…