Ukrainian prosecutors on Friday opened an investigation after several opposition deputies were badly injured in a bloody brawl in Parliament.
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe told his party on Friday that the country’s uneasy power-sharing government "can’t be allowed to continue".
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/ 17 December 2010
The murder trial of musician Molemo "Jub Jub" Maarohanye was postponed in the Protea Magistrate’s Court as the state called its fourth witness.
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/ 17 December 2010
The <em>M&G</em>’s court bid over a report on the 2002 Zimbabwe elections comes at a time when there is large focus on access to information.
Pastor Eugene Pienaar has seen a lot in his career, but this week’s Cope elective conference was one of the more memorable experiences.
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/ 17 December 2010
Australia might be back in the Ashes after superb bowling by Mitchell Johnson, but they have shown little to ease concerns about their top order.
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/ 17 December 2010
People watch YouTube videos for a number of reasons: to catch up on the news, to watch music videos and to watch people making fools of themselves.
Delegates from the embattled Cope conference descended on the World Youth Festival in Pretoria on Friday, attempting to hold their own conference.
A witness to an accident that killed four pupils says she could not recognise her neighbour’s child, who was allegedly hit by musician Jub Jub’s car.
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/ 17 December 2010
In prison for 17 years for a crime they didn’t commit, Fusi Mofokeng and Tsokolo Joseph Mokoena were promised they would be home for the holidays.
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/ 17 December 2010
Mopping up operations started in Johannesburg on Friday morning where heavy rainfall had displaced at least 1 200 families.
The government suggests you don’t take <i>M&G</i> assessments too seriously.
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/ 17 December 2010
<b>Joanne Yawitch</b> questions Richard Calland’s thoughts on SA’s preparations for hosting COP17.
‘Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society,’ said Mark Twain. Not anymore it seems, writes <b>Michelle le Roux</b>.
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/ 16 December 2010
Seven people and a dog had to be helped to safety on Thursday after being caught by rising water following heavy rain in Pretoria and Johannesburg.
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/ 16 December 2010
The Zimology Institute once again proudly presents Zimology In Concert on Saturday 18 December at The Linder Auditorium.
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/ 16 December 2010
The Public Protector has sent a draft report of a probe into the police’s R500-million lease for new headquarters to several interested parties.
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/ 16 December 2010
Killers frontman Brandon Flowers has released his first solo album. We take a listen.
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/ 16 December 2010
It’s easy enough to claim (and many do) that South Africa’s top wines are underrated internationally.
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/ 16 December 2010
Hundreds of workers at Aurora’s Grootvlei mine have started receiving their salaries after nine months of no pay, a media report said on Thursday.
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/ 16 December 2010
Facebook is using facial recognition software to let US users automatically identify friends in photos at the world’s leading online social network.
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/ 16 December 2010
Robert Mugabe’s wife is suing a newspaper for $15-million for publishing a WikiLeaks cable saying she benefited from illicit diamond trade.
Kenyan newspapers on Thursday welcomed the naming by the International Criminal Court of six suspected masterminds of the post-election violence.
A steady rain made the wait particularly miserable for Zimbabwean immigrants crowded outside a South African immigration office.
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/ 16 December 2010
The United States has removed Zapu leader Dumiso Dabengwa from a sanctions list as well as party stalwart Thenjiwe Lesabe, a media report said.
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/ 16 December 2010
Heavy rainfall in Gauteng overnight has left many roads flooded which should be avoided by motorists and pedestrians, emergency services said.
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/ 16 December 2010
Emissions cuts of 16% by 2030 needed to have at least 70% chance of avoiding climate catastrophe, says Friends of the Earth.
Leaked US diplomatic cables reveal BP suffered a blowout on an Azerbaijan gas platform in September 2008.
Prominent Kenyans named by the ICC as masterminds of the 2007-2008 post-election violence proclaimed their innocence on Wednesday.
Studies show that despite attempts to heal scars left by apartheid, low levels of trust, inequality and social injustices remain a reality.
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/ 15 December 2010
The M-Net Vuka! 2010 finalists which will be screened on M-Net and certain DStv channels from January 2011.
The creative standard of the 2010 M-Net Vuka! entries was impressive this year, according to most of the judges.