A fireman has drowned and countless other people are missing after massive flooding around Gauteng on Monday.
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Ratings agency Fitch raised South Africa’s outlook to stable from negative on Monday.
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/ 17 January 2011
Three people linked to arms cache discoveries in Boksburg and Katlehong appeared in separate courts on Monday, the NPA said on Monday.
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/ 17 January 2011
The death toll from floods and landslides in Brazil rose on Monday to 640, as the military stepped up efforts to reach isolated communities near Rio.
Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced on Monday he is taking a new leave of absence from the technology company "so I can focus on my health".
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WHO chief warned on Monday that the health community needed to tackle strong and "worrisome" public mistrust of vaccines.
Zimbabwe’s Attorney General on Monday started investigating the role of Morgan Tsvangirai in their discussions with US diplomats, leaked by WikiLeaks.
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Somali pirates hijacked a Greek-owned bulk carrier on Monday after releasing a Greek-owned tanker the day before, the European Union Naval Force says.
The docket on a highway confrontation between Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s driver and two cops was sent back to the police for further investigation.
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Oil major Royal Dutch Shell plans to explore for shale gas in South Africa’s Karoo basin.
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/ 17 January 2011
This year promises to be another packed full of monster hits for the videogaming industry, with a host of massive titles expected to hit the shelves.
Supporters of Côte d’Ivoire’s internationally recognised president called on Sunday for another general strike to get incumbent Gbagbo to stand down.
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The IFP says it is pleased with a court’s dismissal of chairperson Zanele Magwaza-Msibi’s attempt to force an elective conference.
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/ 17 January 2011
Massmart shareholders on Monday voted in favour of global retailer Walmart’s offer to acquire 51% of the local business, according to reports.
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/ 17 January 2011
Peter Harris’s latest book gives ample anecdotal content about SA’s first democratic election, but lacks critique.
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/ 17 January 2011
I was always ashamed of myself for never having seen the film, <i>Amandla!: A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony</i> writes <b>Milisuthando Bongela</b>.
Cape Town designer and illustrator Heather Moore — the creator of Skinny Laminx — finds inspiration in strange and wonderful places.
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/ 17 January 2011
Impoverished North Korea could bring its own collapse if it keeps pouring scarce national resources into its nuclear weapons programme.
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/ 17 January 2011
The Cabinet on Sunday began its annual January lekgotla in Limpopo to discuss government’s programme for the coming year.
United States congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords’ medical condition was upgraded from critical to serious on Sunday, eight days after she was shot.
Nasser al-Attiyah of Qatar made up for heartbreak a year ago by finally winning his first Dakar Rally title on Saturday.
There is a second-and-a-half delay between the operator pressing his button and the Hellfire rocket erupting from the aircraft he is controlling.
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/ 17 January 2011
Everton have accepted an offer from Chelsea for midfielder Steven Pienaar, and rejected a lower bid from Premier League rivals Tottenham.
Former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier made a surprise return from exile to his Caribbean homeland on Sunday.
Floods devastating huge areas of Australia’s eastern seaboard look set to be the costliest natural disaster ever.
The Libyan leader, Moammar Gadaffi, has condemned the uprising in neighbouring Tunisia amid reports of unrest on the streets of Libya.
Heavy summer rains across South Africa have caused severe damage to agricultural areas and destroyed scores of households.
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/ 16 January 2011
The derby between AmaZulu and Golden Arrows was billed as an encounter likely to produce free flowing football, and it did not disappoint.
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/ 16 January 2011
People "without a soul" had spread rumours about the death of former president Nelson Mandela, the African National Congress said on Sunday.
Justice Minister Jeff Radebe defended Jacob Zuma’s decision to appoint Nomgcobo Jiba as the Deputy National Director of Public Prosecutions.
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After 14 games, Moroka Swallows finally provided a measure of relief to their long-suffering supporters at Bidvest Stadium on Saturday.
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Safa said on Saturday it would not renew the contract of suspended Banyana Banyana coach Augustine Makalakalane.