With SA investing Kusile and Medupi, it’s clear coal will remain a large part of our energy supply. Hear what the SA delegation, Greenpeace and WWF have to say.
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/ 1 December 2011
A Singapore shipper says Somali pirates have released a hijacked palm oil tanker and 21 crew members, but kept four South Koreans as hostages.
A new plan to combat HIV in SA is to be launched today, amid a worldwide funding crisis that threatens to slow progress in the fight against Aids.
A top ally of DRC President Joseph Kabila has accused his main rival’s party of insurrection, vowing to deal firmly with any unrest or "schemes".
The inquiry into CSA continues after yesterday hearing testimony in defence of CEO Gerald Majola, who is accused of financial mismanagement.
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/ 1 December 2011
Several teams have leaped two places on the PSL table, with SuperSport United keeping their lead, followed by Mamelodi Sundowns and Free State Stars.
Oscar Wilde’s renovated Paris tomb has been unveiled, complete with a new glass barrier to shield it from a torrent of dangerous, admiring kisses.
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/ 30 November 2011
The number of new HIV/Aids cases in China is soaring, state media has reported, with infection rates among college students and older men rising.
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/ 30 November 2011
Stats SA has revealed that the number of deaths registered in 2009 dropped by 3.8% from 2008 with TB as the main cause of death by natural causes.
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/ 30 November 2011
The South African Revenue Service says a record number of 4.86-million income tax returns have been received — 23% higher than the previous year.
The presidency has rejected claims that Willie Hofmeyr’s removal as Special Investigating Unit head is politically motivated.
A CSA official says submissions made by KPMG at a hearing on Cricket South Africa are inconsistent with an executive summary it compiled earlier.
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/ 30 November 2011
Israel has decided to release tax money it had been withholding from the Palestinian Authority since its admission to Unesco a month ago.
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/ 30 November 2011
Securing finance to start or grow a business is likely to be a greater challenge than usual for self-employed South Africans.
The ANC has been ordered to hand over a report on former Western Cape premier Ebrahim Rasool’s involvement in the "brown envelope" scandal.
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/ 30 November 2011
Jomo Cosmos managed to squeeze a 1-1 draw against Black Leopards in injury time during their PSL clash, leaving them bottom of the log and winless.
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/ 30 November 2011
Damiano Tommasi, a former Italian international, has said he would advise homosexual footballers against openly admitting their sexuality.
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/ 30 November 2011
Man-of-the-match Rohit Sharma guided India to their 10th successive home win after a one-wicket victory over the West Indies in their first ODI.
Norway’s mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik, who killed 77 people in July, may escape a jail sentence as he ‘lives in his own delusional universe’.
A judge has sentenced Michael Jackson’s physician, Conrad Murray, three weeks after being convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the star’s death.
There has been mixed reaction to President Jacob Zuma’s replacement of Willie Hofmeyr with Willem Heath as head of the Special Investigation Unit.
The Constitutional Court has reserved judgment in a preliminary hearing on a conflict of interest from a misconduct complaint against John Hlophe.
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/ 29 November 2011
The DA and trade union Uasa say South Africa’s economic growth could be better despite suffering knock-on effects from Europe and the US.
President Jacob Zuma has announced the appointment of Willem Heath as head of the Special Investigating Unit, dropping Willie Hofmeyr.
Formula One’s supremo Bernie Ecclestone says he is considering new locations such as South Africa and Mexico to host Grand Prix races.
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei says his wife has been summoned to a police station — the latest person close to him to be taken in for questioning.
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/ 29 November 2011
Moody’s Investors Service, in its Banking System Outlook published on Tuesday, shows the outlook for South Africa’s banking system remains stable.
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/ 29 November 2011
After a string of successes and a Telkom Knockout final against Pirates next month, Wits will hopefully keep their focus on their PSL title hopes.
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/ 29 November 2011
Lotus Renault GP has announced that Kimi Räikkönen is to return to Formula One racing next season after signing a two-year deal with them.
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/ 29 November 2011
South Africa’s economy slightly expanded to a growth rate of 1.4% in the third quarter of 2011, Statistics South African said on Tuesday.
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/ 29 November 2011
The exhibition of a student artist has been pulled from a Franschhoek gallery after she posed nude and tore pages from a Bible.
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/ 29 November 2011
Mike Tindall has been reinstated to England’s elite player squad and had his fine reduced after he appealed his suspension for bad conduct.