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/ 16 November 2011
About 93 Nigerian women and two babies have been rescued from "sex slavery" in Mali, and nine people suspected of human trafficking arrested.
Julian Assange has applied to the UK Supreme Court to hear his appeal against extradition to Sweden, saying it was a way to get him in the US.
ANCYL secretary-general Sindiso Magaqa has missed a deadline to apologise to Minister Malusi Gigaba, but nevertheless plans to appeal his suspension.
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/ 16 November 2011
After an outcry over Bryce Lawrence’s World Cup refereeing, the rugby official says he will not officiate in SA should he fear for his life.
Facebook says it’s investigating reports that some members of the social network are receiving graphic images in their news feeds.
Shareholders of Eurobank and Alpha Bank have approved a merger plan designed to create Greece’s largest lender with major backing from a Qatari fund.
Cash-strapped Swaziland has pulled together enough loans from local banks to raise the $43-million needed to pay civil servants.
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/ 15 November 2011
The Medicines Control Council has obtained an urgent court order to stop the continued sale of potentially deadly medicines.
Jacob Zuma has concluded day one of a state visit to Oman where he took part in talks with Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al-Said on bilateral cooperation.
Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula has told Parliament that the country is grappling with the same issues raised at the 2008 national sports indaba.
The Gulf Cooperation Council has rejected Syria’s call for an emergency Arab summit, making it unlikely the Arab League will agree to hold a meeting.
Hong Kong customs officers have seized a record 33 rhino horns along with ivory chopsticks and bracelets hidden in a container shipped from SA.
Liberia’s Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has appointed a nun to probe a pre-poll shooting incident as results are set to confirm her divisive re-election.
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/ 15 November 2011
Indian police will reopen the match-fixing scandal case involving the late South African cricket captain Hansie Cronje.
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/ 15 November 2011
The police’s Independent Complaints Directorate was sent packing by MPs on Tuesday after pleading ignorance on the inflated cost of its new offices.
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/ 15 November 2011
The Consumer Protection Act is forcing lawyers to find a legally acceptable consensus on what constitutes "plain and understandable" language.
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/ 15 November 2011
UK police have arrested four men in Birmingham on terrorism-related charges as part of a major counter-terror operation.
The Swedish view of Julian Assange has changed in a year from the James Bond of the internet to a paranoid chauvinist pig.
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/ 15 November 2011
A 5.2 magnitude tremor has hit an eastern Turkish province already ravaged by two deadly earthquakes that killed more than 600 people since October.
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/ 15 November 2011
South Africa’s only training session ahead of their international friendly against Zimbabwe has been cancelled after lights went out at the stadium.
Coordination between the police and thousands of private security firms has led to a reduction in serious crimes, says Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa.
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/ 15 November 2011
While on a two-day visit to <i>Crocodile Dundee</i> country, an Aussie company has decided to insure Barack Obama against crocodile attacks.
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/ 15 November 2011
In a once-in-a-lifetime event, an unusual species of barnacle known as the buoy barnacle has washed ashore on Cape beaches.
New York police have begun clearing Zuccotti park in the city’s financial district, where Occupy Wall Street protesters have camped for two months.
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/ 15 November 2011
Twenty people have died following an accident involving two minibuses and a truck in the Karoo on Tuesday morning, Western Cape police say.
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/ 15 November 2011
Three popular African singers have released a CD in collaboration with Vatican Radio to mark the pope’s upcoming visit to Benin.
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/ 15 November 2011
The UN Security Council says tougher action is needed from peacekeepers against the Lord’s Resistance Army rebels in Uganda.
The DRC’s electoral commission says it would ask for a extra days should it be unable to organise the November 28 presidential elections in time.
South Africa and Mozambique have signed an agreement to join forces with Tanzania to fight piracy in Southern African waters.
Embattled ANCYL leader Julius Malema is set to meet the SA Minority Rights Equality Movement to discuss his recent reference to Indians as "makula".
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/ 15 November 2011
After reports of US security fears at the 2012 London Olympics, the UK has said it might deploy surface-to-air missiles to ensure safety at the Games.