Thousands of children catch minibus taxis to school every day. Umbrella organisations dealing with scholar transport aim to make traveling to school safer.
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/ 28 February 2012
Virat Kohli came to India’s rescue in the last ODI of the tri one-day series against India, giving them a seven-wicket bonus point victory.
Bulls utility back Lionel Cronjé has been ruled out for the remainder of this season’s Super Rugby competition due to a chest muscle injury.
Employers have been urged to make contingency plans ahead of Cosatu’s planned nationwide strike over labour brokers and new tolls in Gauteng.
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/ 28 February 2012
A lawmaker from Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe’s party has been arrested on charges of abusing funds meant for development projects.
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/ 28 February 2012
A date has been set for the PSL match between Black Leopards and Golden Arrows, which was postponed after tear gas went off during play.
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/ 28 February 2012
The UN says pirate attacks off Africa’s west coast in the Gulf of Guinea are increasing and becoming more violent, sophisticated and systematic.
After predicting that he would win a third term with a crushing majority, Senegal’s President Wade is facing the increasing likelihood of a runoff.
Two men accused of disrupting a memorial lecture by President Jacob Zuma have been granted bail in the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court.
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/ 28 February 2012
The long-neglected cassava root, which thrives in hotter temperatures, could be the best bet for African farmers threatened by climate change.
All Velvet Sky flights have been suspended until March 5, while the airline reconstitutes its board and balance sheet and realigns its strategy.
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/ 28 February 2012
Auction Alliance chief executive and founder Rael Levitt will step down from his post while allegations of a money-making racket are investigated.
A task team made up of media and government officials is to be set up to deal with news reports on former president Nelson Mandela’s health.
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/ 27 February 2012
It is dangerous to assume the ANC is at anyone’s mercy, party secretary general Gwede Mantashe said in response to Numsa’s comments over the weekend.
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/ 27 February 2012
The sacked chief editor of a Swazi newspaper said he has fled to South Africa after hearing that police want to arrest him on terror charges.
Yemen’s new president has been inaugurated, saying the impoverished Arab state faced a "complex and difficult phase" ahead.
Afrikaner survivalist group Kommandokorps insists that its paramilitary camps do not brainwash white teenagers into hating black people.
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/ 27 February 2012
Five high ranking government officials have been arrested after an investigation into fraud and corruption involving R11-million.
Judge Nkola Motata has launched a bid to stop a judicial conduct tribunal from investigating him in connection with his drunk-driving conviction.
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/ 27 February 2012
Silent film <i>The Artist</i>, filmed in black and white by French director Michel Hazanavicius, was the big winner at this year’s Academy Awards.
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/ 26 February 2012
American war correspondent Marie Colvin was killed while trying to retrieve her shoes so she could flee an army bombardment in Homs, Syria.
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/ 26 February 2012
Arsenal staged a magnificent fightback to thrash Tottenham 5-2 on Sunday as Man United scrambled a last-gasp 2-1 win over Norwich.
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/ 26 February 2012
Benni McCarthy came on to score a superb late winner as Orlando Pirates defeated 10-man Maritzburg United 1-0 on Sunday.
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/ 26 February 2012
The United States is evaluating the outcome of legal proceedings in Egypt, where 16 Americans are among dozens of democracy activists are on trial.
A final round 69 saw Keith Horne win the Sunshine Tour Telkom PGA just ahead of Alex Haindl.
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/ 26 February 2012
A rift between the ANC Youth League and its mother body can be resolved through a mere meeting, league president Julius Malema suggested.
The National Press Club will meet with Defence Minister Lindiwe Sisulu to discuss the treatment of journalists reporting on Mandela’s hospitalisation.
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/ 26 February 2012
Impala Platinum’s Zimbabwe unit has been ordered to transfer 29.5% of its shares to a state-run fund in order to comply with local empowerment laws.
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/ 26 February 2012
Hong Kong Airlines was under pressure Sunday to stop its live dolphin cargo business after an internal memo was leaked to the media.
Arsenal captain Robin van Persie says contract talks with the Gunners are on hold until the end of the season.
Australia crushed India by 87 runs in the one-day series international at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday.
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/ 26 February 2012
For the second time in two years, Stormers’ captain Schalk Burger has been sidelined by a knee injury.