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/ 2 September 2010
Interested parties are invited to participate in this exciting national workshop hosted by the National Biotechnology Advisory Committee (NBAC)
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/ 2 September 2010
Road travel has proved a rewarding experience for some MPs, according to a list of travel expense claims tabled on Thursday by Patricia De Lille.
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/ 2 September 2010
The sentencing in absentia of Madagascar’s former president Marc Ravalomanana to hard labour for life will not help resolve problems in Madagascar.
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/ 2 September 2010
The Constitutional Court has reserved judgement in the case of businessman Hugh Glenister, who was challenging the disbanding of the Scorpions.
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/ 2 September 2010
Cabinet’s decision to resume deportations of Zimbabweans was tantamount to a death sentence, a refugee rights organisation said on Thursday.
God no longer has any place in theories on the creation of the universe, UK scientist Stephen Hawking said in extracts published from a new book.
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/ 2 September 2010
SA is to stop a special deal granted to thousands of Zimbabweans, who were allowed to enter the country without documents.
Ahead of the 2010 Soweto Wine Festival we revisit an interview with co-founder Mnikelo Mangciphu at the first and only wine shop in Soweto, Morara Wines, as wine becomes more popular among Sowetans.
The Cabinet has urged public-service wage negotiators to urgently find an amicable and win-win solution to the strike.
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/ 2 September 2010
The National Association of Parents in School Governance (NAPSG) called the protracted public servants’ strike at schools "a tragedy" on Thursday.
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/ 2 September 2010
The Western Force have released coach John Mitchell from the final year of his contract and he will join the Lions on a three-year contract.
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/ 2 September 2010
Discovery reported a 24% rise in full-year profit on Thursday, and said it was positioned for further growth.
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/ 2 September 2010
The chief of the UNAids agency says that global contributions to fighting the Aids pandemic are dropping off for the first time in 15 years.
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/ 2 September 2010
Kevin Pietersen has apologised for swearing in a Twitter outburst that revealed he had been dropped from England’s Twenty20 and ODI squads.
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/ 2 September 2010
Right now a tectonic shift is under way in one of the world’s most important industries: information technology.
Ex-premier Tony Blair’s memoirs are a good read but they risk reopening old wounds in his Labour party, British newspapers said on Thursday.
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/ 2 September 2010
UN peacekeepers say they have stepped up patrols in a region of the DRC where the number of mass rape victims has increased to more than 240.
Relief efforts in flood-ravaged Pakistan are being stretched by the "unprecedented scale" of the disaster, the United Nations said on Thursday.
The public-sector strike is set to continue after unions late on Wednesday rejected a revised government wage offer.
The South African government has closed its embassy in Mozambique following violent riots in the capital Maputo.
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/ 1 September 2010
VW South Africa shut down its Uitenhage plant on Wednesday because of a strike by the Numsa in the components industry.
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/ 1 September 2010
The public sector strike turned ugly because President Jacob Zuma was surrounded by people who failed to advise him correctly, the SACP says.
Cape Town’s Kyle Shepherd is widely regarded as one of South Africa’s most accomplished jazz pianists, composers and band leaders. He showed off his talents at this year’s Joy of Jazz Festival.
Cosatu has suspended its planned solidarity strike to give unions time to consult members on the government’s latest pay offer, it said on Wednesday.
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/ 1 September 2010
Black SA investors currently own 18% of the available share capital in the top 100 companies listed on the JSE, according to a study.
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/ 1 September 2010
India’s government on Wednesday said BlackBerry, Google, Skype and other communications providers must set up servers in the country.
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/ 1 September 2010
SA’s purchasing managers’ index (PMI) has moved into expansionary territory in August after two consecutive months below the key 50 line.
Ravi Coltrane is an American post-bop jazz saxophonist and the son of legendary tenor saxophonist John Coltrane and jazz pianist Alice Coltrane. He entertained jazz fans at this year’s Joy of Jazz Festival.
Zimbabwe will need $200-million to hold polls next year if leaders insist on meeting unity-deal timeframes, media reported on Wednesday.
This year’s Joy of Jazz Festival featured the likes of Chris Botti, the largest selling American jazz instrumental artist. Here he is joined by violinist, Caroline Campbell for a haunting performance.
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/ 1 September 2010
Microsoft has launched an advertising platform in China in an attempt to grab market share from rival Google.
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/ 1 September 2010
Nigeria’s government locked out hundreds of workers who showed up late on Tuesday as part of efforts to instil discipline among civil servants.