The media must stay away from President Jacob Zuma’s wedding to his fifth wife, Thobeka Madiba, on Monday, the Presidency said on Sunday.
England won the toss and sent South Africa in to bat on the first day of the third Test against South Africa at Newlands on Sunday.
A female spectator was killed after a vehicle taking part in the gruelling Dakar Rally crashed into a group of fans on Saturday, medical sources said.
The new SABC board would challenge the appointment of former Telkom Media chief content officer Solly Mokoetle as its group chief executive.
A Somali man has been charged with trying to murder a Danish artist whose cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad sparked a storm of protest.
With the Kindle eReader coming in as Amazon’s most gifted product, does this spell the end for printed books as we know them?
England off-spinner Graeme Swann’s sparkling form in South Africa contrasts with his tour 10 years ago when he spent a lot of time drinking.
Considered the most dangerous race on the planet, the Dakar Rally starts on Saturday with 378 drivers taking part in South America.
Upcoming accounts could offer new insights on issues ranging from Iraq and Guantánamo to Hurricane Katrina.
Over 1 000 people were arrested in provinces across the country during the festive season, national police said on Friday.
When a Blackwater convoy approached the Green Zone, hundreds of Iraqi drivers inching through the choking traffic witnessed a familiar scene.
The first gay couple to marry in Malawi face a humiliating medical examination aimed at proving they have had sexual relations.
Computer programmer Peter Moore, freed this week two-and-a-half years after being taken hostage in Iraq, arrived back in Britain on Friday.
Cosatu in the North West on Thursday called for the dismissal of Sun International chief executive officer David Coutts-Trotter.
Chinese police arrested thousands in a drive against internet pornography throughout 2009, officials said, vowing a deepening crackdown.
Opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi said Iran was in "serious crisis" and called for the immediate release of his supporters.
Revellers worldwide met the New Year with spectacular fireworks displays and joyful parties against a backdrop of tightened security.
Chinese users of the iPhone are unable to download applications related to the Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Buddhist Tibet.
The testimonies left by Number Four jail’s non-white inmates are a stark reminder of a brutal and barbaric regime.
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/ 30 December 2009
Space scientists in Russia are preparing to boldly go where no man has gone before, except for the actor Bruce Willis.
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/ 30 December 2009
The different reactions to the two ceremonies suggest that while gay rights in Latin America are advancing, in Africa they are going into reverse.
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/ 29 December 2009
With 500-million users in its sight, questions are raised over future growth for world’s favourite social network site.
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/ 28 December 2009
The explosive that nearly brought down Northwest Airlines flight 253 is powerful, allowing terrorists to use only small quantities to cause damage.
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/ 28 December 2009
Chinese author Mian Mian will sue internet giant Google this week for copyright infringement, her lawyer said on Monday.
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/ 27 December 2009
The arrival of the continent’s premier football tournament is a vote of confidence in a nation once seen as beyond hope.
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/ 27 December 2009
Passengers on Saturday told of the moment when Umar Abdul Mutallab tried to set off a bomb as their plane commenced its descent on Christmas Day.
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/ 24 December 2009
Ten years ago red-blooded men like a red-blooded Cabernet, but the palette is now a whole lot broader, writes Tim James.
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/ 24 December 2009
SA’s music expert gives you top singles of the year that was.
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/ 24 December 2009
In recent months Amazon has been keen to trumpet "record-breaking" sales of its electronic book reader, the Kindle.
Humans are not the only ones who advocate for HIV-related issues — puppets have been doing their bit too.
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/ 23 December 2009
Datatec has passed a resolution to issue new Datatec shares to the value of $19,8-million as consideration for the acquisition of NetStar.
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/ 23 December 2009
Here are 100 questions to test your knowledge of the people, events, milestones and disappointments of the past decade.