Crime has the potential to derail South Africa’s economic prosperity, Minister of Police Nathi Mthethwa said on Wednesday.
<b>Steve Smith</b> drives the new Ford Focus RS – and, eventually, connects with his inner hooligan.
The long-awaited print launch of the <i>New Age</i> did not take place on Wednesday, coinciding with the resignation of five key staff members.
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Bowling legend Shane Warne has called Ricky Ponting the "right man" to lead Australia for the Ashes series against England.
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/ 20 October 2010
Swiss mining giant Xstrata said on Wednesday that it would spend $710-million on expanding a ferrochrome smelter in South Africa.
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/ 20 October 2010
Read an edited extract from the Shell Energy Dialogue debate of whether alternative energies are in the pipeline for SA or merely a pipe dream.
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/ 20 October 2010
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has vowed there will be no return to civil war with the south as an independence vote for the region looms.
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/ 20 October 2010
A new study boosts suspicions that a child’s risk of allergies could be linked to the season that coincides with the first three months of pregnancy.
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SA’s second-largest food retailer, Pick n Pay, reported a 12% decline in first-half profit, hurt by weak consumer demand and stiff competition.
Police officers who tore up a Bulls rugby jersey outside court where rugby player Bees Roux appeared will be "severely" reprimanded, it was reported.
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Five senior staff members of the <i>New Age</i> newspaper’s editorial team, including editor-in-chief Vuyo Mvoko, resigned on Tuesday.
Public-sector unions have accepted the government’s wage offer, the South African Democratic Teachers’ Union confirmed on Tuesday evening.
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A US judge has upheld an order stopping the US military from barring openly gay people serving in its ranks.
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Divisions and defiant deployees have cost the Eastern Cape ANC millions in legal fees, a senior Provincial Executive Committee member said.
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/ 19 October 2010
Egyptian and South African leaders met in Cairo on Tuesday for talks aimed at strengthening economic ties between the two African powerhouses.
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/ 19 October 2010
Sudan’s defence minister hinted on Tuesday that the referendum on independence for south Sudan due in January might have to be delayed.
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson confirmed on Tuesday that star striker Wayne Rooney wants to leave the club.
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South Africa would again vote against United Nations sanctions on Zimbabwe if the issue returned before the Security Council.
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Goldman Sachs Group, the dominant US investment bank, said quarterly profit fell by more than a third.
The media’s self-regulation should not turn into self-censorship, African National Congress (ANC) veteran Kader Asmal said on Tuesday.
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Human Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwale hopes to address the housing backlog by claiming back old dilapidated buildings and making them habitable.
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/ 19 October 2010
South Africa’s economic recovery remains fragile, Reserve Bank Governor Gill Marcus said on Tuesday.
The Right2Know Campaign (R2K) launched a Week of Action on October 19 – the commemoration of Black Wednesday
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/ 19 October 2010
Supporters of Guinean presidential candidate Cellou Dalein Diallo fought with police in the suburbs of the capital on Monday.
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Nearly one-fifth of 30 000 news items in Southern African published over 14 days last year were based on anonymous sources, a report says.
Pravin Gordhan has warned that the so-called currency wars could lead to what he referred to as "trade wars" if they are allowed to continue.
Cosatu is upset about the arms-deal probe being scrapped, saying the flawed deal had made many rich on the sidelines, it was reported on Tuesday.
Promotional advert for SANEF Media Freedom campaign.
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South Africa’s rail network will need private investment to run smoothly, Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele said on Monday.
Using energy more efficiently is the best solution to the triple challenge of increasing the global supply of energy.
Fearful voters and veiled military threats ahead of Burma’s first election in two decades have turned the campaign trail into a one-sided show.
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/ 19 October 2010
Osama bin Laden is living in relative comfort in the far north-west of Pakistan, according to a Nato official.