Towns hit by Brazil’s deadliest flooding disaster on record were on Wednesday waiting for millions of dollars in aid as the death toll climbed to 712.
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/ 19 January 2011
Police investigators who gathered extensive evidence which led to the conviction of "sugar-cane" serial killer Thozamile Taki received praise.
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/ 19 January 2011
Universities that offer diplomas as well as degrees appear to be the first choice of students who have been flooding universities.
South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) group CEO Solly Mokoetle has resigned with immediate effect.
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/ 19 January 2011
Government departments and public entities showed "marginal improvements" in the way they managed their finances in the past year.
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/ 19 January 2011
Zambian police arrested two journalists after riots saw two people being killed during secessionist demonstrations.
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/ 19 January 2011
Africa has a unique opportunity to provide solutions for the global problem of climate change, says Professor Sir David King.
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/ 19 January 2011
Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula has congratulated Cricket South Africa on the team selected for the Cricket World Cup on the sub-continent next month.
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/ 19 January 2011
Trade union Solidarity said on Wednesday that regulation, not a "deathblow", was needed to deal with the issue of labour broking.
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A court has sentenced serial killer Thozamile Taki to 13 life sentences — one for each of the women he killed — plus a further 208 years.