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South Africa

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/ 30 December 2009

Cele pays tribute to slain policewoman

Captain Michelle Pitout — killed during a housebreaking investigation — had bravely given her life to policing, said police Commissioner Bheki Cele.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 30 December 2009

Swann and Broad bowl England to innings win

Graeme Swann and Stuart Broad bowled SA out for 133 as England completed victory by an innings and 98 runs on the fifth day of the second Test.

By Ken Borland
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/ 30 December 2009

DA calls for value-for-money determination of bonuses

The Democratic Alliance in Gauteng on Wednesday proposed a ”value-for-money” system in determining public-sector bonuses.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 29 December 2009

Swann and Broad leave SA reeling

Graeme Swann and Stuart Broad ripped through South Africa’s top order to put England on the brink of victory on the fourth day of the second Test.

By Ken Borland
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/ 29 December 2009

Will World Cup stadiums change Africa’s image?

South Africa’s World Cup stadiums could change the image of Africa forever, or stand as spectacular monuments to extravagance and waste.

By Barry Moody
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/ 28 December 2009

Family killed in Harrismith plane crash

Four people — believed to be members of one family — were killed when their six-seater airplane crashed in Harrismith in the Free State on Monday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 28 December 2009

England in the driving seat

The sun shone on England on the third day of the second Test against South Africa at Kingsmead, with the visitors ending the day in a strong position.

By Jane Bramley
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/ 28 December 2009

SA improve bowling on third day of Test

SA put on a much improved bowling performance on the third morning of the second Test at Kingsmead, restricting England to the addition on 87 runs.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 28 December 2009

Over 800 killed on SA roads

About 840 people have been killed while more than 280 000 drivers have been fined for speeding since the beginning of the December holidays.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 28 December 2009

Union: ‘Matric is simply not enough’

Matrics will need to obtain further skills in order to find viable employment, the United Association of South Africa union said on Sunday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 27 December 2009

Sex-ring children to receive counselling

Fourteen boys found to have been sodomising each other in a working-class suburb of Cape Town will not face criminal charges, police said on Sunday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 27 December 2009

Poet and protester Dennis Brutus dies

Poet and former political prisoner Dennis Brutus, who fought apartheid in words and deeds, has died at the age of 85.

By Hillel Italie
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/ 27 December 2009

Poet, activist Dennis Brutus dies

Poet and former political prisoner Dennis Brutus, who fought apartheid in words and deeds, has died at the age of 85.

By Hillel Italie
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/ 27 December 2009

Seeking Lotto riches, South Africans smoke vulture brains

Smoking dried vulture brains to have a vision of winning Lotto numbers — that’s why customers come to Scelo, a vendor of traditional medicines.

By Alexandra Lesieur
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/ 24 December 2009

Somali refugees stranded in Randfontein

A group of Somali refugees in Randfontein are facing homelessness and growing uncertainty, while government and the UN pass the buck.

By Jillo Kadida
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/ 24 December 2009

Minister backs grounding of Airlink planes

Transport Minister Sbu Ndebele has patted the CAA warmly on the head for the swift action it took to ground the Jetstream fleet of Airlink.

By Michael Hamlyn
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/ 24 December 2009

Twelve dead in E Cape bus accident

A twelfth person has died after a bus accident in the Eastern Cape on Thursday, traffic officials said.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 24 December 2009

Asmal presses on in Hlophe case

Kader Asmal has applied to join proceedings to set aside a JSC decision not to hold a hearing on the John Hlophe-Constitutional Court judges dispute.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 24 December 2009

Captain Smith backs experienced Ntini

SA captain Graeme Smith gave his unequivocal backing on Wednesday to Makhaya Ntini, saying the fast bowler would likely play in the second Test.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 23 December 2009

The curious case of the ex-South Africans

Most emigrants are still whites motivated by fear, but life as an expat isn’t always easy, writes Ilham Rawoot.

By Ilham Rawoot
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/ 23 December 2009

Looking for a better life

From all over the continent, immigrants come looking for a better life in the south.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 23 December 2009

Not the view from the top

Dear diary … a privileged vantage on a decade in the news, with a little help from Hayibo.com.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 23 December 2009

Goodbye, faded rainbow

Rapule Tabane looks at how leadership has influenced racial attitudes in South Africa in the past 10 years.

By Rapule Tabane
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/ 23 December 2009

Winning hearts, losing face

A look at a sporting decade that made heroes but also cut some giants down to size.

By Phathisani Moyo and Lucky Sindane
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/ 23 December 2009

Millennium babies

South Africa’s millennium babies tell Karabo Keepile what makes them tick.

By Karabo Keepile
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/ 23 December 2009

A wounded nation

Fifteen years into democracy, South Africans remain profoundly psychologically divided, argues Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela.

By Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela
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/ 23 December 2009

2009 Report Card: Part 2

There are so many Cs in the report card that you could be forgiven for expecting Zuma’s team to appear at Cabinet meetings attired appropriately.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 23 December 2009

Sundowns cut SuperSport’s lead

Mamelodi Sundowns showed they have the temperament and hunger for glory after they blew the Absa Premiership race wide open on Tuesday night.

By Billy Cooper
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/ 23 December 2009

2009 Report Card: Muddling along in the C class

It was called ”the gentleman’s C”, the grade that scions of wealthy families could achieve while waltzing through university with a minimum of study.

By Lucy Hornby and Yu Le
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/ 23 December 2009

Mzansi’s groove

From Moses Molelekwa to Fokofpolisiekar, the BLK JKS to the Kalahari Surfers, the M&G writers rate a decade in South African music.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 22 December 2009

SA Airlink back on track with corrective-action programme

SA Airlink is back on track following its submission of a ”corrective-action programme”, the Civil Aviation Authority said on Tuesday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 22 December 2009

‘Slap on the wrist’ for Shaik after parole violations

In what the opposition has described as a ”slap on the wrist”, fraud convict Schabir Shaik has been given a formal warning after parole violations.

By Ben Maclennan
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