Some films are known as "game-changers". <i>The King’s Speech</i> is not one of those films, writes <b>Peter Bradshaw</b>.
My books really take form only once the writing’s done and I start editing, says Hagen Engler.
Jacob Zuma’s State of the Nation address contains mixed messages, Pieter Mulder said, while Gwede Mantashe was "comfortable" with it.
The local government elections will take place before the end of May, and preparations are well underway, President Jacob Zuma said on Thursday.
President Jacob Zuma on Thursday announced the establishment of a jobs fund of R9-billion over the next three years to finance job-creation.
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Sanef is "deeply perturbed" by a report on Thursday that the Democratic Alliance had blacklisted a journalist from the <i>Sowetan</i>.
SA will not rush Jacques Kallis back into action at the World Cup to help the all-rounder recover fully from an injury, captain Graeme Smith says.
The US on Thursday expressed alarm at new violence in Zimbabwe, accusing the Zanu-PF of carrying out the attacks ahead of possible elections this year
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Michael Dean Pepper has been banned for three years after failing a doping test last year, the SA Institute for Drug-Free Sport said on Thursday.
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Google and Facebook, plus others, have held low level takeover talks with Twitter that give the internet sensation a value as high as $10-billion.
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Former England all-rounder Trevor Bailey has died in a fire at his home at the age of 87, Essex County Cricket Club said on Thursday.
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The sickening, rapid click-click-clicking of the electrocuting device sounded like an angry rattlesnake as it passed within inches of my face.
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Former England all-rounder Trevor Bailey has died in a fire at his home at the age of 87, Essex County Cricket Club said on Thursday.
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Nigerians were reminded of a grim period in their history when the son of hated dictator Sani Abacha qualified as a candidate for state governor.
Daniel Domscheit-Berg accused WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange of many things in his book, but the oddest allegation could be the abuse of his cat.
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Trade unions on Thursday criticised the Democratic Alliance for reportedly blacklisting <i>Sowetan</i> newspaper reporter, Anna Majavu.
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Sales of tablets and smartphones will outnumber computers this year as consumers begin using a wider variety of devices to access the internet.
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Growth in South Africa’s manufacturing output slowed to just 0,2% on the year in December and was far below analysts forecasts.
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Every pupil in every school in Gauteng will be searched for illegal substances, the province’s safety and security minister said on Thursday.
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The under-fire National Youth Development Agency claimed on Thursday that it has "created or sustained" over 15 000 jobs in the past year.
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Should we fear the uprising in Egypt, asks <b>Jonathan Mann</b>
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DUT students have set one of the institution’s cars alight and thrown rocks at the executive director’s office in Pietermaritzburg on Thursday.
President Jacob Zuma considers the State of the Nation address to be one of his "most important" speeches, he said ahead of the opening of Parliament.
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Telkom met unions this week to discuss potential job cuts, as the struggling fixed-line operator seeks to rein in costs, it was reported on Thursday.
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Johannesburg Metrobus drivers were still on strike on Thursday morning in protest against their new shift schedule, the bus company said.
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Kumba Iron Ore on Thursday doubled its full-year profit, boosted by increased exports and prices.
Southern Sudan’s vote to split from the Arab-dominated north is a "new dawn" for the giant African nation, a top UN envoy said on Wednesday.
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Metrobus drivers in Johannesburg went on strike on Wednesday afternoon in protest against a new shift schedule, the bus company said.
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The Civil Aviation Authority has sent investigators to look into the cause of an aircraft accident near Plettenberg Bay on Tuesday.
Protesters stormed a government building in the city of Port Said on Wednesday and set fire to office furniture and the governor’s car, witnesses said
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JP Morgan Chase said in a court filing on Tuesday that it had no legal obligation to figure out that the Ponzi king’s investment scheme was a fraud.
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A 42-year-old woman alleged on Wednesday that she witnessed how serial rape and murder accused Jack Mogale lured a teenage victim.