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/ 20 December 2010
Africa’s largest mobile operator MTN on Monday said it had appointed Sifiso Dabengwa as its chief executive officer, to replace Phuthuma Nhelko.
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/ 20 December 2010
Petrochemical giant Sasol has signed a $1-billion deal to buy a 50% stake in a shale petrol field owned by Canadian energy firm Talisman.
India on Monday celebrated the record-breaking feats of Sachin Tendulkar.
Cape Town businessman Abdullah Gangraker, fondly known as “Mr Wembley”, died on Sunday at the age of 72.
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/ 20 December 2010
The European Central Bank (ECB) has expressed "serious concerns" that Ireland’s bailout package could affect the institution’s liquidity operations.
The Northern Cape branch of the Congress of the People on Sunday said it recognised Mosiuoa Lekota as the legitimate leader of the party.
Heavy snow disrupted the Christmas holiday getaway in Europe, forcing the continent’s biggest airports to close and leaving passengers stranded.
South Africa has received a major boost to fight Aids, TB and malaria, Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said on Sunday.
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/ 19 December 2010
Ernie Els held off great rival Retief Goosen to win the South African Open championship by a single stroke at Durban Country Club on Sunday.
Indian batting star Sachin Tendulkar became the first player to hit 50 centuries in Test matches when he played a defiant innings against South Africa at SuperSport Park.
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/ 19 December 2010
Police were called in to stop clashes between delegates from Morocco and Western Sahara at the 17th World Festival of Youth and Students on Sunday.
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/ 19 December 2010
The UN offered Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe a retirement package and safe haven if he agreed to stand down, according to a Wikileaks cable.
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/ 19 December 2010
Human Rights Watch has requested the US penalise Israel by withholding aid equal to the amount Israel gives in subsidies to West Bank settlements.
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/ 19 December 2010
A Sunday newspaper will request the Inspector General of Intelligence to investigate claims that police harassed one of its journalists.
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/ 19 December 2010
In a historic vote for gay rights, the Senate agreed to do away with the military’s 17-year ban on openly gay troops.
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe said he was ‘confident’ of victory after his party backed him to contest a likely election next year.
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/ 19 December 2010
Britain was hit by more blizzards that shut its biggest airports on the busiest weekend for travellers before Christmas and hit road and rail traffic.
Bank of America said it will no longer process transactions for the website WikiLeaks.
The Congress of the People — clearly divided into two factions — spent Saturday sending out a flurry of statements disputing the other’s legitimacy.
Cope’s youth division said party leader Mosiuoa Lekota should be expelled from the party.
Ghana World Cup hero-cum-villain Asamoah Gyan was crowned BBC African Footballer of the Year.
Rene Preval agreed not to release final results of Haiti’s elections until after consultations with members of the Organisation of American States.
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/ 18 December 2010
The president of the World Federation of Democratic Youth has said the 17th World Youth Festival is progressing well, despite contrary media reports.
Molemo "Jub Jub" Maarohanye told a raging crowd he was "not afraid of anyone" shortly after the car accident which claimed the lives of four pupils.
Maritzburg United gave a perfect rendition of how not to win a football match when they suffered a 2-0 loss at the hands of visitors Free State Stars.
Shane Watson again fell agonisingly short of a Test century as Australia built a commanding lead on the third day of the third Test of the Ashes.
South Korea said on Saturday it will go ahead with artillery drills on a border island, despite Pyongyang’s retaliation threats.
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/ 18 December 2010
Clashes between the Sudanese army and former rebels who signed a peace treaty have forced the displacement of more than 12 000 people.
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/ 18 December 2010
Prosecutors said two senior Rwandan Hutu rebel leaders have been indicted for allegedly masterminding from Germany atrocities in the DRC.
International pressure was mounting on Friday on Côte d’Ivoire leader Laurent Gbagbo after his forces launched a deadly attack on Ouattara supporters.
Cope will again try to hold a national elective congress at some stage in the future, said party president Mosiuoa Lekota on Friday.
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/ 17 December 2010
This year’s deal is a crucial advance for the global cooperation needed to halt climate change.