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/ 6 February 2010
Zimbabwe’s civil servants have launched an open-ended strike for a more than four-fold hike to their salaries, piling pressure on the government.
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/ 6 February 2010
Search teams have identified the location of main segments of the Ethiopian Airlines plane that had crashed off the coast of Lebanon last month.
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/ 6 February 2010
Drunk-driving charges against Springbok rugby scrumhalf Enrico Januarie were withdrawn in the Bellville Magistrate’s Court on Friday.
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/ 6 February 2010
Toyota’s president emerged on Friday to apologise for the recent safety recalls that risk ruining the reputation of one of Japan’s corporate icons.
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/ 6 February 2010
The casual sportsman in an oasis of luxury amid the poverty of Goma, in the DRC, is a man the United Nations would prefer did not exist at all.
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/ 6 February 2010
South Africa won the toss and elected to bat first against India in Saturday’s opening Test of a two-match series.
Sheryl Cwele, the wife of State Security Minister Siyabonga Cwele, was granted bail of R100 000 by the Pietermaritzburg High Court on Friday.
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/ 5 February 2010
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/ 5 February 2010
The government has complied with AfriForum’s demand that Pretoria retain its present name, the organisation said on Friday.
White lies often give wine manufacturers the edge when they’re gunning for awards, writes Tim James.
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/ 5 February 2010
Zimbabwe’s civil servants went on strike on Friday to demand an increase to their monthly salaries of $150, their unions said.
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/ 5 February 2010
President Jacob Zuma is misleading the nation on job creation, the Democratic Alliance (DA) said on Friday.
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/ 5 February 2010
A late surge saw New Zealand triumph over South Africa 19-7 in the headline match on the opening day of the IRB Sevens world series on Friday.
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/ 5 February 2010
A smashing selection of rock and reggae sounds to see you through to the end of summer.
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/ 5 February 2010
An aide to Guinea junta chief Moussa Dadis Camara, on the run since he shot the leader, said on Friday he was ready to face international justice.
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/ 5 February 2010
Sri Lankan police and troops began a crackdown on Friday against thousands of military deserters.
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/ 5 February 2010
Retrenchment disputes have increased, with less-skilled employees of labour brokers being the first to lose jobs, according to Tokiso’s chief executive, Tanya Venter.
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/ 5 February 2010
Nelson Mandela will attend an event at Groot Drakenstein jail next Thursday to commemorate his release from prison 20 years ago.
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/ 5 February 2010
Former Springbok flyhalf Andre Pretorius will miss this season’s Super 14 series for Australia’s Western Force after sustaining a hamstring injury.
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/ 5 February 2010
AU says a decision by the ICC to consider adding genocide charges to an arrest warrant for President Omar al-Bashir harms the peace process in Sudan.
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/ 5 February 2010
Men At Work singer Colin Hay hits out at a court case that found his iconic <i>Down Under</i> anthem plagiarised a well-known Girl Guides ditty.
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/ 5 February 2010
US President Barack Obama has denounced as "odious" a proposed anti-gay law in Uganda that has drawn international condemnation.
The death toll from Haiti’s catastrophic earthquake last month has reached 212 000, the prime minister said on Thursday.
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/ 5 February 2010
The Court of Arbitration of Sport (CAS) said on Thursday that Chelsea and French club Lens had settled their dispute over French player Gael Kakuta.
the Springboks started their challenge in the Wellington tournament of the IRB Sevens World Series on Friday with an easy 38-10 win over Niue.
Celebrated Australian flanker George Smith announced his immediate retirement from international rugby on Friday to pursue a move abroad.
Toyota is preparing to recall its iconic Prius hybrid car to address more than 100 complaints about delayed braking.
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/ 5 February 2010
Wife of State Security Minister Siyabonga Cwele, Sheryl, should not be granted bail because she is a flight risk, the state argued on Thursday.
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/ 5 February 2010
Cellphone operators Cell C and Vodacom said on Thursday they would lower their tariffs next month, despite Icasa’s rejection of their proposals.
Advocate Michelle le Roux assesses the strength of our constitutional enterprise.
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/ 5 February 2010
Also opening this week: A film festival to celebrate the anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s release from prison and a family action-comedy flick.
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/ 5 February 2010
The sudden deterioration in US-Chinese relations is set to accelerate after the White House confirmed that Barack Obama will meet the Dalai Lama.