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/ 1 February 2011
A controversial application by oil giant Shell to explore for gas in an area of the Karoo should be put on hold, the DA says.
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/ 1 February 2011
A man who fled South Africa after being convicted for public violence and culpable homicide in 2004 has handed himself to the police.
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/ 1 February 2011
Strongman leader Vladimir Putin has sat down for an interview with supermodel Naomi Campbell, telling her Russia had tougher guys than him.
The ANC and its alliance partners have agreed on the definition of decent work, the Congress of South African Trade Unions said on Tuesday.
Reducing women to sex symbols for the pleasure of men was an insult to everything the ANC stood for, Cosatu said on Tuesday.
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/ 1 February 2011
Sasol will list its black empowerment shares on a new trading facility on the JSE, the two parties announced on Tuesday.
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/ 1 February 2011
World Cup-winning flyhalf Butch James will be joining the Lions in May, it was announced on Tuesday when he arrived at Lanseria Airport.
Honeymoon murder accused Shrien Dewani will not appear in a UK court next week, his publicist said in a report on Tuesday.
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/ 1 February 2011
A British minister advised the Libyan government how to secure the early release of the Lockerbie bomber, a newspaper reported on Monday.
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/ 1 February 2011
Its name translates as "Abode of Kings", but it is far from clear whether Burma’s new capital can return the reclusive state to its former glory.
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/ 1 February 2011
Haiti’s government said on Monday it was ready to issue a new passport to former president Jean-Bertrand Aristide.
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/ 1 February 2011
The ANC Youth League on Monday sought to clarify its president Julius Malema’s controversial comments about the upmarket ZAR club in Cape Town.
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/ 31 January 2011
Oil topped $100 per barrel on Monday for the first time since 2008, as traders fretted over violent unrest in Egypt.
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/ 31 January 2011
Government spokesperson Themba Maseko explains how the government lekgotla cost South Africans R2,5-million, and not R15-million as reported.
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/ 31 January 2011
The UN investigator for migrant rights has cautioned SA that failure to recognise rising numbers of paperless foreigners could reignite xenophobia.
Twenty-one rhinos were poached and 31 people were arrested throughout the country in January, SANParks said on Monday.
The ANC said on Monday the party was ‘not into nightclubs’ and has condemned the serving of sushi on a woman’s body, calling it defamatory.
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/ 31 January 2011
The University of Limpopo’s Medunsa campus suspended the registration of first-year students on Monday because of a strike by senior students.
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/ 31 January 2011
The poverty line for maintaining a family of five in Zimbabwe rose last year to $467 per month — but without increased earnings to cover the 8% rise.
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/ 31 January 2011
African Union Commission chief Jean Ping said on Monday Somalia’s transitional government had failed to deliver.
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/ 31 January 2011
Thailand’s anti-government movement the Red Shirts has officially asked the ICC to investigate possible crimes against humanity.
Families of two SA hostages being held in Somalia after their yacht was hijacked by pirates on Monday pleaded for the couple’s release.
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/ 31 January 2011
SA’s trade account recorded a R10,3-billion surplus in December compared with an R8,4-billion surplus in November, Sars said on Monday.
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/ 31 January 2011
Moody’s Investors Service on Monday downgraded Egypt’s government bond ratings to Ba2 from Ba1 and has changed the outlook to negative from stable.
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/ 31 January 2011
The advancement of technology in the ICT sector has cost thousands of jobs in the past few years, the Communication Workers’ Union (CWU) says.
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/ 31 January 2011
The DA on Monday called on President Jacob Zuma to remove controversial former columnist Jon Qwelane as South Africa’s ambassador to Uganda.
Former president Nelson Mandela’s recovery from a respiratory infection continued on Monday, with doctors saying he had a restful and peaceful night.
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/ 31 January 2011
British composer John Barry, who won five Oscars and is best known for creating music for the James Bond movies, has died. He was 77.
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/ 31 January 2011
British composer John Barry, who won five Oscars and is best known for creating music for the James Bond movies, has died. He was 77.
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/ 31 January 2011
An employee at South Africa’s embassy in Cairo watched protesters being beaten and fielded calls from concerned South Africans as protests continue.
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/ 31 January 2011
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Sunday detailed a plan to release a deluge of secret documents should the whistleblower website be shut down.
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/ 31 January 2011
The Indian cricket board has nominated Bangalore’s Chinnaswamy Stadium as a replacement venue for the World Cup match between India and England.