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A small town’s morning of terror
Reporter Philippa Garson arrives in Ermelo on a routine assignment ... and drives into teargas and violence.
Was Boipatong an act of vengeance?
A white policeman was killed shortly before the Boipatong massacre - but police dismiss any link between the two events as "absolute silliness".
Day of the gallows
On Wednesday, Anton Koen and James Henry Cohen, both convicted of common law murder, were taken to the gallows.
ANC’S banana boy with a slippery mission
Jacob Zuma, the ANC's Natal/kwaZulu premier, is a man at ease in his own ability - which is just as well considering the task that lies ahead of him.
Confessions of a moffie kid
Zackie Achmat, aged 10 when he seduced his first grown-up, tells his life story in a new collection of gay essays.
Commonwealth chief jets in unexpectedly
Last night's urgent visit by the Commonwealth's secretary general underlines the organisation's role as primary peace-broker in the SA conflict.
Watch out FW, the crunch is coming
Last night the government was due to announce its response to the ANC's 14 conditions for the resumption of talks.
Where a massacre is a way of life
Boipatong was just the latest in a series of masscares on the Reef which average tow a month and claim on average 25 lives, reports Beathur Baker.
Call for state health scheme
Masa has advocated a radical reshaping of the way health care is provided and paid for in South Africa.
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