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At the Cradle: A few things to do before you die

I’d never thought about a bucket list – things to do before I die — until I was holding one in my hand.

Jo’burg residents rubbish Pikitup strike

Jo’burg residents rubbish Pikitup strike

As a strike by refuse workers drags on, the streets of Johannesburg have been turned into a dumping ground.

Krejcir: A dummy’s guide

The bodies of people associated with Radovan Krejcir have been piling up. It’s like something out of a mafia movie. We look at the main players.

SABC fights BCCSA ruling on M&G matter

The SABC is appealing a Broadcasting Complaints Commission ruling in a matter concerning it, the <i>M&G</i> and reporter Sam Sole.

SA Cabinet won’t support calls for Gaddafi to step down

South Africa will not call for Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to step down, the Cabinet decided at a meeting this week.

Checklist takes sting out of BEE

Checklist takes sting out of BEE

A series of questions has been drawn up to verify the suitability of benefi ciaries of empowerment.

Turning the tide on TB

Turning the tide on TB

Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi commemorated World TB Day by unveiling the only GeneXpert system in Africa on Thursday.

TB: Staying the course

TB: Staying the course

Sibongile has been diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB) three times; this year she found out she has multidrug-resistant TB.

Brics nations pledge better access to quality medicine

Ramping up the battle against TB

The battlefield in the fight against TB has been mapped out in the province with the highest prevalence of the disease — KwaZulu-Natal.

‘People are the real wealth of nations’

‘People are the real wealth of nations’

UNDP director for democratic governance <strong>Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi</strong> speaks to the <em>M&G</em> about democracy in Africa.

‘Politicians should be sent to defuse protests’

BEE ‘is not meant for the select few’

Former MP Jay Naidoo says black economic empowerment (BEE) has, in many instances, been hijacked by a "cabal of predatory elite".

DA: Jo’burg crime unit to investigate Shaik

Action against Schabir Shaik welcomed

Opposition political parties on Monday welcomed the re-incarceration of fraud convict Schabir Shaik.

The Guptas: A dummy’s guide

Industrialists. Newspaper owners. And friends with the president and his family. Read our dummy’s guide to the famous family.

Reitz victims to start their own company

Reitz victims to start their own company

The victims of the 2008 racist video produced by four students of the University of the Free State are to start their own company.

Four journos arrested in Zim

Political violence ‘remains a serious problem in Zim’

Zimbabwe is not ready for elections, and will not be ready until it has dealt with present and past human rights violations, says Human Rights Watch.

SABC breached code in Gumede interview

The BCCSA has reprimanded the SABC over an interview it flighted last year, in which John Sterenborg and Sam Sole were accused of corruption.

Sterenborg vs SABC

The SABC has been reprimanded for contravening the broadcasting code regarding an interview with businessman John Sterenborg in November 2010.

Rebel alliance wrests Libya’s UN seat from Gaddafi

Africa is failing Libya, say NGOs

African governments are "failing" Libyan citizens and all Africans, according to civil society organisations on Friday.

Bees Roux murder trial set down for August 1

Bees Roux murder trial set down for August 1

The trial of rugby player Bees Roux, accused of murder, has been set down for five days from August 1.

2011 a year of job creation, says Gauteng premier

The Gauteng state of the Province address addressed a broad range of issues. We sum them up.