In an ideal world it might be bliss to spend a week each month alone. But real-life commitments take no heed of 28-day cycles.
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/ 1 February 2009
Gaza’s 1,5-million people are facing a food crisis as a result of the destruction of great areas of farmland during the Israeli invasion.
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/ 31 January 2009
From the creator of <i>Persepolis</i> to cutting-edge artists from South Africa, authors joined fans in France for the world’s biggest comic showcase.
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/ 31 January 2009
Controversial Zimbabwean businessman John Bredenkamp, who has been linked to South Africa’s arms deal scandal, has been blacklisted by the EU.
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/ 30 January 2009
The JSE was flat by noon on Friday with banking stocks coming under pressure.
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/ 30 January 2009
ON CIRCUIT: <i>Bedtime Stories </i>, <i>The Duchess </i>, <i>Ghost Town </i> and Guy Ritchie’s <i>Rocknrolla </i>.
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/ 29 January 2009
President Kgalema Motlanthe is no different from former president Thabo Mbeki in his position on the Zimbabwe issue, Cosatu said on Thursday.
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/ 29 January 2009
Lonmin, the world’s third-largest platinum producer, on Thursday reported platinum sales of 126 202 ounces in the quarter to end December 2008.
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/ 29 January 2009
The economic crisis could throw 50-million people out of work by the end of the year, the ILO said on Wednesday, darkening gloom at the Davos summit.
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/ 29 January 2009
MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai called for unity in his party on Wednesday, as the MDC prepares to decide on a power-sharing deal Robert Mugabe.
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/ 28 January 2009
Airtime Airlines, reported to be planning a service between Durban and Johannesburg, has been warned not to start until it gets its permits in order.
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/ 28 January 2009
A former child soldier told a war-crimes trial on Wednesday how he was recruited into a militia led by DRC warlord Thomas Lubanga.
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/ 28 January 2009
Director general in the presidency Frank Chikane on Wednesday briefed the media in Pretoria and Cape Town on the outcome of the Zimbabwe talks.
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/ 28 January 2009
The JSE extended gains by midday on Wednesday, with resources and financials providing firm support.
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/ 27 January 2009
Battle lines were drawn between the opposition and the ANC when the committee deciding the future of Vusi Pikoli began its formal deliberations.
New Zealand’s most celebrated centenarian, a rare reptile known as Henry, has discovered his mojo and become a father for the first time at 111.
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/ 27 January 2009
The JSE extended its gains and was more than 300 points firmer by midday on Tuesday.
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/ 27 January 2009
In only the second time in US medical history, a woman in California has given birth to eight babies, which remain in a stable condition.
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/ 27 January 2009
The ANC parliamentary caucus is running its own election campaign and to grace the recent launch it ran a number of ads in Sunday newspapers.
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/ 27 January 2009
The UN on Monday expressed concern over the fate of civilians caught in the fighting in Sri Lanka between government troops and Tamil rebels.
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/ 27 January 2009
Wikipedia faces a revolt among thousands of its contributors over proposals to change the way the online encyclopaedia is run.
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/ 27 January 2009
DRC warlord Thomas Lubanga was accused on Monday of press-ganging children and using them to kill and rape, as the ICC’s first trial opened.
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/ 26 January 2009
The Competition Tribunal has written to Altech CEO Craig Venter demanding that he retract a statement made to a newspaper.
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/ 26 January 2009
The IMF on Monday cautioned African economic policymakers to prepare a response to the economic threats gathering on the horizon.
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/ 26 January 2009
A gold-stocks rally kept the JSE firm by midday on Monday, but banking stocks were lagging.
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/ 26 January 2009
Hamas officials stepped in on Sunday to offer cash handouts worth a total of $52-million to Gazans who had lost family members, homes or businesses.
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/ 25 January 2009
A Hong Kong filmmaker aims to lure audiences back to the cinema with what what he says is the world’s first 3D erotic movie.
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/ 24 January 2009
Congolese rebel leader Laurent Nkunda was under arrest Friday in neighbouring Rwanda awaiting extradition on war crimes charges.
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/ 24 January 2009
Brent Meersman discovers Sir Antony Sher’s abounding enthusiasm for his art, his craft and the home of his youth.
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/ 23 January 2009
Indian pilots have a new weapon to combat mid-flight fatigue: talking with their cabin crew.
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/ 23 January 2009
ON CIRCUIT: <i>Igor</i> and <i>Killshot</i>, starring Mickey Rourke.
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/ 23 January 2009
Cardinal Pio Laghi, a long-time Vatican diplomat who forged enduring ties with key White House officials, particularly the Bush family, died recently.