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/ 20 November 2009
MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Shaun de Waal reviews <em>Zombieland</em> which rips off the basic idea of the delightful British "romantic comedy with zombies".
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/ 20 November 2009
Nobu Matsushisa’s famous sushi restaurants operate across five continents and now his Cape Town branch is spicing it up for 2010.
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/ 19 November 2009
A worker at a jewellery retailer was arrested this week for trying to smuggle gold from his workplace by stuffing it into a cooked chicken.
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/ 19 November 2009
After a life of crime stretching back 53 years, a German woman was finally behind bars on Wednesday after pickpocketing a woman at a bus stop.
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/ 19 November 2009
The <i>Mail & Guardian</i> is running a series of interviews with South African authors. Nthikeng Mohlele takes up the challenge.
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/ 18 November 2009
Pirates released the tuna trawler <i>Alakrana</i> and its 36 crew on Tuesday, six weeks after hijacking the vessel in the Indian Ocean.
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/ 18 November 2009
Trevor Manuel was recently roasted for buying himself a new Seven series Beemer. Truth is, they deserve each other. No really- they do.
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/ 18 November 2009
Less than a week after confirming the resignation of its CEO, Eskom on Wednesday announced three new senior appointments.
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/ 18 November 2009
A German orchestra announced plans on Tuesday to play a concert in a brothel in an effort to bring classical music "to where people are".
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/ 17 November 2009
Zimbabwe’s "neo-colonialist enemies" want its farmers to fail in order to damn the country’s land reforms, Robert Mugabe said on Tuesday.
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/ 16 November 2009
A 12-year-old Aboriginal boy appeared in a Western Australian court on Monday charged with receiving a stolen chocolate frog worth about 70 cents.
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/ 15 November 2009
The British Ministry of Defence has confirmed it is investigating 33 cases of alleged abuse, including rape, of Iraqi civilians by British soldiers.
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/ 14 November 2009
Nigeria’s Vice-President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday said trade with South Africa was unfairly tilted in favour of the latter.
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/ 14 November 2009
Caster Semenya, the teenage world champion runner, has spoken of her difficulties coping with her newfound fame.
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/ 14 November 2009
A British company called ATSC is selling a device which can detect guns, ammunition, bombs, drugs, contraband ivory — and truffles.
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/ 13 November 2009
There was no joy or even appreciation — as I leave, I wonder — have I seen a dark part of human sexuality, sliding wonkily down a pole?
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/ 13 November 2009
The recent spate of appointments to the Bench has again focused attention on the criteria for judicial appointment.
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/ 13 November 2009
Officials launch campaign to teach young people about "sexual self-exploration and discovery of self-pleasure".
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/ 13 November 2009
Likening slavery in US to that of Tibetan society under Dalia Lama, Beijing says "black president" should be sympathetic.
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/ 13 November 2009
Sun City’s women inmates deliver a cautionary message through dance and song, writes David Smith.
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/ 12 November 2009
Demand for oil is strong as China and the US lead the global economic recovery, but rising prices could derail the trend, the IEA said on Thursday.
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/ 12 November 2009
The UN head of peacekeeping in the DRC has rejected accusations that the organisation is complicit in war crimes Congolese troops allegedly committed.
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/ 11 November 2009
Cement producer PPC on Wednesday admitted that it was involved in market-sharing arrangements with other cement producers.
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/ 11 November 2009
The board of Eskom was expected to release a statement to clarify the fate of CEO Jacob Maroga on Wednesday.
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/ 10 November 2009
Thailand’s main airport is to relocate 12 giant "demon statues" to boost the morale of staff who thought the figures brought bad luck.
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/ 10 November 2009
The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry Business Confidence Index fell by 3,3 points to 82,2 in October 2009.
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/ 10 November 2009
The Olympic flame began its first trek through the Canadian Arctic by crossing paths with a polar bear on the shores of Hudson Bay.
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/ 9 November 2009
A 68-year-old woman in South Korea has passed the written test for her driving licence after 950 attempts.
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/ 9 November 2009
House of Representatives passes Bill by a slim margin that would increase health insurance to 96% of Americans.
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/ 8 November 2009
Christmas is coming and you’re wondering what to put on your wish list. How about an Amazon Kindle – the gizmo that enables you to download books.
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/ 7 November 2009
A US army psychiatrist about to be deployed to Afghanistan allegedly shouted "Allahu Akbar", or "God is greatest", as he opened fire.
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/ 7 November 2009
Madagascar’s top four political figures — including ousted President Marc Ravalomanana — on Saturday signed an agreement on sharing power.