These pictures from 1927 come with a cultural
disclaimer, appropriate for works that fit into the ’colonial fantasy’ template.
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/ 18 February 2011
The country’s top pathologists say laboratories are running on a backlog of up to 10 years, leaving the criminal justice system in the lurch.
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/ 18 February 2011
Johannesburg residents protested over council billing complaints outside the city’s customer service centre in Braamfontein on Friday.
Leonard Chuene, the athletics boss at the centre of the Caster Semenya gender scandal, has been fired and banned from the sport for seven years.
Terror accused Brian Roach abandoned his bail application in the Alexandra Magistrate’s court on Friday.
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/ 18 February 2011
Wry laughter greeted U2 frontman Bono’s closing statements at a symposium held to bring together Africa’s best and brightest this week.
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/ 18 February 2011
Be savvy when it comes to knowing what work you can legitimately do from home.
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/ 18 February 2011
Gavin Hunt is under no illusion about the difficult task that awaits SuperSport United in the first round of the CAF African Champions League.
With the backing of a sponsor and a determined coach, SA women’s hockey is heading up the field.
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/ 18 February 2011
Asset managers are bullish on shares and believe the rand will continue to weaken. They also think inflation may rise.
Suspended Athletics South Africa president Leonard Chuene says he will return to the courts to fight the findings of a disciplinary inquiry panel.
Affidavits filed with the police allege bribery and threats of violence to compel voting for certain candidates.
Claims of police torture and rapid plea bargains by under-pressure crime unit raise questions over Anni Dewani murder.
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/ 18 February 2011
Three days after election to the top job in the Western Cape ANC, Marius Fransman’s face shows the effects of the battle for leadership.
The new Super Rugby tournament kicks off this weekend without the Stormers. The Cape side have a bye, which may seem like a waste of time.
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/ 18 February 2011
The Gupta family, who are close to Jacob Zuma, will now indirectly own about 0,3% of the country’s most valuable piece of commercial real estate.
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/ 18 February 2011
The countrywide road freight workers’ strike has entered its fifth day as no resolution could be reached on Thursday night.
In book circles, it’s important to choose carefully the partner with whom you do-si-do.
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/ 18 February 2011
Residents of defunct buildings are commanding national headlines and casting an embarrassing spotlight on Johannesburg’s running battles with the poor
In the north wheat is a staple food, whereas the rest of its cuisine is usually spicy, with a strong emphasis on milk-based dishes.
We’ve seen it before and we all know how it ended. Could it be otherwise this time?
A R450 zipper creation refers to a butterfly necklace. It has the weight of a heavy chain, but suggests something far more delicate and organic
Nechama Brodie interviews Jodi Bieber, who last week won the 2010 World Press Photo award for Photo of the Year.
The Aveng Group — a major construction and infrastructure development company — has suspended a manager after he circulated a racist email.
The four unions involved in the road freight strike have rejected the Road Freight Employers’ Association’s latest offer, the company said.
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/ 17 February 2011
Unions were "disappointed" that they had been left out of the process to select a CEO for state transport and logistics giant Transnet.
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/ 17 February 2011
Punishment given to newspapers for irresponsible reporting should be "proportionate" to the harm caused, said Media Monitoring Africa on Thursday.
In his reply to the debate on the State of the Nation address on Thursday, President Jacob Zuma took pride in the government’s interventions.
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/ 17 February 2011
Transnet’s largest trade union said on Wednesday it was "cautiously optimistic" about the appointment Brian Molefe as the parastatal’s new CEO.
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/ 17 February 2011
Lazarus Zim will replace Jeff Molobela as chairperson of Telkom with immediate effect for a one-year period.
The UN’s Frank LaRue said in Johannesburg this week that there can be no democracy without the internet as well as no development.
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/ 17 February 2011
The protest in the Mpumalanga township of Wesselton, near Ermelo, was suspended on Thursday, said a community leader.