The Protection of Information Bill is a step closer to becoming law after MPs adopted a final draft, despite opposition threats of a legal challenge.
An inquiry into alleged UK complicity in the mistreatment of suspects will probe new claims that spy agency MI6 was involved in rendition to Libya.
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Business Unity SA has asked to meet with the SA Local Government Association regarding a proposed tax on business to help raise additional funds.
Supporters and opponents of Hosni Mubarak clashed outside a Cairo courtroom as witnesses testified over his deadly suppression of protests this year.
From heated debates on race to incredible panels on poetry, the M&G Literary Festival hosted riveting discussions between extraordinary people.
Residents of Thembelihle, who staged a protest over housing and water grievances, are set to discuss the issues with Gauteng housing officials.
England manager Fabio Capello has warned Andy Carroll that the Liverpool striker needed to drink less if he wanted to be a successful footballer.
This panel discussion looks at the African city as fertile terrain for imagining new geographies and sociologies of magic and science.
The ANCYL in Limpopo says it paid for the buses that took Malema supporters to his hearing, but isn’t responsible for all the violence that ensued.
Aspects of the South African Novel explores the central contradiction in local literature: that there is so much writing talent yet so few readers.
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Famine has spread to another Somali region and the UN has warned more areas will become affected in the next four months.
Writers Fiona Forde, Antjie Krog, Sandile Memela and Andile Mngxitama discuss the contested conditions of life in SA and its literary future.
Barcelona midfielder Cesc Fabregas says he has a lot to learn and still feels he gets "in the way" a little when playing with his new teammates.
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Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has prostate cancer that has spread to other organs, according to a US diplomatic cable released by WikiLeaks.
People, politics, culture and place meet in the festival’s opening address by Professor Karl von Holdt at the Market Theatre.
Protesters on Monday danced and sang freedom songs in the streets of Swaziland’s capital Mbabane, at the start of a planned week of protests.
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Europe’s top banks are due to meet to share insights on whether the latest sovereign debt crisis squall could yet turn into a financial market storm.
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<i>Mail & Guardian</i> readers weigh in on Julius Malema, Mac Maharaj and more.
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Compliance with data protection legislation has come under the spotlight since the implementation of consumer protection and personal protection Acts.
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Japan’s Honda Motor says it is recalling 936 000 of its popular Jazz cars worldwide due to defective power window switches.
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Rio Tinto and Anglo American have said they plan to sell their stakes in Palabora Mining, SA’s only refined copper producer.
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The Democratic Republic of Congo could exceed a forecast 6.5% economic growth in 2011 but must do more to increase transparency in the mining sector.
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A secret United States cable released by WikiLeaks tells how former president Thabo Mbeki cried before announcing his resignation.
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Botswana will lift a moratorium on new prospecting licences for coal in a bid to optimise benefits from its 212-billion tonnes of coal reserves.
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South Africa have finished 17th on the table after Caster Semenya grabbed the nation’s fourth medal during the World Athletics Championships.
The Swaziland government has sought a court injunction to block a week of planned pro-democracy protests where political parties are banned.
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Hosts Niger beat Bafana Bafana 2-1 in their 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier at the General Seyni Koutche Stadium in Niamey.
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A former ANCYL branch leader has been shot dead by police at his KwaZulu-Natal home following his arrest on Saturday.
British Prime Minister David Cameron wants a major "watering down" of proposals from the ICB to ring fence retail arms of top United Kingdom banks.
Visiting Red Cross chief is seeking access to those detained in more than five months of anti-regime protests in Syria.
Tropical Storm Lee has made landfall in Louisiana, bringing with it torrential rains threatening floods in parts of the country.
Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos insists there is no rift with EU and IMF auditors, who say Greece failed to meet conditions to unlock funding.